Comparison

Dewfall Lantern vs Shikaku

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

Head to head
About

Dewfall Lantern

Features
Read full description

A little light for every evening. Dewfall Lantern is a cozy logic-puzzle garden. Place glowing fireflies so no two touch, balance suns and moons across the night sky, and let Bo — your firefly friend — cheer you on. WHY YOU'LL STAY • GUARANTEED FAIR — every puzzle has exactly one solution and is always solvable by pure logic. No guessing, ever. • DAILY CHALLENGE — one fresh puzzle per mechanic each day. Earn gold, silver or bronze by time and keep your streak alight. • WORLD RANKING — see how your daily time compares with players everywhere. Pick a nickname; no account, no sign-up, ever. • THE JOURNEY — hundreds of levels that grow gently from a soft start to a real challenge, with milestone chests along the way. • TWO MECHANICS — Fireflies (place one per row, column and glade) and Suns & Moons (no three alike, keep the sky balanced). • COZY BY DESIGN — warm night-garden art, gentle chimes, soft haptics. No ads, no tracking. • IN YOUR LANGUAGE — English, Türkçe, Español, Deutsch, Français, Português, Русский. Free to play every day. Optional coin packs and a one-time Lifetime unlock (full archive + free hints) support a tiny independent studio.

About

Shikaku

Features
Read full description

Shikaku is a pure logic puzzle from Japan, also known as Rectangles or Divide by Squares. The grid holds a scattering of numbers. Your job is to cut the whole grid into rectangles so that each rectangle contains exactly one number, and that number is the rectangle's area. No guessing, ever. Every puzzle has exactly one solution and it can always be reached by reasoning alone. There are no lives and no mistake counter: a rectangle that breaks the rules is simply refused by the board, so you are free to try things. FEATURES: • Campaign — 100 handmade puzzles in five collections, from 5x5 first steps to 12x12 expert boards • Daily Challenge — one new puzzle every day, the same board for every player • Quick Play — endless generated puzzles, five grid sizes up to 15x15, three difficulties • A guaranteed unique solution — the solver verifies every board before you ever see it • Hints — a nudge when you are stuck, never the whole answer • Achievements — nine of them, earned by playing • Statistics and streaks — stars, completion times and your daily run • Plays entirely offline. No account required. Available in 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese and Russian. Draw your first rectangle and see how fast the grid falls into place.

Screenshots

Dewfall Lantern4 screens
Shikaku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shikaku at none against Dewfall Lantern's 4. On price, ads, 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. Dewfall Lantern sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Shikaku asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Dewfall Lantern versus Shikaku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDewfall LanternShikaku
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB127 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSerdar GuvenInsodia LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dewfall Lantern

One-time4
  • 300 Coins$1.99
  • 900 Coins$4.99
  • 2600 Coins$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Lifetime Lantern$19.99
None

Shikaku

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dewfall Lantern free?
Dewfall Lantern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shikaku free?
Shikaku is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dewfall Lantern or Shikaku have ads?
Neither Dewfall Lantern nor Shikaku shows ads.

Other comparisons