Comparison

Brickies vs Beneath The Lighthouse

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

Head to head
About

Brickies

Experience a vibrant and addictive twist on the classic brick-breaking genre. Launch balls, unleash power-ups, and blast through over 100 levels filled with action, puzzles, and challenging bosses. Compete with friends and unlock new abilities for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Colourful and addictive breakout gameplay
  • Fast-paced action
  • Over 100 levels
  • Power-up combinations
  • Creative and challenging levels
  • Endless mode
  • Achievements
Features
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Fast, colourful, simple, and addictive, break the brickies and bounce your way to victory. Brickies is a fresh take on the classic breakout game, with fast paced levels that will leave you thirsty for more action. Use the paddles to launch the ball and unleash a variety of power ups upon the brickies, but don’t worry if you miss the ball! In Brickies missing a shot doesn’t mean the game is over, it deactivates the ball until you bounce it again and then you’re back in action! Explode, shoot and cut your way through over one hundred levels featuring, action, puzzles and tricky bosses. Unlock new exciting powers as you progress through the levels, beat the timer and collect three stars. Earn achievements and compete for the highest score with your friends! • Colourful and addictive breakout game • Fast paced fun gameplay • Over 100 levels to complete • Combine power-ups for epic destruction • Creative and challenging levels • Endless mode for endless action • Achievements • Colourful and modern graphics ‘A twist that least had us saying, "Huh, that's neat." ...Which doesn't happen often in the world of brick breakers’ - Touch Arcade

About

Beneath The Lighthouse

Embark on a serene puzzle adventure as a boy searching for his lost Grandpa. Explore mysterious mechanical contraptions beneath a darkened lighthouse and uncover the truth behind its silence. This game offers a free-to-play experience with ads and a lives system, or a premium unlock to remove ads and the lives system.

Highlights
  • Serene puzzle action gameplay
  • Explore mysterious mechanical wheels
  • Search for a lost Grandpa
  • Free-to-play with ads
  • Premium unlock option
  • Lives system (free version)
Features
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"I stare at the horizon every night before I sleep hoping to catch a glimpse of the lighthouse.The light reminds me of Grandpa and my summer visits playing on the cliffs. That warm life saving beacon not only saves ships, it keeps me safe too. Grandpa’s there just across the water watching over me. But the lighthouse hasn't shone now for days and the fog is thick! What's happened? It's time to visit Grandpa!" Beneath the lighthouse is a serene puzzle action game about a boy in search of his lost Grandpa. Your journey will take you through mysterious mechanical wheels that lay beneath the lighthouse! **Beneath The Lighthouse is optimized for iPhone5, iPad3, iPad mini2 and iPod Touch 5G or Newer. You can try it on older devices, but we can’t guarantee a smooth rolling experience! -This game is free to play or can be unlocked to a premium experience- Free to Play: We use advertising to monetise the experience. There are no coins/gems/booster to pay for or timers. The free version of the game contains a lives system which is carefully balanced to be fair but that makes the game slightly harder than premium. Premium unlock: We offer a single iAP to unlock the game to a premium experience. The premium version contains no 3rd party ads and we remove the lives system. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.

Screenshots

Brickies4 screens
Beneath The Lighthouse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Brickies at none against Beneath The Lighthouse's shown. Brickies also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Beneath The Lighthouse's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 34%) and ratings volume (70 vs 19). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Brickies sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Beneath The Lighthouse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brickies holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 70 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 34% of Brickies's written reviews are positive against 57% of Beneath The Lighthouse's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brickies ships an update every 2 weeks, Beneath The Lighthouse every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Brickies versus Beneath The Lighthouse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrickiesBeneath The Lighthouse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (19 ratings) — better4.2 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews33.6% of reviews56.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1970 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB205 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNoodlecakeNitrome

Customer experience

Brickies

All ratings19 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral10.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive33.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative37.8%

Beneath The Lighthouse

All ratings69 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative26.4%

User reviews

Brickies

From 19 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 🎨 Cute and simple graphics
  • 👍 Addictive and challenging
  • 💡 Unique take on classic brick breaker

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • ⏱️ Overly strict time limits
  • 🎟️ Intrusive ads
  • 🔋 Performance issues on older devices

Beneath The Lighthouse

From 70 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Beautiful graphics
  • 🎨 Unique and creative concept
  • ⏱️ Satisfying to complete levels
  • 🎵 Great soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • 💸 Intrusive ads
  • 🕹️ Challenging controls
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🕰️ Levels can be frustratingly difficult

Bugs and requests

Brickies

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Power-ups not functioning as expected
  • Ball physics acting erratically

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to remove ads
  • Adjustable time limits
  • More power-ups and level variety
  • Ability to save progress across devices

Beneath The Lighthouse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to skip intro
  • Screen rotation issues
  • Crashes after completing levels
  • Glitches with character model

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Ability to listen to own music
  • Difficulty settings
  • Checkpoint system
  • Improved performance on older devices

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Brickies

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Beneath The Lighthouse

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is Brickies free?
Brickies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beneath The Lighthouse free?
Beneath The Lighthouse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brickies or Beneath The Lighthouse?
Brickies is rated higher. Brickies averages 4.5 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Beneath The Lighthouse averages 4.2 from 70 ratings.
Do Brickies or Beneath The Lighthouse have ads?
Beneath The Lighthouse shows ads; Brickies does not.
Which is updated more often, Brickies or Beneath The Lighthouse?
Brickies ships an update every 2 weeks, and Beneath The Lighthouse every 4 months. Most recently, Brickies was updated on October 20, 2026 and Beneath The Lighthouse on October 21, 2026.

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