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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Lanterns is an endless feed of small logic puzzles. Solve one, swipe up, and the next one is waiting. Most take a minute or two. THE GAMES • Light Up: place lanterns until every square is lit • Paths: link each lantern to its twin • Takuzu: fill the grid with suns and moons • Harbour: slide the boats and free the lantern boat • Star Battle: one star in every row, column and region • Tents: pitch a tent beside every tree • Nonogram: fill squares from the number clues • Sudoku: the classic 9×9 New games every day. HINTS THAT EXPLAIN THE MOVE Stuck? Tap the hint. It shows you a square that has to be right and says why, like "Two suns sit side by side in row 6, so this square is a moon." GOES AS HARD AS YOU WANT Tap Next round after a solve to play the same game again, a step harder. TEN A DAY Solve 10 puzzles to light your daily lantern and keep your streak going. A daily reminder is there if you want one. YOUR SHELF Save the games you like to your shelf and play them back to back. FREE No ads. No sign-in. Just open it and play.

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 6. 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 6 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. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lanterns versus Smash Bricks!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanternsSmash Bricks!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — 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
Size125 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer10X Ventures LLCDogukan Kopuz

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lanterns

One-time6
  • Pouch of Embers$1.99
  • First Light Pack$2.99
  • The Gilded Lantern$2.99
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  • Satchel of Embers$4.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$4.99
  • 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 November 8, 2026 and Smash Bricks! on November 6, 2026.

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