Comparison

Lantern Fish vs Fire vs Snow

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

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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

Fire vs Snow

Engage your mind with a unique puzzle game that combines strategy and skill. Use fireballs and various items to clear snowflakes across increasingly difficult levels. Enjoy daily challenges and play offline for a satisfying mental workout.

Highlights
  • Brain puzzle challenges
  • Strategy and skill-based gameplay
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Daily challenge puzzles
  • Variety of items to use
  • Offline play
Features
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Fire Vs snow is a brain puzzle game delivers a satisfying mental workout to puzzle enthusiasts, through its unique combination of strategy and skill-based challenges, resulting in a sense of accomplishment and relaxation. Unlike other puzzle games, Fire vs Snow offers a fun experience with increasing levels of difficulty. Play now and test your problem-solving skills! THE ULTIMATE BRAIN EXERCISE Intriguing puzzles to keep your brain active an sharp. Use fireballs and other items to clear all Snowflakes. The game offers different levels with increasing difficulty providing an easy and accessible way to keep the brain healthy, from the convenience of a mobile device. This brain game is designed to be easy to learn, but difficult to master, with new challenges and obstacles introduced at regular intervals to keep the player engaged. THE DAILY CHALLENGE Check back daily for the newly added daily challenge puzzles. VARIETY OF ITEMS TO USE Interesting items to place the different items which can be used to clear the snowflakes. Think about it like chess where you need to decide where to place your items and where to launch your fireball to clear all the snowflakes. PLAY OFFLINE The game can be played offline with the exception of the daily Challenge. This feature make it easy to enjoy the game without internet connection and without worrying about the connection speed and delays that might disrupt the gaming experience. With offline games, there are no interruptions or distractions, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the game. Overall, a very stimulating and addictive puzzles provides a high level of engagement and challenge, creating a sense of excitement that keeps players coming back for more. The game improves mental agility through various puzzles. It includes a variety of items to challenge the different aspects of cognition. It is a brain game which is engaging and fun way to exercise the mind and improve cognitive abilities while on-the-go. Test your mind by trying to clear all the snowflakes with fireballs and other items. You can decide where to place the items and where to launch your fireballs to melt the snow

Screenshots

Lantern Fish4 screens
Fire vs Snow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fire vs Snow at none against Lantern Fish's 1. Fire vs Snow also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lantern Fish's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Lantern Fish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fire vs Snow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lantern Fish against 5.0 for Fire vs Snow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lantern Fish has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lantern Fish ships an update weekly, Fire vs Snow every 9 days. Both last shipped on June 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lantern Fish versus Fire vs Snow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLantern FishFire vs Snow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMarco VasquezDouble Reckless LLC

Customer experience

Lantern Fish

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fire vs Snow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lantern Fish

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Fire vs Snow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lantern Fish free?
Lantern Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fire vs Snow free?
Fire vs Snow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lantern Fish or Fire vs Snow?
Fire vs Snow is rated higher. Lantern Fish averages 4.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Fire vs Snow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lantern Fish or Fire vs Snow have ads?
Lantern Fish shows ads; Fire vs Snow does not.
Which is updated more often, Lantern Fish or Fire vs Snow?
Lantern Fish ships an update weekly, and Fire vs Snow every 9 days. Most recently, Lantern Fish was updated on June 11, 2026 and Fire vs Snow on June 11, 2026.

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