Frog Match vs Lanterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frog Match
Match three or more same-colored frogs to clear them from the pool and help them escape traffic jams. This relaxing puzzle game is ideal for fans of match-3 mechanics.
- Frog-themed match-3 gameplay
- Escape pool traffic jams
- Relaxing puzzle experience
- Suitable for match-3 game lovers
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An all-new frog-themed 3 match game is here. Help frogs to escape from pool traffic jam by matching 3 same color frogs. This is a good choice for all relaxing game lovers, especially for the addicts of 3 match games.
Lanterns
A logic puzzle game where you place lanterns to illuminate every tile on the board. Solve over 10,000 unique puzzles with a daily challenge and a cozy, ad-free experience.
- Logic deduction puzzles
- Over 10,000 unique rooms
- Daily timed challenges
- No countdown in campaign mode
- Optional in-app purchases
- Ad-free experience
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Lanterns is an endless feed of small logic puzzles. Solve one, swipe up, and the next one is waiting. Most take a minute or two. THE GAMES • Light Up: place lanterns until every square is lit • Paths: link each lantern to its twin • Takuzu: fill the grid with suns and moons • Harbour: slide the boats and free the lantern boat • Star Battle: one star in every row, column and region • Tents: pitch a tent beside every tree • Nonogram: fill squares from the number clues • Sudoku: the classic 9×9 New games every day. HINTS THAT EXPLAIN THE MOVE Stuck? Tap the hint. It shows you a square that has to be right and says why, like "Two suns sit side by side in row 6, so this square is a moon." GOES AS HARD AS YOU WANT Tap Next round after a solve to play the same game again, a step harder. TEN A DAY Solve 10 puzzles to light your daily lantern and keep your streak going. A daily reminder is there if you want one. YOUR SHELF Save the games you like to your shelf and play them back to back. FREE No ads. No sign-in. Just open it and play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lanterns at daily against Frog Match's every 5 days. Frog Match's advantage is ratings volume (57 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Frog Match sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Lanterns sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Frog Match against 5.0 for Lanterns. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frog Match has 57 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Frog Match ships an update every 5 days, Lanterns daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Frog Match | Lanterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (57 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 志敏 贺 | 10X Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Frog Match
Lanterns
In-app purchases
Frog Match
- Continue Offer$0.99
- 1000 Coins$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
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- Continue Offer$2.99
- Continue Offer$3.99
- Continue Offer$4.99
- Small Bundle$4.99
- No Ads$6.99
- frogpass$7.99
- removeads2$9.99
Lanterns
- Pouch of Embers$1.99
- First Light Pack$2.99
- The Gilded Lantern$2.99
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- Satchel of Embers$4.99
- Remove Forced Ads$4.99
- Chest of Embers$9.99









