Comparison

Stick Adventure vs LanternFlow

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

Head to head
About

Stick Adventure

Features
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Stick Adventure is a game for children who are about to undergo or have undergone needle-related procedures. In this first version, the player can: - Select a patient in the waiting room. - Help with needle sticks in the finger and needle sticks in the hand. - Learn about the material used in sticking. - Learn more about the blood and blood tests. The game is intended to help children understand the procedure and also process it, both preventively and as rehabilitation, in a fun and playful way. Project leader and idea creator is Henrik Hjelmgren Med Dr, Registered Nurse, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital. The game is developed by Dimh. Financed by Vinnova, Dimh AB and Region Stockholm Astrid Lindgren's Children's Hospital.

About

LanternFlow

Enjoy a relaxing tile-matching puzzle game with hundreds of hand-designed boards. Follow a charming story, discover special tiles, and use helpful tools. Play at your own pace, even offline, and collect unique tile sets.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of hand-designed boards
  • Story mode with shadow theatre
  • Special tiles and helpers
  • Daily challenges and trophies
  • Offline play
  • Collectible tile sets
Features
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Unwind with LanternFlow, a calm mahjong solitaire painted in warm wood, rice paper and ink. Tap a free tile and it moves to your tray. Two alike vanish. Fill the tray with four different tiles and the board wins, so look ahead, plan your pairs and clear every tile. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Big, clear tiles that are easy on the eyes • Hundreds of hand-designed boards, from gentle warm-ups to clever puzzles, and every board can be solved • A story to follow: each chapter you finish plays the next episode of the shadow theatre, Momo and Tiko's journey to the Moon Palace • A new special tile to discover every few levels • Helpers when you need them: a hint, undo and an aimed magnet that gathers a whole kind of tile • When nothing is left to decide, the board finishes itself • Build three lantern islands with the stars you earn • Collect tile sets with their own look, from black lacquer to blue-and-white porcelain • Catch Tiko on the board and collect Tiko's Friends, a tile set of his own • Two golden tiles together pay 10 coins • A daily challenge with trophies, daily goals and a win streak • No clock: play at your own pace, even offline • Your progress is saved in the cloud • In 18 languages CLASSIC MAHJONG, AT YOUR OWN PACE LanternFlow keeps the heart of classic mahjong solitaire: match pairs of free tiles and clear the board. Every level is a short, relaxing tile-matching puzzle that keeps your mind sharp, with big tiles you can read at a glance. Play mahjong whenever you like, at home or on the go, even without the internet. Questions or ideas? Write to hello@pollflow.io

Screenshots

Stick Adventure3 screens
LanternFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stick Adventure at none against LanternFlow's 10. Stick Adventure also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). LanternFlow's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 13 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LanternFlow sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Stick Adventure asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stick Adventure ships an update every 13 months, LanternFlow every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Stick Adventure versus LanternFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStick AdventureLanternFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB466 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKarolinska University HospitalFlow Group AB

In-app purchases

None

Stick Adventure

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

LanternFlow

One-time10
  • 800 Coins$1.99
  • Pearl Garden$2.99
  • Coin Lantern$3.49
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  • Amber Lanterns$3.99
  • All tile collections$4.99
  • Imperial Cloisonné$4.99
  • Moonlit Crystal$4.99
  • Amber Pack$4.99
  • No Ads Bundle$8.99
  • All tile collections$9.99

Questions

Is Stick Adventure free?
Stick Adventure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LanternFlow free?
LanternFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Stick Adventure or LanternFlow have ads?
LanternFlow shows ads; Stick Adventure does not.
Which is updated more often, Stick Adventure or LanternFlow?
Stick Adventure ships an update every 13 months, and LanternFlow every 3 days. Most recently, Stick Adventure was updated on November 7, 2026 and LanternFlow on November 12, 2026.

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