Comparison

MrRook vs Lanterns

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

Head to head
About

MrRook

A puzzle game where you tap to dig, long-press to mark, and slide a rook to a safe tile. Navigate through mines and reach the goal in various game modes.

Highlights
  • Tap to dig
  • Long-press to mark
  • Slide the Rook
  • Dodge mines
  • Campaign mode
  • Daily Challenge
Features
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Dig the desk. Dodge the mines. Slide the Rook home. Tap to dig. Long-press to mark. Slide the Rook to the green tile. Campaign, Daily Challenge, optional hints.

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

MrRook3 screens
Lanterns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lanterns at 100% against MrRook's 0%. Lanterns also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). MrRook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 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. Lanterns sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MrRook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lanterns holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lanterns has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MrRook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lanterns's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MrRook ships an update every 4 days, Lanterns daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MrRook versus Lanterns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMrRookLanterns
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErez Nardia10X Ventures LLC

Customer experience

MrRook

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Lanterns

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MrRook

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 MrRook free?
MrRook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lanterns free?
Lanterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MrRook or Lanterns?
Lanterns is rated higher. MrRook averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Lanterns averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do MrRook or Lanterns have ads?
Both MrRook and Lanterns show ads.
Which is updated more often, MrRook or Lanterns?
MrRook ships an update every 4 days, and Lanterns daily. Most recently, MrRook was updated on October 30, 2026 and Lanterns on October 25, 2026.

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