Comparison

Glowmender vs Restore Studio

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

Head to head
About

Glowmender

Features
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Bring Bellhaven back to light, one window at a time. Glowmender is a cozy stained-glass restoration game built around thoughtful rotation puzzles. Tap a pane to turn it, reconnect the light, and watch a forgotten window glow again. RESTORE A TOWN Repair 60 handcrafted windows across seven places, from the Old Library and Coastal Light to the Mountain Observatory. Each finished window returns warmth and color to Bellhaven, and completing a building marks a lasting restoration. SOLVE AT YOUR OWN PACE There are no timers and no lives to lose. Every puzzle is a calm spatial challenge: light every pane, guide the glow to its destination, and leave no leaks around the frame. Use hints when you want a gentle hand. A NEW WINDOW EVERY MORNING Daily Light offers a fresh puzzle each day. Missed days never reset your progress, and there are no leaderboards or streak pressure. KEEP EVERY RESTORATION Visit your collection to revisit restored glass, read its workshop note, and discover the inspiration behind each design. Progress syncs through iCloud when available. FEATURES • Cozy, one-hand-friendly stained-glass puzzles • 60 town windows across seven buildings • 27 Daily Light designs • Deterministic puzzles with no random failure • Optional hints, undo, inspect, and restart tools • Warm original workshop ambience and haptics • iCloud progress sync • VoiceOver-friendly puzzle labels and controls • No ads The Old Library and Daily Light are free to play. A single optional purchase unlocks every remaining building and window forever.

About

Restore Studio

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Wash the day away. Power wash caked-on dirt, scrub stubborn stains, and uncover the color and texture underneath. Restore Studio is a cozy cleaning simulator about turning neglected objects into satisfying finished pieces. • Clean 146 different objects: furniture, garden finds, boats, workshop equipment and vehicles. • Grow through 12 places to work with themed jobs, from your first garage to a canal boathouse and mountain lodge. • Earn coins and choose stronger washers, wider brushes, new workplaces and decorations. • Turn each object and zoom in for the details. Need a hand finding the last patch? Help highlights the remaining dirt. • Revisit your finished work in the Collection. • Set your own sound balance with acoustic music and adjustable washing and brushing sounds. Play at your own pace. Your career saves on your device, and the game works offline. No game account is required. Ads appear only between completed jobs, with at least twelve minutes between ads. A one-time Remove Ads purchase is available in Settings, alongside Restore Purchases. App Preview music: “Acoustic Shuffle” by Jason Shaw / Audionautix (https://audionautix.com/free-music/acoustic), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Edited to 30 seconds, volume balanced, and fades added.

Screenshots

Glowmender4 screens
Restore Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Glowmender at none against Restore Studio's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Glowmender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Restore Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
Glowmender versus Restore Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowmenderRestore Studio
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB475 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperrociiuSTONEG LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Glowmender

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$3.99
1 purchases

Restore Studio

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Glowmender free?
Glowmender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Restore Studio free?
Restore Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glowmender or Restore Studio have ads?
Restore Studio shows ads; Glowmender does not.

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