Comparison

Seashine vs Brian

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

Head to head
About

Seashine

Explore a mysterious, dangerous underworld as a fragile jellyfish. Absorb light to survive longer and evade bizarre creatures lurking in the darkness. Experience an endless, unique survival quest with intuitive touch controls and a dynamic soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Endless underworld exploration
  • Unique, unlimited gameplay
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Dynamic reactive soundtrack
  • Survival against bizarre creatures
Features
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How long will you survive in the abyss? Dive now into the abyss, in an endless quest for survival. You are born as a fragile jellyfish, struggling to maintain a fading light in the darkness of the deep ocean caves. Explore this mysterious underworld and absorb all the light you find on your way to live a few more seconds. But be aware... As poetic as this place seems to be, bizarre creatures and plants lurk in the obscurity, waiting to take a bite of you! Survival of the fittest inside nature's most well kept secret, the depths of the ocean. - Explore a gorgeous and endless underworld full of unknown dangers and strange creatures. - An unlimited experience where each game is unique. You'll never face the same challenge twice. - Intuitive controls specially made for touch devices. - A beautiful dynamic soundtrack reacting to the environment.

About

Brian

Care for a sensitive, blob-like creature that can mutate into various forms through DNA injection. Navigate deadly obstacles and manage its well-being to prevent it from exploding into happiness. Purchase new creatures if your current one perishes.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Pet evolution and mutation
  • Tamagotchi-style care
  • Side-scrolling obstacle navigation
  • DNA injection for mutations
  • Black humor elements
Features
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100,000+ downloads all over the world! Brian is a physics-based, Tamagotchi, side-scrolling pet game. Brian is a very fragile, sensitive brain-like blob, that requires the utmost care. By injecting DNA to Brian it could mutate to different forms like Angel Brian with spider legs, Chicken Leg Brian with Tentacle arms, tentacle Brian with human ears, anything is possible. As you the mad scientist, creator and father of Brian it's your sole responsibility to take good care of it or it will explode into happiness. What happen if your Brian died? Buy another one! Features: - Cuteness, adorable with a little bit of contrast - Deadly obstacles: slope, river, mines, lasers, missiles - Most likely broken physics - Pet evolutions and mutations - Maybe a little bit of black humour

Screenshots

Seashine4 screens
Brian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Seashine at 94% against Brian's 44%. Seashine also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 64). Brian's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Seashine sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Brian sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Seashine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seashine has 4.7K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Seashine's written reviews are positive against 44% of Brian's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seashine ships an update monthly, Brian every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Seashine versus Brian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeashineBrian
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better3.8 (64 ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings4.7K — better64
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.67.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB79 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPatrick EllisSweatyChair Pty. Ltd.

Customer experience

Seashine

All ratings4,713 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.4%

Brian

All ratings64 ratings
Positive65.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral13.3%
Negative42.2%

Bugs and requests

Seashine

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional crashes or freezes
  • Disappearing collectibles or progress loss
  • Inconsistent enemy spawn patterns

Requested features

5 requests
  • Peaceful exploration mode without enemies
  • More diverse environments and creatures
  • Ability to play as other sea creatures
  • Multiplayer or co-op gameplay
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding

Brian

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Seashine

One-time6
  • 40 Stars$0.49
  • 100 Stars$0.99
  • 200 Stars$1.89
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  • 400 Stars$2.99
  • Star Doubler$3.99
  • 800 Stars$4.99
5 purchases

Brian

One-time5
  • Bag of Poop$0.99
  • Tons of Poop$3.99
  • Unlimited Pack$3.99
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  • Special Pack$3.99
  • Truck of Poops$14.99

Questions

Is Seashine free?
Seashine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brian free?
Brian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Seashine or Brian?
Seashine is rated higher. Seashine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while Brian averages 3.8 from 64 ratings.
Do Seashine or Brian have ads?
Neither Seashine nor Brian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Seashine or Brian?
Seashine ships an update monthly, and Brian every 3 months. Most recently, Seashine was updated on October 13, 2026 and Brian on October 9, 2026.

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