Comparison

Lantern Fish vs Flappy Ball Dunk

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • One-button tap to jump gameplay
  • Avoid objects to survive
  • Unlockable skins with different functions
  • Global leaderboard
  • Game Center achievements
Features
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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

About

Flappy Ball Dunk

Features
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Jump through the hoops without hitting the obstacles. You need to jump through the hoop from above, if you try to jump through from below you will lose the game. Each time you dunk without touching the hoop you will get swish bonus. Game is endless and as it progress it becomes harder and harder. Your main goal is to score as much as you can.

Screenshots

Lantern Fish4 screens
Flappy Ball Dunk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flappy Ball Dunk at none against Lantern Fish's 1. Lantern Fish's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 28 months). On price, ads, 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. Lantern Fish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flappy Ball Dunk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lantern Fish ships an update weekly, Flappy Ball Dunk every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lantern Fish versus Flappy Ball Dunk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLantern FishFlappy Ball Dunk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 28 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB80 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMarco VasquezAleksa Racovic

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lantern Fish

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Flappy Ball Dunk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lantern Fish free?
Lantern Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flappy Ball Dunk free?
Flappy Ball Dunk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lantern Fish or Flappy Ball Dunk have ads?
Both Lantern Fish and Flappy Ball Dunk show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lantern Fish or Flappy Ball Dunk?
Lantern Fish ships an update weekly, and Flappy Ball Dunk every 28 months. Most recently, Lantern Fish was updated on October 10, 2026 and Flappy Ball Dunk on October 7, 2026.

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