Lanthorn vs Fish Around
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lanthorn
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Lanthorn is a cozy block puzzle about light. Drag pieces onto the board and fill a complete row or column through a lantern to light it. Light every lantern to finish a level, then travel outward through warm, hand-made worlds as your night sky slowly fills with light. That is the whole game. One simple move, nothing to memorize. - No timers and no pressure. Play at your own pace. - No accounts and no sign-in. Just open and play. - No ads interrupting you, and nothing to buy. - Fully playable offline. - Levels that gently grow with you, plus an endless journey beyond. A calm puzzle for a quiet moment. Light a lantern, fill the sky.
Fish Around
This is a relaxing digital pond experience where you can interact with four unique fish. Collect bubbles to unlock new themes and decorations, and discover special photo memories as the fish get to know you. Enjoy offline play with no pressure.
- Interactive fish with distinct personalities
- Unlockable pond themes and decorations
- Pond photo album and portraits
- Offline play
- No ads or in-app purchases
- Multi-language support
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Fish Around is a small illustrated pond made for quiet breaks. Touch the water, spend time with four fish with distinct personalities, and watch each one respond in its own way. Every visit brings bubbles that can unlock pond themes and decorations. As a fish grows familiar with you, it may discover special photo memories around the pond. Features: • Four fish with playful, quiet, tsundere, and whimsically weird personalities • Spring, Summer Night, and Autumn pond themes • Decorations you can place, move, resize, and flip • A fish collection and a pond photo album • Pond portraits you can save or share • English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean • Offline play with no ads, purchases, accounts, or streak pressure Nothing to finish. No day to save. Just spend a little time by the water.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lanthorn at 15.0 against Fish Around's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Lanthorn | Fish Around |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JFun LLC | Jiayi Qu |
In-app purchases
Lanthorn
No in-app purchases
Fish Around
No in-app purchases









