Comparison

Lantern Fish vs Bee Idle

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

Bee Idle

Features
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BeeIdle is a cozy idle game about turning a single bee into a buzzing honey empire. Tap to gather honey, let your swarm fill the combs, and sell it at your little market stall. Spend your gold on upgrades, buy more bees, and watch your hive grow – comb by comb, variety by variety. Best of all: your Night Swarm keeps working while you're offline. Come back and collect a sweet honey payday. When you're ready, ascend to a brand-new honey variety with a permanent bonus. Fourteen varieties await, from humble Blossom honey to legendary Ambrosia. Go further with a great Ascension to unlock whole new systems: a honey factory, research & breeding, trade routes, your own beekeepers, and a sprawling honey empire. FEATURES • Pure cozy idle – tap, gather, sell, upgrade, repeat • Hundreds of upgrades for combs, bees, market and research • 14 honey varieties to ascend through, each with its own look and bonus • Deep prestige layers: factory, research, logistics, operations, empire • Offline earnings – your Night Swarm keeps working while you sleep • 111 achievements, each granting a permanent Honey Blessing bonus • Handmade, buttery-smooth custom art and animation • Fully localized in English and German • No accounts, no tracking, no ads – everything stays on your device Sweet, calm, and endlessly satisfying. Grab a jar and start buzzing!

Screenshots

Lantern Fish4 screens
Bee Idle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bee Idle at none against Lantern Fish's 1. Bee Idle also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lantern Fish's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price and update cadence 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. Bee Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lantern Fish ships an update weekly, Bee Idle every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lantern Fish versus Bee Idle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLantern FishBee Idle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMarco VasquezNathanael Sommer

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lantern Fish

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Bee Idle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lantern Fish free?
Lantern Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bee Idle free?
Bee Idle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lantern Fish or Bee Idle have ads?
Lantern Fish shows ads; Bee Idle does not.
Which is updated more often, Lantern Fish or Bee Idle?
Lantern Fish ships an update weekly, and Bee Idle every 10 days. Most recently, Lantern Fish was updated on October 10, 2026 and Bee Idle on October 5, 2026.

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