Comparison

Seashine vs Tinla

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

Tinla

Features
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A handcrafted underwater journey — not an endless runner, but a story with an ending. You are the last of your family to come home. When the dark came, they scattered into the deep. One by one you must find them, drifting back through five seas: the coral grove where you were small, the cold trench that took the elders, the wreck field of old memory, the lightless abyss, and the aurora above the ice, where the family has been waiting. Your body is your only instrument. Inflate to rise, deflate to sink, and thread through pulsing sea gates as they breathe — time it perfectly and your light grows brighter. Every sea changes the rules: currents that carry you, debris from a sunken world, darkness lit only by your own lantern, gates that open in rhythm as you arrive. The creatures of the deep each hunt in their own way — sea turtles, ocean sunfish, octopuses, anglerfish — and a jellyfish is fragile prey. • 40 handcrafted levels across 5 distinct seas • 25 real jellyfish to find and bring home, each with its own story • A quiet, hand-drawn world — every creature and gate rendered in code, no stock art • Single-player · Plays offline Take your time. They have all been waiting.

Screenshots

Seashine4 screens
Tinla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tinla at none against Seashine's 6. Tinla also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Seashine's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Seashine sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Tinla asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seashine ships an update monthly, Tinla weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Seashine versus Tinla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeashineTinla
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB4 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPatrick EllisESTAR NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO. LIMITED

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

Tinla

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
Show 3 more
  • 400 Stars$2.99
  • Star Doubler$3.99
  • 800 Stars$4.99
None

Tinla

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Seashine free?
Seashine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tinla free?
Tinla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Seashine or Tinla have ads?
Tinla shows ads; Seashine does not.
Which is updated more often, Seashine or Tinla?
Seashine ships an update monthly, and Tinla weekly. Most recently, Seashine was updated on October 17, 2026 and Tinla on October 10, 2026.

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