Lanterns vs Ants Attack!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Logic deduction puzzles
- Over 10,000 unique rooms
- Daily timed challenges
- No countdown in campaign mode
- Optional in-app purchases
- Ad-free experience
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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.
Ants Attack!
Command worker ants to dismantle 3D voxel sculptures cube by cube. Match colored boxes to dock slots and harvest them to clear each shape before space runs out. Enjoy satisfying gameplay with challenging puzzles and gorgeous 3D art.
- 3D voxel sculpture dismantling
- Colored box matching
- Ant harvesting mechanics
- Spin and rotate 3D models
- Special puzzle gimmicks
- Satisfying ASMR-style gameplay
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Welcome to Ants Colony - the ultimate 3D voxel-dismantling casual puzzle game! Take command of your dedicated worker ants and take apart stunning 3D voxel sculptures cube by cube! Match colored boxes to dock slots, dispatch armies of tiny ant harvesters, and clear each shape before running out of space. HOW TO PLAY: - Tap front-row colored boxes to send them into your dock slots. - Watch your ant army march up the platform and crawl across 3D surfaces. - Each ant finds and harvests its matching colored cube, carrying it back to the underground nest. - Spin and rotate the 3D turntable 360° to expose hidden angles and find blocked cubes. - Clear every single cube on the sculpture to beat the level and earn rewards! EXCITING PUZZLE GIMMICKS: - Frozen Ice Boxes: Crack the ice shell to free trapped boxes for dispatch. - Connected Box Pairs: Move linked boxes in tandem into consecutive dock slots. - Mystery Boxes: Advance hidden boxes to the front line to reveal their secret colors. - 2X Speed Boost: Accelerate gameplay when your colony is in full swing for lightning-fast clears. WHY YOU’LL LOVE ANTS COLONY: - Super Satisfying Gameplay: Relaxing, ASMR-style ant trail navigation and cube harvesting. - Challenging Brain Teasers: Manage your limited dock slots wisely to avoid getting stuck! - Gorgeous 3D Art: Hundreds of handcrafted, colorful voxel models from cute animals to cool items. - Tactile Haptics & Sound: Crisp sound effects and responsive haptic feedback on every tap. Are you ready to lead the most hardworking ant colony in the world? Download Ants Colony today and start dismantling!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lanterns at 5.0 against Ants Attack!'s 3.0. Lanterns also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Ants Attack!'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
Both are free to download. Lanterns sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Ants Attack! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lanterns holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lanterns has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lanterns ships an update daily, Ants Attack! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lanterns | Ants Attack! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 151 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 10X Ventures LLC | Mridul Saxena |
Customer experience
Lanterns
Ants Attack!
In-app purchases
Lanterns
- Pouch of Embers$1.99
- The Gilded Lantern$2.99
- Satchel of Embers$4.99
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- Chest of Embers$9.99
Ants Attack!
No in-app purchases









