Flags vs Lantern Ronin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flags
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Create Your Identity and Enter the Arena. Welcome to Flags: Arena, a fast-paced competitive arcade game where you create your own identity and battle in exciting arena matches. Arena Battles Enter thrilling 4-player matches. Each player controls a ball carrying their own banner. Avoid collisions, outplay your rivals, and be the last one standing. Fast and Fun Gameplay Simple controls and easy to learn. Action-packed battles full of movement and challenge. Every match feels different and rewards skill and quick reflexes. Power-Ups Use shields to block damage. Use the Missile to disrupt opponents. Collect bonus points to gain the advantage. Tournaments and Challenges Join tournaments and face many rivals. Advance through stages and win rewards. Prove your skills and rise to the top. Progress and Build Your Kingdom Create your own kingdom and expand your influence with every victory. Fight exciting wars through intense rounds and arena battles. Unlock more territories and rise toward glory. More Coming Soon Online battles coming soon. More missions, rewards, and regular updates ahead. Are You Ready? Enter the arena, master the battle, and become a legend in Flags: Arena. This game is entirely fictional and created for entertainment purposes only. All countries, flags, maps, and names are used for gameplay purposes only and do not represent any political, social, ideological, or real-world positions, conflicts, or disputes.
Lantern Ronin
Engage in a swift, one-thumb parry duel against waves of enemies on a moonlit bridge. Master precise timing to cut down foes, build combos, and survive increasingly challenging nights. Unlock new characters and enjoy an offline experience with optional ads.
- One-tap parry controls
- Combo-based scoring
- Fast-paced duels (1-2 minutes)
- Varied enemy types and attack patterns
- Daily challenges and leaderboards
- Unlockable pixel art characters
- Offline play
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A lone ronin. A moonlit bridge. Everyone who crosses it has come for you. Lantern Ronin is a one-thumb parry duel. Enemies walk in from the left and the right and telegraph their strike. Tap that side at the right moment to parry and cut them down. Tap early and you swing at nothing. Tap late and a lantern flame goes out. Three flames, then the night ends. IT PLAYS IN SECONDS - One tap per side. No virtual sticks, no menus mid-fight. - Perfect parries build combos and multiply your score. - Runs last one to two minutes. Perfect for a quick round. IT STAYS DEEP - Footmen rush. Spearmen reach from further away. Shadows feint before they strike. Brutes take two parries. - Every ten cuts brings a darker night: faster strikes, more pressure from both sides. - Daily Duel: the same enemies in the same order for everyone, once a day. Beat your friends' scores on the leaderboard and send them a challenge. MAKE THE RONIN YOURS - Earn coins with every cut and every perfect parry. - Unlock ten hand-pixelled ronin: Indigo, Crimson, Jade, Ash, Gold, Violet, Snow, Ember, Sakura and Oni. HONEST AND LIGHT - Plays offline. Progress saves on your device. - Free. Optional ads only: watch one to relight your lantern or double your coins. - No account, no login, no permissions beyond the basics. Hand-drawn pixel art, original music and sound, haptic parries. Built by a small studio that wanted a fighting game you can play while the kettle boils. How long can you hold the bridge?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lantern Ronin at none against Flags's 6. Flags's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Flags sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Lantern Ronin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flags ships an update every 5 days, Lantern Ronin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flags | Lantern Ronin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ehab Hasan Soliman | THE RISE COLLECTION |
In-app purchases
Flags
- 100 FlagCoin$0.99
- 400 FlagCoin$2.99
- 1200 FlagCoin$7.99
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- 4000 FlagCoin$19.99
- 12000 FlagCoin$49.99
- 28000 FlagCoin$99.99
Lantern Ronin
No in-app purchases









