Simon's Cat Match! vs The Lantern Road
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simon's Cat Match!
Embark on a relaxing match-3 puzzle adventure with adorable characters. Design whimsical gardens and cozy homes, solve hidden-object puzzles, and enjoy creative coloring levels. This game offers a stress-free escape with thousands of challenges and offline play.
- Thousands of relaxing match-3 levels
- Design gardens and homes
- Hidden-object and coloring minigames
- Collect cute characters
- Offline play supported
- Team chat and events
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Looking for a relaxing escape? Join Simon's Cat in the most delightful match-3 adventure! Solve thousands of fun match-3 levels, dive into hidden-object puzzles, and enjoy relaxing coloring gameplay. Whether you want to sharpen your brain or just unwind after a long day, Simon’s Cat Match! is your perfect daily retreat. WHY PLAY SIMON’S CAT MATCH? • RELAXING MATCH-3 PUZZLES: No timers, no stress. Just pure, satisfying tile-matching with adorable treats and boosters. • DECORATE & COLOR: Use your stars to design whimsical gardens and cozy homes. Bring Simon's world to life with your unique style! • BRAIN-BOOSTING MINIGAMES: Take a break from matching with tricky hidden-object scenes and creative coloring levels. • COLLECT CUTE FRIENDS: Meet the iconic characters from the Simon's Cat series and help them build the ideal home! • COZY COMMUNITY: Join a Team to chat, share free lives, and participate in weekly events. FEATURES YOU’LL LOVE: • Thousands of Levels: Fresh puzzle challenges added every week! • Play Offline: No Wi-Fi? No problem. Enjoy your cat adventure anywhere, anytime. • Super Boosters: Use powerful boosters to blast through even the trickiest levels. • Beautiful Graphics: High-quality areas, gardens, and houses that bring the world of Simon's Cat to life. Download Simon’s Cat Match! today for a cozy gaming experience.
The Lantern Road
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Toss a ring, light a lamp! A hundred lamps lie dark along the sea floor. Float rings on water jets, land them on the pillars, and light the road again — one lamp at a time. ■ You can't fail No timer, no lives, no game over. If every ring gets stuck, just set them out again. Nothing is lost by not clearing a stage, so you never have to play well. ■ Tap to nudge, hold to whoosh Two water-jet buttons at the bottom of the screen lift the rings. When that isn't enough, shake and tilt the phone itself — the water in the tank sloshes along. Rings already seated on a pillar never shake loose. ■ Ten seas, 100 stages From a shallow bay to a quiet abyss. Every new sea brings new water — an updraft lifting the middle, a crossflow that keeps pushing sideways, clams that puff and rest, jellyfish drifting with updrafts in tow, a swell that lifts the whole tank and lets it fall. Each sea has its own painting and its own music. ■ A fairy tale, page by page Each time a new sea opens, a new picture arrives: the story of Lu, a cloth doll who leapt from a dark lighthouse into the sea and gave away one piece of herself for every lamp she lit. Every page you collect stays in the picture book on the title screen — sixteen pages in all. ■ It runs without words There is no text on the play screen. What to do, and how far you've come, is told by the picture alone. ■ One more thing at the end of the road Light all 100 lamps and a second rule opens up: Matching colours only — each ring seats only on a pillar of its own colour. ■ Perfect for Bedtime, a commute, any moment your hands are restless and your head wants quiet. A stage takes a few minutes and can be left at any point. No internet connection needed. ■ Free, up to a point Stages 1–30 are free, with ads. Ads appear only between stages — once every three stages, and never during the first three. One payment unlocks · all 100 stages · no ads, ever · Still Waters — pick any sea you've already crossed and stay, tossing rings with nothing counting stages or score Not a subscription. Buy once, and use Restore Purchase on a new device. 한국어 · English
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Simon's Cat Match! at none against The Lantern Road's shown. Simon's Cat Match! also leads on chart position (#152 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Simon's Cat Match! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Lantern Road sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simon's Cat Match! ships an update every 9 days, The Lantern Road every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simon's Cat Match! | The Lantern Road |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #152 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 457 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tactile Games Limited | Jegeon Jung |
Bugs and requests
Simon's Cat Match!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Progression and save data loss
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and new content
- Improved stability and bug fixes
- Better customer support
- Ability to disable certain features
The Lantern Road
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simon's Cat Match!
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Special Offer$1.99
- Progress Pack$4.99
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- Special Offer$4.99
- Pile of Coins$7.99
- Season Pass$9.99
- Kitten Bundle$9.99
- Special Offer- Tier 10$9.99
- Bag of Coins$14.99
- Treat Bundle$19.99
The Lantern Road
- Unlock Everything$3.99
Questions
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