Birth! vs lumen.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Birth!
Build a unique creature by collecting bones and organs from various hand-drawn locations. Solve physics-based puzzles and interact with interesting characters to uncover secrets.
- Creature building
- Bone and organ collection
- Physics-based puzzles
- Interactive creatures
- Exploration of hand-drawn locations
- Secret discovery
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You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones. Collect bones & organs in hand-drawn museums, coffee shops, alleys, flower shops, libraries, markets, bakeries and more. Solve physics-based puzzles & interact with unique, interesting creatures. Find & spend hidden tokens to discover secrets.
lumen.
Solve intricate puzzles using light, lenses, and mirrors in a charming attic setting. Restore antique inventions with hundreds of family-friendly levels designed for all ages. Enjoy beautiful graphics and a soothing soundtrack.
- Light, lens, and mirror puzzles
- Hundreds of well-designed levels
- Family-friendly gameplay
- Cross-device save functionality
- Beautiful graphics and music
- Easy to learn, hard to master
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lumen. is a puzzle game with unique mechanics where you solve levels using light, lenses, and mirrors. You’ll find yourself in an old attic, discovering the mysterious antique box of Ms. Olivia McLumen — a great inventor who lived in Scotland over a hundred years ago. She preserved her inventions in cinematic frames for you to restore. HUNDREDS OF WELL-DESIGNED FAMILY-FRIENDLY LEVELS Use lights, lenses, and mirrors to solve a variety of levels, from easy to challenging. lumen. is family-friendly and suitable for players of all ages. EASY TO LEARN, HARD TO MASTER The game is easy to pick up and play at any time, whether for short or long sessions, on any Apple device with cross-device save functionality. BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS, MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS Dive into a fascinating atmosphere of soothing piano and saxophone melodies within a handcrafted 1800s box, and enjoy all the small details carved within. Enjoy our game! Lykke Studios Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Birth! at #119 against lumen.'s unranked. Birth! also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 83%). lumen.'s advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Birth! costs $4.99 and lumen. $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Birth! against 4.8 for lumen.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 41 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Birth!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of lumen.'s.
| Parameter | Birth! | lumen. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (87 ratings) — better | 4.8 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 41 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #119 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 319 MB | 507 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Madison Karrh | Lykkegaard Europe Limited |
Customer experience
Birth!
lumen.
In-app purchases
Birth!
No in-app purchases
lumen.
No in-app purchases
