Comparison

Lanternium vs Zen Puzzle Blocks

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

Head to head
About

Lanternium

Features
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Lanternium is an adventure puzzle game in which the main character - Raccoon find himself in a magical world. Soon he realized that this world is full of dangers and it's dwellers are in serious trouble... You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home! Features: - Puzzles with colors that can be solved with the magic lantern; - 3 fabulous locations containing; - 80 game levels with a unique style and different mechanics; - Hardcore mode for the players who are ready for the most difficult challenges.

About

Zen Puzzle Blocks

Engage in an arcade game where you use a ball to strategically destroy blocks, each with unique strengths. Adapt to complex patterns and increasing difficulty while competing on a global leaderboard. Enjoy a continuous, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Dynamic block destruction
  • Strategic scoring system
  • Progressively challenging levels
  • Unique block generation algorithms
  • International player ranking
  • Adaptability and strategic thinking
Features
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Zen Blocks is an arcade game about a ball, a paddle and a wall of blocks that will not wait for you. Calm in mood, exacting in practice. How it plays The ball travels at a steady speed and leaves the paddle at an angle set by where it landed: catch it near the edge and it cuts sideways, catch it dead centre and it goes straight up. That is aiming, not luck. Every block you break makes the ball a little faster. Scoring Each hit on a block scores a point. A block that slips past the bottom of the screen takes away as many points as it had hits left. Hesitation is expensive. Five balls a level You get five attempts. Lose all five and the level is not cleared — and it starts again in exactly the same arrangement. Nothing is reshuffled, so a level you failed is a level you can actually learn. Fifteen ways blocks arrive Scattered at random, snaking down from a corner, in rows, falling like rain, bouncing diagonally, drifting slowly, riding a sine wave, swinging like a pendulum, orbiting the centre, creeping towards the ball, packed into a grid, stacked into a pyramid, sliding as columns, or advancing one row at a time. Every level sets a different problem. Blocks with a will of their own From level five, some blocks bring their own rules: they split in two, pass damage to their neighbours, armour themselves so only a hit from above counts, fade in and out of reach, or quietly run down a timer. Bonuses and bombs Blocks drop extra balls and helper platforms. Points you have banked can be spent on bombs that strip a hit from every block on screen at once. Worldwide leaderboard Game Center keeps the score, and everyone is on the same board. Set your own terms Choose how much of a level counts as cleared — anywhere from 80% to 100% — and set music and sound effects to taste, separately. No ads. No in-app purchases. Nothing is sold for real money, and nothing interrupts a run.

Screenshots

Lanternium4 screens
Zen Puzzle Blocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zen Puzzle Blocks at every 2 days against Lanternium's every 28 months. Lanternium's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Lanternium costs $0.29 and Zen Puzzle Blocks $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lanternium ships an update every 28 months, Zen Puzzle Blocks every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lanternium versus Zen Puzzle Blocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanterniumZen Puzzle Blocks
Price$0.29$0.29
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size481 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksey EvdokimovSunspear Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

Lanternium

No in-app purchases

None

Zen Puzzle Blocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lanternium free?
Lanternium costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zen Puzzle Blocks free?
Zen Puzzle Blocks costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lanternium or Zen Puzzle Blocks have ads?
Neither Lanternium nor Zen Puzzle Blocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lanternium or Zen Puzzle Blocks?
Lanternium ships an update every 28 months, and Zen Puzzle Blocks every 2 days. Most recently, Lanternium was updated on October 8, 2026 and Zen Puzzle Blocks on October 8, 2026.

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