Comparison

Funzel vs Little Nightmares

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Funzel

Protect a fragile light source by collecting energy to keep it illuminated. Navigate a mysterious world with intuitive one-touch controls through 50 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Protect a fragile light source
  • Collect light energy
  • Intuitive one-touch controls
  • 50 levels
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Light illuminates our way through life and the lightwaves make us shine. "Funzel" is a weak and tender light which is in danger to extinguish quickly and you have to protect it. Collect light energy and make sure the gentle flicker does not go out. You have it in your hands because "Funzel" and you are the life. The game is a combination of action and skill game with intuitive one-touch controls. Move the flickering „Funzel“ safely thru a mysterious and unknown world. You have to collect light energy to make the surroundings visible so you can navigate safely. - Extraordinary gameplay with intuitive controls - 50 Level - Game Center

About

Little Nightmares

Embark on a dark, whimsical adventure to confront childhood fears. Guide a young girl through a mysterious, corrupted vessel, solving puzzles and evading terrifying inhabitants. Rediscover your imagination to find a way to escape this disturbing dollhouse.

Highlights
  • Dark and thrilling adventure
  • Confront childhood fears
  • Solve tricky platform puzzles
  • Creepy sound design
  • Revamped interface for mobile
  • Game Center achievements
Currently charting
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Escape your childhood fears. First available on PC and consoles, the horror adventure tale Little Nightmares is available on mobile! 
Immerse yourself in Little Nightmares, a dark whimsical tale that will confront you with your childhood fears! Help Six escape The Maw – a vast, mysterious vessel inhabited by corrupted souls looking for their next meal. As you progress on your journey, explore the most disturbing dollhouse offering a prison to escape from and a playground full of secrets to discover. Reconnect with your inner child to unleash your imagination and find the way out! Little Nightmares features a subtle mix of action and puzzle-platformer mechanics rooted in an eerie artistic direction and creepy sound design. Sneak your way out of the Maw’s dreary maze and run from its corrupted inhabitants to escape your childhood fears. FEATURES - Tiptoe your way through a dark and thrilling adventure - Rediscover your childhood fears inside a haunting vessel and escape its eerie inhabitants - Climb, crawl and hide through nightmarish environments to solve tricky platform puzzles - Immerse yourself in the Maw through its creepy sound design CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface - Game Center achievements - Compatible with MFi controllers If you run into a problem, please contact us at https://playdigious.helpshift.com/hc/en/12-playdigious/ with as much information as possible on the issue.

Screenshots

Funzel4 screens
Little Nightmares4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Little Nightmares at 50% against Funzel's 0%. Little Nightmares also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 23 months) and chart position (#60 vs unranked). Funzel's advantage is price ($0.29 vs $7.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Funzel costs $0.29 and Little Nightmares $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Funzel ships an update every 23 months, Little Nightmares every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Funzel versus Little Nightmares: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunzelLittle Nightmares
Price$0.29 — better$7.99
Rating—4.4 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#60 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB2.2 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChristian StreinzPlaydigious

Customer experience

Funzel

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Little Nightmares

All ratings1,987 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews773 reviews
Positive50.5%
Neutral16.7%
Negative32.9%

Bugs and requests

Funzel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Little Nightmares

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when entering certain chapters
  • Unresponsive controls in some situations
  • Graphical issues like flickering or clipping

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for Little Nightmares 2
  • Improve jump and grab mechanics
  • Provide more display and graphics options
  • Include DLC content

In-app purchases

None

Funzel

No in-app purchases

None

Little Nightmares

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Funzel free?
Funzel costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Nightmares free?
Little Nightmares costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Funzel or Little Nightmares have ads?
Neither Funzel nor Little Nightmares shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Funzel or Little Nightmares?
Funzel ships an update every 23 months, and Little Nightmares every 5 weeks. Most recently, Funzel was updated on October 7, 2026 and Little Nightmares on October 27, 2026.

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