Super Retro Bot vs Lantern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Retro Bot
Embark on a challenging retro platformer adventure with pixel art graphics and a science fiction theme. Navigate 30 levels filled with obstacles and enemies, enjoying authentic 8-bit music and real-time lighting effects. This game offers a hard but rewarding experience for fans of classic platformers.
- 30 challenging platformer levels
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Stylized science fiction setting
- Smooth controls
- Chip-tune 8-bit music and sound effects
- Real-time lighting effects
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Featuring: 30 challenging platfomer levels, full of obstacles and enemies Retro, pixel art graphics Stylised, science fiction setting Smooth controls Chip-tune, 8-bit style music and sound effects Stunning, real-time lighting effects Free game If you like old-school platformer games with pixel art graphics, you'll love this! This game is hard - you'll need all the platformer skills you can muster!
Lantern
Navigate treacherous platforms, collect flames, and keep your lantern burning in this action platformer. Unlock new character skins and lantern colors as you progress through challenging levels and dynamic environments. Discover a secret bonus stage upon completing all levels.
- Skillful platforming gameplay
- Collect flames to progress
- Unlock character skins and lantern colors
- Navigate treacherous traps and obstacles
- Explore dynamic environments
- Access secret bonus stage
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Step into the thrilling world of Lantern, the ultimate action platformer that blends skillful gameplay with stunning visuals. Your mission: complete all the levels by collecting flames as you navigate treacherous platforms filled with traps and obstacles. Core Features Gameplay: Run, jump, and dodge traps while keeping your lantern burning. Collect and Customize: Unlock exciting character skins and lanterns in various colors with collected flames. Secret Level Limbo: Finish all levels to access this mysterious bonus stage. Challenging Obstacles: Master timing and precision as you face moving platforms, spikes. Dynamic Environments: Explore a variety of beautifully designed worlds, each with its own atmosphere and challenges
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lantern at weekly against Super Retro Bot's every 40 months. Lantern also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Super Retro Bot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lantern sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Super Retro Bot ships an update every 40 months, Lantern weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Super Retro Bot | Lantern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Charles Hall | iqbal kpekpassi fofana |
Customer experience
Super Retro Bot
Lantern
In-app purchases
Super Retro Bot
- Remove ads$0.99
Lantern
- coin_500$0.99
- coin_3000$3.99
- coin_10000$8.99
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- coin_50000$29.99
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