Comparison

Brain Sip vs Lanterns

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

Head to head
About

Brain Sip

Features
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Brain Sip is your daily ritual of sharp, beautiful puzzles — one fresh challenge every day, designed to wake up your brain in just a few minutes. A NEW PUZZLE EVERY DAY Every morning a single official puzzle goes live for everyone. Solve it fast, solve it clean, and see how you stack up. The format rotates by the day, so you never quite know what's waiting for you. NINE PUZZLE FORMATS, ONE HABIT • Sudoku — the classic, beautifully rendered • Binaris 1001 puzzles — fill the grid with 0s and 1s • Number Path — trace a single winding route through the board • Logic Grid — deduce the order with futoshiki clues • Waaier — a curved-fan Latin square with a no-touch twist • Unspool — slither tangled threads off the board, one move at a time • Memory Flash, Kuadra and Bounce Shot — fast, playful tests of focus and timing KEEP YOUR STREAK ALIVE Play every day to build your streak. Miss a day? A monthly streak freeze has your back. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Create private leagues, invite friends with a code, and battle for the top of your own daily leaderboard. A friendly nudge keeps everyone honest. SHARE YOUR RESULT Every solve becomes a clean, spoiler-free result card — share your time and streak without giving the answer away. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS A full history grid, per-format strengths, badges and a weekly tournament show exactly how your brain is getting sharper. PRACTICE ANYTIME Not feeling the daily? Dive into practice packs and play any format at the difficulty you choose. Designed to be honest, calm and quietly competitive. No clutter, no noise — just one good puzzle a day.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Logic deduction puzzles
  • Over 10,000 unique rooms
  • Daily timed challenges
  • No countdown in campaign mode
  • Optional in-app purchases
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Brain Sip4 screens
Lanterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brain Sip at none against Lanterns's 4. Brain Sip also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lanterns's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Lanterns sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Brain Sip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Sip ships an update every 6 weeks, Lanterns daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brain Sip versus Lanterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain SipLanterns
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMJK APPS SRL10X Ventures LLC

In-app purchases

None

Brain Sip

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Lanterns

One-time4
  • Pouch of Embers$1.99
  • The Gilded Lantern$2.99
  • Satchel of Embers$4.99
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  • Chest of Embers$9.99

Questions

Is Brain Sip free?
Brain Sip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lanterns free?
Lanterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Brain Sip or Lanterns have ads?
Lanterns shows ads; Brain Sip does not.
Which is updated more often, Brain Sip or Lanterns?
Brain Sip ships an update every 6 weeks, and Lanterns daily. Most recently, Brain Sip was updated on October 15, 2026 and Lanterns on October 10, 2026.

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