Comparison

Lantern Keeaper vs Nutcraft

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

Head to head
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.

About

Nutcraft

Engage your mind with a mechanical puzzle workshop featuring three distinct game modes: deductive math puzzles, timed symbol matching, and memory card challenges. Designed for accessibility with VoiceOver support and adjustable motion settings.

Highlights
  • Nut math deduction puzzles
  • Quick tap symbol matching
  • Memory card matching
  • VoiceOver support
  • Optional haptic feedback
  • Progress tracking and statistics
Features
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Step into Nutcraft, a colorful mechanical puzzle workshop where every nut has a value, a symbol, and a place in the solution. THREE WAYS TO PLAY NUT MATH Study three calibration equations, deduce the value of each nut, then solve the final work order. Choose from six possible answers across 24 handcrafted levels. Need a hand? Step-by-step hints reveal one deduction at a time without giving away the entire puzzle. QUICK TAP Match the requested color and symbol before the clock runs out. Build streaks with accurate taps and chase a new high score in each 30-second round. MEMORY BENCH Flip the cards, find eight matching nut pairs, and improve your best move count and completion time. BUILT FOR CLEAR PLAY - Every nut combines color with a distinct symbol - VoiceOver labels for interactive game pieces - Optional haptic feedback - Reduce Game Motion setting - Level progress, stars, best scores, statistics, and workshop badges Whether you want a thoughtful equation, a fast reaction challenge, or a compact memory round, Nutcraft always has another job ready on the bench.

Screenshots

Lantern Keeaper4 screens
Nutcraft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lantern Keeaper at 67% against Nutcraft's 14%. Lantern Keeaper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Nutcraft's advantage is ratings volume (256 vs 55). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lantern Keeaper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 256 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Lantern Keeaper's written reviews are positive against 14% of Nutcraft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lantern Keeaper ships an update weekly, Nutcraft every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lantern Keeaper versus Nutcraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLantern KeeaperNutcraft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (55 ratings) — better4.5 (256 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings55256 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB216 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNikaka MikadzeErynd Kavos

Customer experience

Lantern Keeaper

All ratings55 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Nutcraft

All ratings256 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative78.6%

In-app purchases

None

Lantern Keeaper

No in-app purchases

None

Nutcraft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lantern Keeaper free?
Lantern Keeaper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nutcraft free?
Nutcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lantern Keeaper or Nutcraft?
Lantern Keeaper is rated higher. Lantern Keeaper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Nutcraft averages 4.5 from 256 ratings.
Do Lantern Keeaper or Nutcraft have ads?
Nutcraft shows ads; Lantern Keeaper does not.
Which is updated more often, Lantern Keeaper or Nutcraft?
Lantern Keeaper ships an update weekly, and Nutcraft every 9 days. Most recently, Lantern Keeaper was updated on October 8, 2026 and Nutcraft on October 16, 2026.

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