Marian Solitaire vs Lanterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marian Solitaire
A classic solitaire card game designed with Catholic values of beauty, thoughtfulness, and simplicity. Enjoy a peaceful gaming experience with readable cards, unique designs, and helpful features like hints and undo, all without advertisements.
- Classic solitaire gameplay
- Catholic and liturgical designs
- Daily Challenges
- Hints and undo functionality
- No advertisements
- Readable cards
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From the trusted makers of iRosary, Marian Solitaire is classic solitaire shaped by Catholic values: beauty, thoughtfulness, simplicity, and respect for your attention. Enjoy readable cards, Marian and liturgical designs, Daily Challenges, hints, undo, and no ads. No casino gimmicks, no pop-ups. Just the card game you love, made with care.
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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Light every tile and bring a hidden world back to life. Lanterns is Akari, also called Light Up: a puzzle of pure deduction. Place lanterns so every open tile glows. Numbered walls tell you how many lanterns must touch them. Light stops at walls, and no two lanterns may shine on each other. Meet Pip, your lantern-moth companion, and explore over 10,000 puzzle rooms across 834 floors. Restore chapter landmarks as you progress, and take a break with Firefly Flight at chapter restorations. Campaign puzzles have no countdown. Take your time, mark your plans, use free Undo, and follow Why explanations on the board. Your unfinished campaign puzzle stays ready when you return. The Daily challenge brings one timed puzzle each local date: ninety seconds, one attempt, no hints or revives. Keep your daily streak going and look back on your results. See a score out of 100 after each campaign win, celebrate your personal best, and choose lantern styles as you make the world brighter. If you enjoy Nonogram, Picross, Sudoku, Hashi or Nurikabe, try a different kind of logic puzzle. Each board is generated and checked for a unique solution. Lanterns is free to download, with optional in-app purchases. Campaign entry tickets recover over time. Between-level ads may appear after the introductory levels; a one-time purchase removes forced ads permanently. Rewarded videos remain optional. No sign-in is required to play. Akari (Light Up) is Nikoli's puzzle form.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Marian Solitaire at none against Lanterns's shown. On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Marian Solitaire sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lanterns sells 4 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 Marian Solitaire against 5.0 for Lanterns. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively.
| Parameter | Marian Solitaire | Lanterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Opicury Software | 10X Ventures LLC |
Customer experience
Marian Solitaire
Lanterns
In-app purchases
Marian Solitaire
- Marian Premium$4.99
Lanterns
- Pouch of Embers$1.99
- The Gilded Lantern$2.99
- Satchel of Embers$4.99
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- Chest of Embers$9.99
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