Comparison

Lums vs Tankoom

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

Head to head
About

Lums

Engage in a physics-based puzzle adventure where you use five unique characters with distinct abilities to defeat vampires by destroying their hideouts. Explore an organic, dark world filled with intricate details and challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Action physics puzzle gameplay
  • Five distinct Lum characters
  • Physically realistic real-time 2D soft shadows
  • Intuitive touch-device controls
  • 68 unique levels
  • 204 stars to collect
  • Over 50 achievements
Features
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"A Brilliant and Refreshing Puzzler." - Eric Ford, Touch Arcade, 4.5/5 "Lums is a physics puzzler that gives the player an astounding amount of agency, which makes it so much more fun than other, luck-based physics puzzlers." - Carter Dotson, 148 Apps, 4.5/5 + Editor's Choice "Lums demonstrates that there's still some originality left in the dark corners of the physics-based puzzle genre." - Nadia Oxford, Pocket Gamer, 8/10 + Silver Award ---------------------------------------- The Vampires invaded Lums world. The only way to stop them is to destroy their hideouts in the shadows and expose them to the light. Use 5 different Lums in this beautiful action physics puzzle game. Destroy everything with Cannonball Lum, create spotlights with Light Lum, use Antigravity Lum to make their hideouts fly away, or turn them into glass by using Transparent Lum. Sometimes you just need to turn everything into stone. Stone Lum can handle that. Features: - First game on the App Store with physically realistic realtime 2D soft shadows - Completely new type of intuitive and very precise controls which are designed to work on touch devices only - Organic dark world full of small details - 5 characters with very different abilities - 68 unique levels - 204 stars to collect - More than 50 achievements - Leaderboards for best players

About

Tankoom

Pilot a tank to defend your land from an invading army. Engage in fast-paced combat, dodge enemy fire, and destroy obstacles to outmaneuver your opponents. Enjoy local multiplayer with up to four players.

Highlights
  • Real-time tank control
  • Up to 4 local multiplayer
  • Campaign mode
  • Deathmatch mode
  • Action-packed combat
  • Unlockable levels
  • Gamepad controller support
Features
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Available exclusively for Orion Arcade members. Defend your land! Hundreds of tanks are pushing to take over! Drive your tank, dodge enemy fire, and blow away the invaders! Maneuver your tank through the barrage of fire! Avoid enemy fire while you drive around picking off the oncoming armored vehicles! Destroy walls to change your attack strategy. Take on the invading enemy army now! Enjoy couch gaming with friends and family playing multiplayer co-op / competitive. Features • Control Your Tank in Real-time • Up to 4 Local Multiplayer! • Campaign mode • Deathmatch mode • Action Packed – Dodge Bullets and Rockets • Extreme Boss Battles • Unlock 20 levels • Change Camera • Play with Bluetooth Gamepad Controller or touch controls. Let us know how much you like Tankoom to add more content: https://orionarcade.com Account for Orion Arcade is required to use this app.

Screenshots

Lums4 screens
Tankoom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tankoom at Free against Lums's $1.99. Tankoom also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months). Lums's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3). On rating, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tankoom is free to download; Lums costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lums against 5.0 for Tankoom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lums ships an update every 17 months, Tankoom every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lums versus Tankoom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumsTankoom
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB386 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperVladimir HrincarOrion Arcade LLC

Customer experience

Lums

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative2.0%

Tankoom

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lums

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes (mentioned once, but resolved by user)
  • Touchscreen not responsive on iPad Air (specific device issue)

Requested features

6 requests
  • Release new levels
  • Update for latest iDevices
  • Add more levels
  • Level editor
  • Creepier music and monsters
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  • More sinister looking monsters

Tankoom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lums

No in-app purchases

None

Tankoom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lums free?
Lums costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tankoom free?
Tankoom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lums or Tankoom?
Tankoom is rated higher. Lums averages 4.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Tankoom averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Lums or Tankoom have ads?
Neither Lums nor Tankoom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lums or Tankoom?
Lums ships an update every 17 months, and Tankoom every 3 months. Most recently, Lums was updated on November 1, 2026 and Tankoom on November 3, 2026.

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