Lanterns vs MatchTen!
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.
MatchTen!
Connect adjacent chips of the same color to make their numbers add up to 10. Strategize your moves to clear specific chips and reach level goals on increasingly complex boards. Enjoy a colorful and engaging puzzle experience.
- Connect chips to make 10
- Strategic move selection
- Progressive board challenges
- Colorful and engaging visuals
- Short play sessions possible
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Small numbers. Big possibilities. Welcome to MatchTen! Connect neighboring chips of the same color so their numbers add up to exactly 10. Clear the chips you need, reach each level’s goal, and watch new possibilities fall into place. The rule is simple. Finding the right connections is the challenge. With a limited number of moves, every chain counts. Will you take the obvious match or find a path that brings you closer to your goal? MAKE 10 Swipe through matching colors to build a chain that adds up to 10. MAKE EVERY MOVE COUNT Choose your connections carefully and collect the target color before your moves run out. EXPLORE NEW BOARDS Take on different layouts, more colors, and larger grids as you progress. ENJOY A LITTLE COLOR Bright chips, playful artwork, and satisfying clears bring every puzzle to life. Whether you have a moment for one level or feel like tackling a few more, there’s another connection waiting to be found. Connect chips. Make 10. One more round?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lanterns at 100% against MatchTen!'s 0%. Lanterns also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). MatchTen!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. MatchTen! 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 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lanterns's written reviews are positive against 0% of MatchTen!'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lanterns | MatchTen! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily | Daily |
| 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 | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 10X Ventures LLC | Rodrigo Laiz |
Customer experience
Lanterns
MatchTen!
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
MatchTen!
No in-app purchases









