Lantern Fish vs TunnelWorm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lantern Fish
Navigate the dark ocean depths as a cute anglerfish with a headlamp. Tap to jump and avoid obstacles to survive as long as possible. Unlock unique skins and compete on the global leaderboard.
- One-button tap to jump gameplay
- Avoid objects to survive
- Unlockable skins with different functions
- Global leaderboard
- Game Center achievements
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You are an angler fish at the lowest depths of the sea, but because you look so cute, every one wants you dead. It's dark down there, but lucky you, you have a lantern on your head to avoid anything in your way. -One button, tap to jump. -Avoid objects and survive as long as you can! -Unlock skins that function differently. -Leaderboard and Achievements via Game Center
TunnelWorm
Guide a worm through increasingly challenging obstacles. Test your reflexes and endurance as the speed and difficulty escalate. Aim to survive as long as possible and surpass your personal best score.
- Obstacle avoidance
- Increasing speed and difficulty
- High score tracking
- Simple controls
- Addictive gameplay
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Help your worm to pass obstacles carefully. The further you go, faster and harder will be. How long can your worm live? Can you beat your high score?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TunnelWorm at none against Lantern Fish's 1. TunnelWorm also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 3). Lantern Fish's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Lantern Fish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TunnelWorm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lantern Fish holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 5 respectively.
Lantern Fish ships an update weekly, TunnelWorm every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lantern Fish | TunnelWorm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Vasquez | Marek Sokol |
Customer experience
Lantern Fish
TunnelWorm
In-app purchases
Lantern Fish
- Remove Ads$1.99
TunnelWorm
No in-app purchases
