Lanternium vs Zen Puzzle Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lanternium
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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.
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.
- Dynamic block destruction
- Strategic scoring system
- Progressively challenging levels
- Unique block generation algorithms
- International player ranking
- Adaptability and strategic thinking
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
Lanternium ships an update every 28 months, Zen Puzzle Blocks every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Lanternium | Zen 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 frequency | Every 28 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 481 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksey Evdokimov | Sunspear Software LLC |
In-app purchases
Lanternium
No in-app purchases
Zen Puzzle Blocks
No in-app purchases
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