Stick Adventure vs LanternFlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stick Adventure
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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.
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.
- Hundreds of hand-designed boards
- Story mode with shadow theatre
- Special tiles and helpers
- Daily challenges and trophies
- Offline play
- Collectible tile sets
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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
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. LanternFlow sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Stick Adventure asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Stick Adventure | LanternFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 466 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karolinska University Hospital | Flow Group AB |
In-app purchases
Stick Adventure
No in-app purchases
LanternFlow
- 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
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