Comparison

PewPew Live 2 vs Lantern & Lode

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

Head to head
About

PewPew Live 2

Experience intense twin-stick shooter action with deep customization and a robust progression system. Conquer challenging game modes, master a single-player campaign, and compete globally for leaderboard glory.

Highlights
  • 10 Game Modes
  • Single-Player Campaign
  • Hundreds of Unlockables
  • Sandbox Mode
  • Global Leaderboards
  • Customizable Ships, Weapons, Joysticks
Features
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The ULTIMATE Twin-Stick Shooter is Here! Are you ready for the most intense, customizable, and competitive bullet-hell experience on iOS? PewPew Live 2 takes the acclaimed fast-paced action of classic twin-stick shooters and supercharges it with massive new features, a deep progression system, and relentless chaos. Why Upgrade to PewPew Live 2? ⁍ 10 Game Modes of Pure Chaos: Dive into 5 BRAND NEW modes, adding fresh tactical depth and extreme challenges to the original 5 classics! ⁍ Conquer the Single-Player Campaign: Master your skills in a Structured World filled with unique Challenges and epic, and Boss Battles designed to push you to the limit. ⁍ Hundreds of Unlockables: Show off your status with a massive library of customizable items: Ships, Weapons, Joysticks, and more! ⁍ The Sandbox: Perfect your technique and test new enemy configurations. ⁍ Compete for Global Glory: Climb the Leaderboards in every mode and prove you are the king of the twin-stick arena.

About

Lantern & Lode

Features
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Gather a crew of miners and take them down into the depths of Lantern & Lode — a pixel-art idle mining game of deep caverns, heavy hauls and monstrous bosses. Break the rock, fill the bunker, haul the ore and go deeper. Frozen depths, fungal hollows, drowned halls: every place below hides new stone, new finds and a guardian waiting at the bottom. Beat the boss before the clock runs out — or come back stronger. GATHER YOUR CREW Summon miners, each with a face, a name and a trade. Choose who goes down, rest the tired, and hunt for the rare ones who never tire. DIG, HAUL, GO DEEPER Tap to strike, let the crew swing, and keep the bunker from overflowing. Clear the quota, ride the lift down and meet what waits below. LIFE UNDERGROUND Cook in the Kitchen's great cauldron, send the winch into the Abyss, cast Wishing Coals on the brazier, crack open loot chests — and look into the strange rooms hidden between the floors. THE MINE NEVER SLEEPS Your crew keeps working while you are away. Come back to the shift report and collect the haul. Hand-drawn pixel art, warm lantern light and a mine with a long memory. Light your lantern. Grab your pickaxe. See what waits deeper.

Screenshots

PewPew Live 24 screens
Lantern & Lode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lantern & Lode at Free against PewPew Live 2's $5.99. Lantern & Lode also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). PewPew Live 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Lantern & Lode is free to download; PewPew Live 2 costs $5.99 up front. Lantern & Lode sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PewPew Live 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PewPew Live 2 ships an update every 4 months, Lantern & Lode daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PewPew Live 2 versus Lantern & Lode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPewPew Live 2Lantern & Lode
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB333 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJean-Francois GeyelinFURYLION LLC FZ

In-app purchases

None

PewPew Live 2

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Lantern & Lode

One-time10
  • Handful of Coals$1.99
  • Few Powder Kegs$2.99
  • Bucket of Coals$4.99
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  • Last Foreman Pack$4.99
  • Stack of Powder Kegs$9.99
  • Bin of Coals$9.99
  • No Ads$14.99
  • Store of Powder Kegs$19.99
  • Seam Lantern$19.99
  • Cart of Crystals$49.99

Questions

Is PewPew Live 2 free?
PewPew Live 2 costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lantern & Lode free?
Lantern & Lode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PewPew Live 2 or Lantern & Lode have ads?
Lantern & Lode shows ads; PewPew Live 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, PewPew Live 2 or Lantern & Lode?
PewPew Live 2 ships an update every 4 months, and Lantern & Lode daily. Most recently, PewPew Live 2 was updated on October 28, 2026 and Lantern & Lode on October 26, 2026.

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