Comparison

SplitLight vs Wellwinder

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

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About

SplitLight

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You are the only light. There is a corridor in the dark, and your beam is what shows the way. Sweep the light and you see what waits ahead and to the sides — a wall, a gap, a column. Two thumbs. The left one moves you, the right one aims the light. The rest is down to you and your reflexes: dodge the walls, use the pickups. THREE WAYS TO PLAY CLASSIC — endless, no upgrades, no mercy. Your record is yours alone. DAILY — one world a day, the same one for everybody on earth. Same corridor, same obstacles, one leaderboard — but the streak breaks the moment you skip a day. A new world at midnight UTC. ROGUE — the run that keeps something. Metres become a bank, the bank buys a longer or a wider beam, and every upgrade costs more than the last. Your beam upgrades stay with you — always. WHAT THE DARK DOES BACK Pickups change the beam mid-run: wider, narrower, longer, shorter — and two that change the world instead, speeding it up or slowing it down. Glass columns let the light through and kill you anyway. The dimmed strip behind one is your only warning. Fog eats the reach of your beam metre by metre; inside it you see less than you did a second ago. And every few hundred metres the world turns inside out: black becomes white, white becomes black. TWO SCREENS, ONE DARK SplitLight ships for iPhone and Apple Watch. On the phone you play with two thumbs; on the watch the Digital Crown is your hand and the beam sweeps on its own. The watch version is not a companion widget — it is the same game, rebuilt for a screen the size of a fingertip, and one of the few real arcade games on the platform. BUILT SMALL ON PURPOSE Two colours. No text on the field. No tutorial — the first run is the tutorial. No ads. No subscription. No timers, no energy, no accounts, nothing to watch and nothing to wait for. The game does not collect your data — there is no analytics SDK inside, and your progress lives on your device. Free the whole way through: classic, daily and rogue, all of it, from the first metre to the last. One optional purchase unlocks endless beam upgrades past the fifth level in rogue — buy it only if you have already hit that ceiling and want more. That single purchase is the entire business model. Game Center leaderboards and achievements on both platforms. Turn off the lights. Turn on the flashlight.

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Wellwinder

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Wellwinder is a pixel-art mining adventure about the perfect expedition: wind down into a dangerous well, uncover valuable finds, and make it back to the surface with your haul. Pack at the surface, choose a wall, and mine through four blocks at a time. Search for gems, haste, and life embers as you descend. The Old Well and Moss Well hold different creatures, which appear at deeper levels. Use the pickaxe to mine, the sword for quick attacks, or the heavy hammer against armored foes. Learn each creature's behavior in the illustrated field guide. THE EXPEDITION LOOP • Wind down to a depth you choose • Face left or right and break through rock • Discover quartz, emeralds, rubies, sapphires, jade, amber, and more • Fight creatures; a life ember can automatically revive you • Manage your cargo, then return to the surface to sell your haul • Spend coins on stronger tools, repairs, potions, bucket capacity, and winch speed BUILD YOUR MINER Pickaxes, swords, and hammers wear down with use. Upgrade and repair your equipment, pack supplies, and balance cargo against the gear you carry. Rapid Reels let you race back to the surface when you need to retreat. EXPLORE MORE The free Old Well reaches level 10. Optional Wells & Rope upgrades extend your reach to deeper levels, while the Moss Well opens a separate biome. Your wells persist between trips and sync across your devices with iCloud. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Keep your bucket in view while you mine. Open iPhone Duo flat or partway to see your equipment and inventory in one pane, with the well in the other. Turn the device for side-by-side or stacked panes, and reach quick slots, Use, and Bucket from the system action bar. Fold or unfold without interrupting your expedition. PLAY YOUR WAY Wellwinder is built for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro. There is no advertising. Will you wind a little deeper—or return with a full bucket? FREE PLAY AND OPTIONAL ONE-TIME PURCHASES The Old Well is free through level 10 with the starter rope. Earn in-game coins by playing and spend them on equipment upgrades and repairs, potions, supplies, and Rapid Reels. There are no ads, paid coin packs, or subscriptions. Optional in-app purchases: • Medium Rope: reach level 20 in any owned well, subject to its depth limit. • Long Rope: reach level 30 in any owned well, subject to its depth limit. It can be purchased directly; buying Medium Rope does not discount it. • Moss Well: unlocks a separate biome with new rocks, gems, and creatures. Rope upgrades are separate purchases. • Moonlit Mine and Ember Forge: cosmetic themes for mine blocks, item icons, interface details, and audio; they do not affect gameplay or progress. Each item is a one-time purchase. Prices appear in the App Store for your region. Restore purchases with the Apple Account used to buy them. Game progress syncs separately through iCloud. Terms & Conditions / EULA: https://wellwinder.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://wellwinder.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

SplitLight4 screens
Wellwinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wellwinder at none against SplitLight's 1. Wellwinder also leads on device support (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. SplitLight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wellwinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
SplitLight versus Wellwinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplitLightWellwinder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPavel GagarinR-DEV LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SplitLight

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99
None

Wellwinder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SplitLight free?
SplitLight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wellwinder free?
Wellwinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SplitLight or Wellwinder have ads?
Neither SplitLight nor Wellwinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SplitLight or Wellwinder?
SplitLight ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wellwinder every 3 weeks. Most recently, SplitLight was updated on October 29, 2026 and Wellwinder on October 27, 2026.

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