Comparison

Lume vs AntVentor

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

Head to head
About

Lume

Embark on a charming puzzle adventure in a world crafted from paper and cardboard. Restore power to your grandad's house by solving intricate puzzles and uncover the mystery behind a blackout. This prequel offers a unique visual style and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Paper and cardboard crafted world
  • Perplexing paper puzzles
  • Restore power to house
  • Uncover mystery
  • Unique visual style
  • Point and click gameplay
Features
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***Now FREE for a limited time only, to celebrate the launch of our new game INKS.*** Prequel to the App Store Best of 2015 puzzle adventure 'Lumino City'. *** Finalist at IGF 2012: Excellence in Visual Art *** Lume: An illuminating puzzle adventure "Undoubtedly one of the most unique-looking games around." - Eurogamer "The best of point and click gaming... amazing visual presentation." - Jay is Games "Wow! The effect is breathtaking." - Rock, Paper, Shotgun "A rare treat. Even Lume’s main menu is more beautiful than most big-budget shooters." - Bit-Gamer "Charming to the extreme." - Games TM Small and perfectly formed, introducing you to the perplexing world of Lume. With a set built entirely out of paper and cardboard, and sumptuously filmed, Lume is a game with a style unlike any other. Power to your grandad’s house has failed. What’s more, he’s nowhere to be seen. Immerse yourself in Lume’s photoreal world, solve perplexing paper puzzles to help restore the power, and uncover a deeper mystery behind the blackout. This is the prequel to Lumino City which is also available on the App Store. PLEASE NOTE: Lume is in English only.

About

AntVentor

Embark on a photorealistic adventure as an inventor ant in a macroworld. Solve puzzles and uncover secrets in this point-and-click quest game. This is a free trial version.

Highlights
  • Point and click gameplay
  • Photorealistic macroworld graphics
  • Engaging quests and story
  • Puzzle-solving mechanics
  • Inventor ant protagonist
  • Part of a trilogy series
Features
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This is a free trial version of AntVentor game AntVentor is a short point and click Quest game about one unordinary Inventor-ant and his adventure in an amazing photorealistic Macroworld. We are proud of our game awards and nominations: ► Finalist - Indie Games - London 2019
 ► PAX Selection - PAX EAST - Boston 2019 ► Best game Art Winner - Indie Prize - USA 2018 ► Best Storytelling Winner - Indie Game Cup - Prague 2018 ► Critics Choice Winner - Indie Cup - Online 2018 ► Best Game Design Nominee - Indie Game Cup - Prague 2018 ► Best Grand Prix Nominee - Indie Game Cup - Prague 2018 ► Best Game Art Nominee - Indie Game Cup - Prague 2018 ► Best Game Design Nominee - Indie Prize - USA 2018 ► Best Visual Art Nominee - Play - Bilbao 2018 AntVentor is a curious adventure game that puts you in the role of a tiny ant with a big job to do. Amazing storyline, with interesting engaging quests, Unique photorealistic macroworld graphics and smart, mysterious tasks will guarantee you lots of fun in this ABSOLUTELY point and click Quest game! AntVentor is the first short chapter of the AntTrilogy series about an ant named Florantine and his unusual adventures in a photorealistic macroworld. The main character is an inventor ant. Despite his small size, he has a big dream - to see the world. He lived a simple life, until you showed up, broke his mechanism and ruined his plans. Point and click Quest game refers to a type of adventure game, in which the user interacts mainly with the mouse or any pointing device (be it a finger on mobile phones) to proceed and move in the quest and journey. All the game is built around interactions with items of the world. Most parts of the game design phase are to liberally use these possibilities, to make the player find solutions to problems. Resolving them will make the adventure continue. In a sense, point and click Quest game is similar to puzzle games. Bored with endless puzzles and without meaning? If you ever dreamed of feeling how is it to be an ant, meet and discover The macroworld with its secrets and creatures and enjoy its natural environment than this game is more than suited for you! Download the AntVentor now, and begin the ant adventure quest! Just point and click! ▬▬▬▬▬▬ IMPORTANT ▬▬▬▬▬▬ AntVentor requires iPhone 6, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, iPod touch 6 or higher.

Screenshots

Lume4 screens
AntVentor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AntVentor at 100% against Lume's 39%. AntVentor also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7). Lume's advantage is ratings volume (170 vs 9) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AntVentor holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lume has 170 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Lume's written reviews are positive against 100% of AntVentor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lume ships an update every 4 months, AntVentor every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lume versus AntVentor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumeAntVentor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (170 ratings)4.1 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings170 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB266 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperState of Play GamesLoopymood OU

Customer experience

Lume

All ratings170 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral12.9%
Negative22.9%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.9%

AntVentor

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lume

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress resets when exiting the game
  • Certain puzzles or interactions not working as expected
  • Unresponsive controls or tap targets

Requested features

4 requests
  • More content and longer gameplay
  • Improved tutorial and guidance
  • Ability to save progress and resume later
  • Option to adjust difficulty for different players

AntVentor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lume

No in-app purchases

None

AntVentor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lume free?
Lume is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AntVentor free?
AntVentor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lume or AntVentor?
AntVentor is rated higher. Lume averages 3.7 out of 5 from 170 ratings, while AntVentor averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Lume or AntVentor have ads?
Neither Lume nor AntVentor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lume or AntVentor?
Lume ships an update every 4 months, and AntVentor every 9 months. Most recently, Lume was updated on October 23, 2026 and AntVentor on October 24, 2026.

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