Comparison

Juicy Rush vs Lantern Keeaper

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

Head to head
About

Juicy Rush

Features
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Juicy Rush is a fruit block puzzle with one rule that changes everything. Place fruit tiles to fill rows and columns on an 8×8 grid. Clear them before the board fills up. Simple — until the bomb appears. Every 5 pieces you place, a countdown bomb drops on a random cell. You have 3 turns to clear the row or column it's sitting on. Miss it and that cell explodes, locking a 3×3 zone permanently. Locked cells never come back. On an 8×8 board, that's a huge chunk of your grid — gone forever. Survive long enough and the game gets meaner. Pass 5,000 points and a red bomb appears. This one doesn't countdown — it just sits there, waiting. The only way to defuse it is to clear the exact row or column it's on. Ignore it and it explodes, locking another 3×3 zone forever. The higher your score, the more red bombs appear. The board is running out of space. So are you. One extra rule. Infinite panic. HOW TO PLAY - Drag fruit pieces from your tray onto the 8×8 grid - Fill complete rows or columns to clear them - Every 5 placements a countdown bomb appears — 3 turns to clear its row or column - After 5,000 points red bombs appear — no countdown, must be defused by clearing its line - Miss any bomb — a 3×3 zone locks forever - Game ends when no piece can fit FEATURES - 19 unique piece shapes — L-shapes, bars, T-shapes, S/Z, squares and more - Two bomb types — countdown bombs and high-score red bombs - Combo system — double, triple and ultra clears with flash effects - Particle explosions on every clear - Power-ups to help you survive longer - Best score saved locally - Colorful fruit tile theme pineapples, strawberries, kiwis, grapes and more - No time pressure between moves — think, then panic 64 squares. Shrinking fast. How far can you go?

About

Lantern Keeaper

Guide lost forest creatures home each night by strategically placing magical lanterns. Solve handcrafted puzzles with environmental interactions and unique creature behaviors. Enjoy calm, one-thumb gameplay designed for short sessions.

Highlights
  • 80 handcrafted levels
  • Four creature types
  • Environmental interactions
  • Hazard systems
  • Short play sessions
  • Offline play
Features
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Lantern Keeaper is a cozy portrait-mode puzzle game for iPhone. Each night, lost forest creatures step into the valley and wait for safe guidance home. Players become the Lantern Keeper and use a limited number of magical lanterns to light routes, activate objects, and protect every traveler before dawn. Key Features - 80 handcrafted-feel levels across four chapters - four creature behaviors: Rabbit, Fox, Deer, and Owl - environmental interactions including bridges, gates, switches, and crystals - hazard systems including thorns, fog, and wind - fast sessions designed for three to five minute play windows - full offline play with local save data How to Play 1. Select a glowing lantern node on the puzzle board. 2. Place or rotate a lantern to change the illuminated route. 3. Watch creatures react to the available light and path conditions. 4. Adjust the board until the required creatures safely reach home. 5. Earn stars, unlock more levels, and collect hint rewards. Design Intent Lantern Keeaper focuses on calm decision-making instead of reflex-heavy input. The visual direction leans into warm storybook lighting, deep blue night tones, and readable one-thumb-friendly controls.

Screenshots

Juicy Rush4 screens
Lantern Keeaper4 screens

Verdict

The call

Juicy Rush and Lantern Keeaper are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Juicy Rush ships an update every 2 weeks, Lantern Keeaper weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Juicy Rush versus Lantern Keeaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJuicy RushLantern Keeaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (547 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—547 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAltin HoxhaNikaka Mikadze

In-app purchases

None

Juicy Rush

No in-app purchases

None

Lantern Keeaper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Juicy Rush free?
Juicy Rush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lantern Keeaper free?
Lantern Keeaper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Juicy Rush or Lantern Keeaper have ads?
Neither Juicy Rush nor Lantern Keeaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Juicy Rush or Lantern Keeaper?
Juicy Rush ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lantern Keeaper weekly. Most recently, Juicy Rush was updated on October 11, 2026 and Lantern Keeaper on October 25, 2026.

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