Comparison

Lantern vs Pumu

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Pumu

Features
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A squishy little creature, Pumu, is sleeping inside your phone. Wake it and you lose โ€” soothe it into deep sleep and you win. ยท A pass-the-phone party game for playing together in one room. ยท Shake too hard and it stirs; hold too still and it can't settle โ€” find the just-right soothing (a band that drifts every round). ยท Fully offline. The mic is used only to measure ambient loudness โ€” never recorded or transmitted. Zero data collection. ยท No account, no ads, free. Softly, softly. Good night.

Screenshots

Lantern4 screens
Pumu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pumu at none against Lantern's 4. Pumu also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lantern's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). On price there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Lantern sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pumu asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lantern ships an update weekly, Pumu monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 3 level
Lantern versus Pumu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanternPumu
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size200 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developeriqbal kpekpassi fofanaKIYOSHI YAHIRO

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Lantern

One-time4
  • coin_500$0.99
  • coin_3000$3.99
  • coin_10000$8.99
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  • coin_50000$29.99
None

Pumu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lantern free?
Lantern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pumu free?
Pumu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lantern or Pumu have ads?
Lantern shows ads; Pumu does not.
Which is updated more often, Lantern or Pumu?
Lantern ships an update weekly, and Pumu monthly. Most recently, Lantern was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pumu on October 28, 2026.

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