Comparison

Lanterns vs Smash Bricks!

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

Head to head
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.

About

Smash Bricks!

Features
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Take your best shot and watch colorful shapes break apart piece by piece. Your goal is simple: clear every piece before you run out of moves! Choose your shots carefully, find the best angles, and make every ball count. Each level brings a new shape and a fresh puzzle to solve. It may look easy at first, but clearing the whole board with limited moves will put your aim and strategy to the test. HOW TO PLAY • Aim and shoot the ball • Hit the blocks to break them apart • Use your moves wisely • Clear every piece to complete the level • Discover new shapes and challenges as you progress Easy to learn, satisfying to play, and packed with colorful destruction. Can you demolish them all before your moves run out? Ready, aim, smash!

Screenshots

Lanterns4 screens
Smash Bricks!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smash Bricks! at none against Lanterns's 4. Lanterns's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). 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. Smash Bricks! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lanterns ships an update daily, Smash Bricks! every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lanterns versus Smash Bricks!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanternsSmash Bricks!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size151 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer10X Ventures LLCDogukan Kopuz

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
None

Smash Bricks!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lanterns free?
Lanterns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smash Bricks! free?
Smash Bricks! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lanterns or Smash Bricks! have ads?
Both Lanterns and Smash Bricks! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lanterns or Smash Bricks!?
Lanterns ships an update daily, and Smash Bricks! every 4 days. Most recently, Lanterns was updated on October 24, 2026 and Smash Bricks! on October 24, 2026.

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