Lava Bird vs Stretch Dungeon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lava Bird
Tap to control a bird that shoots lava with every flap. Navigate treacherous environments, dodge enemies, and avoid your own fiery projectiles in this endless flying adventure. Discover an epic story as you play.
- Tap to fly mechanic
- Avoid enemies and spikes
- Shoot lava balls
- Earn a shield
- Unlock an epic story
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You are a bird with an unfortunate medical condition that causes you to spew lava balls with every flap of your wings. Tap to fly. Avoid enemies, spikes, and your own fiery spit balls in this neverending flying game. - If you can tap on your phone, you can play. - Enemies increase in difficulty over time. - Earn a handy shield. - Uncover the most epic story ever written by anyone.
Stretch Dungeon
Bounce, spring, and fall through a mind-bending action game by stretching walls. Navigate randomized levels in a deadly prison, aiming for a high score. Features unique mechanics, realistic physics, and atmospheric pixel art.
- Unique wall stretching mechanics
- Easy single-tap portrait gameplay
- Realistic beard physics
- Atmospheric pixel art
- Randomized levels for replayability
- Warped prisoner's mind theme
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Tap to stretch the walls, as you bounce, spring and fall through this fast paced mind bending action game. By the award winning studio that brought you Silly Sausage and Leap Day. Trapped in a deadly prison, do you have what it takes to escape? Or would you rather keep dreaming of a higher score? Features: • A Unique wall stretching mechanics! • Easy to pick up and play(single tap portrait game play). • Cool realistic beard physics. • Atmospheric pixel art set through 4 zany dungeon environments. • Experience a different play through every time. (levels are randomised) • A unique look inside the warped mind of a prisoner. -Important information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion for other nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lava Bird at 90% against Stretch Dungeon's 49%. Lava Bird also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 11.0). Stretch Dungeon's advantage is rating (4.1 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (83 vs 16). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Lava Bird sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stretch Dungeon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stretch Dungeon holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stretch Dungeon has 83 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Lava Bird's written reviews are positive against 49% of Stretch Dungeon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lava Bird ships an update fortnightly, Stretch Dungeon every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lava Bird | Stretch Dungeon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (16 ratings) | 4.1 (83 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better | 49.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 83 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Unept | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Lava Bird
Stretch Dungeon
Bugs and requests
Lava Bird
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stretch Dungeon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes or freezes on launch
- Unavoidable damage from certain obstacles
- Synchronization issues between character and walls
- Inability to continue after watching an ad
Requested features
4 requests- Add more characters and customization options
- Implement a level editor or creator
- Improve tutorial and onboarding for new players
- Reduce the frequency and intrusiveness of ads
In-app purchases
Lava Bird
- Remove Ads$0.99
Stretch Dungeon
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Pot of Gems$2.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Chest of Gems$4.99
