Lantern Fish vs bubblefish
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
bubblefish
Guide a bubble fish by aiming and releasing to place it. Connect matching fish to collect them and fill your aquarium. A simple and engaging puzzle game.
- Aim and drag controls
- Connect matching fish
- Collect bubble fish
- Fill fish tank
- Simple gameplay
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Control your bubble fish! Click and drag the angle to aim, release to place. Connect two fish of the same color and type, collect enough bubble fish, and put them into your fish tank. Enjoy Bubble Fish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: bubblefish at none against Lantern Fish's 1. bubblefish also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Lantern Fish's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Lantern Fish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bubblefish asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lantern Fish against 5.0 for bubblefish. 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. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Lantern Fish ships an update weekly, bubblefish every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lantern Fish | bubblefish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| 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 |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 217 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Vasquez | DongQiang Zhang |
Customer experience
Lantern Fish
bubblefish
In-app purchases
Lantern Fish
- Remove Ads$1.99
bubblefish
No in-app purchases
