Kingdom Run vs Lantern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kingdom Run
Embark on an epic adventure in this royal runner game. Assemble a team of heroes, overcome enemies and traps, and collect treasures to restore a kingdom. Experience a unique running game with strategic team building.
- Royal runner gameplay
- Adventure through endless landscapes
- Assemble a dream team of heroes
- Overcome adversaries and traps
- Collect treasures to rebuild kingdom
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• Royal runner game you've never played before! • Embark on an adventure through endless landscapes • Assemble your dream team of running heroes • Overcome powerful adversaries and avoid deadly traps • Collect treasures on the run to rebuild the kingdom
Lantern
Navigate treacherous platforms, collect flames, and keep your lantern burning in this action platformer. Unlock new character skins and lantern colors as you progress through challenging levels and dynamic environments. Discover a secret bonus stage upon completing all levels.
- Skillful platforming gameplay
- Collect flames to progress
- Unlock character skins and lantern colors
- Navigate treacherous traps and obstacles
- Explore dynamic environments
- Access secret bonus stage
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Step into the thrilling world of Lantern, the ultimate action platformer that blends skillful gameplay with stunning visuals. Your mission: complete all the levels by collecting flames as you navigate treacherous platforms filled with traps and obstacles. Core Features Gameplay: Run, jump, and dodge traps while keeping your lantern burning. Collect and Customize: Unlock exciting character skins and lanterns in various colors with collected flames. Secret Level Limbo: Finish all levels to access this mysterious bonus stage. Challenging Obstacles: Master timing and precision as you face moving platforms, spikes. Dynamic Environments: Explore a variety of beautifully designed worlds, each with its own atmosphere and challenges
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Kingdom Run at none against Lantern's shown. Kingdom Run also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Kingdom Run sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Lantern sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kingdom Run ships an update every 4 days, Lantern weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Kingdom Run | Lantern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 520 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Soulmate Entertainment LLC | iqbal kpekpassi fofana |
Customer experience
Kingdom Run
Lantern
In-app purchases
Kingdom Run
- Silver Chest$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
- Golden Chest$4.99
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- Epic Chest$24.99
- Legendary Chest$99.99
Lantern
- coin_500$0.99
- coin_3000$3.99
- coin_10000$8.99
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- coin_50000$29.99
