Comparison

Tiny Wings vs Fading Light

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Wings

Guide a bird with tiny wings down rolling hills to achieve flight. Master the terrain, flap to gain altitude, and race against the setting sun. Unlock new birds and upgrade your nest as you explore procedurally generated islands.

Highlights
  • One-tap arcade gameplay
  • Procedurally generated worlds
  • Daily mode with missions
  • Unlockable birds
  • Night mode
  • Nest upgrades
  • Split screen multiplayer (iPad)
Features
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You have always dreamed of flying - but your wings are tiny. Luckily the world is full of beautiful hills. Use the hills as jumps - slide down, flap your wings and fly! At least for a moment - until this annoying gravity brings you back down to earth. But the next hill is waiting for you already. Watch out for the night and fly as fast as you can. Otherwise flying will only be a dream once again. Tiny Wings was chosen as the iPhone Game of the Year in App Store Rewind 2011 in Europe and many other countries.
Thank you Apple and a big thank you to all Tiny Wings fans! Highlights:
 • simple "one button" (ok... maybe "one tap") arcade game about the dream of flying
 • the world is changing every day - so it does in this game! Procedural generated graphics will make "tiny wings" look different every day you play 
• Four game modes 
• Daily mode with new islands and missions every day 
• 240 birds to unlock 
• Night mode: play the game at night
 • upgrade your nest by fulfilling tasks • iPad only: Split screen multiplayer! • Supports Game Center with 30 tricky achievements • Supports iCloud syncronization

About

Fading Light

Embark on a poetic journey through nature's sounds to discover the meaning of life and love. This elegant game offers a unique artistic style, beautiful melodies, and a touch of melancholy to create a calming and introspective experience.

Highlights
  • Follow nature sounds
  • Discover meaning of life and love
  • Unique artistic style
  • Beautiful melodies
  • Poetic experience
  • Calming gameplay
Features
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This is a very elegant game, in the game, you will follow the sounds of nature, to find the meaning of life and love from afar! No matter what happens eventually, you'll keep it in mind. Unique game style, beautiful melodies, a touch of sadness, silent monologue, and jointly create a different poetic, it makes you feel completely calm down, experience the life and love! It is just like a poem followed: Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky. The golden willows by the riverside Are young brides in the setting sun; Their reflections on the shimmering waves Always linger in the depth of my heart. The floatingheart growing in the sludge Sways leisurely under the water; In the gentle waves of Cambridge I would be a water plant! That pool under the shade of elm trees Holds not water but the rainbow from the sky; Shattered to pieces among the duckweeds Is the sediment of a rainbow-like dream? To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream To where the green grass is more verdant; Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight And sing aloud in the splendour of starlight. But I cannot sing aloud Quietness is my farewell music; Even summer insects help silence for me Silent is Cambridge tonight! Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Gently I flick my sleeves Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away.

Screenshots

Tiny Wings4 screens
Fading Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fading Light at Free against Tiny Wings's $2.99. Fading Light also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Tiny Wings's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (88% vs 51%). On 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

Fading Light is free to download; Tiny Wings costs $2.99 up front. Tiny Wings sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fading Light asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Wings holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Wings has 15K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Tiny Wings's written reviews are positive against 51% of Fading Light's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Wings ships an update every 4 months, Fading Light every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Tiny Wings versus Fading Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny WingsFading Light
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better3.6 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better51.4% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS148.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas Illiger光平 王

Customer experience

Tiny Wings

All ratings14,887 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews626 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%

Fading Light

All ratings29 ratings
Positive65.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative34.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative43.2%

Bugs and requests

Tiny Wings

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS devices
  • Coins and progress not saving properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More islands and levels to explore
  • Ability to customize birds with skins/outfits
  • Online multiplayer racing mode
  • Endless mode or procedurally generated levels

Fading Light

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny Wings

One-time1
  • Sun bird$2.99
None

Fading Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Wings free?
Tiny Wings costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Fading Light free?
Fading Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Wings or Fading Light?
Tiny Wings is rated higher. Tiny Wings averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Fading Light averages 3.6 from 29 ratings.
Do Tiny Wings or Fading Light have ads?
Fading Light shows ads; Tiny Wings does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Wings or Fading Light?
Tiny Wings ships an update every 4 months, and Fading Light every 11 days. Most recently, Tiny Wings was updated on September 29, 2026 and Fading Light on September 27, 2026.

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