Comparison

Sausage Drop vs Lantern Ronin

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

Head to head
About

Sausage Drop

Launch sausages with a single finger, aiming to land them in a pot. Master terrible physics across 60 levels with unique challenges and unlock over 50 different sausages. Compete in endless mode or earn daily rewards.

Highlights
  • One-finger physics controls
  • 60 hand-built levels
  • Endless mode with ghost replays
  • 57 unlockable sausages
  • Daily rewards and coins
  • Offline gameplay (ads require connection)
Features
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One finger. Terrible physics. Endless sausage. Pull back, aim, let go — then watch your sausage flop, bounce, spin and (hopefully) land in the pot. SausageDrop is a physics game about the least aerodynamic food ever invented. HOW IT WORKS Hold to charge. Release to launch. That's the whole control scheme. Everything else is you slowly learning what a sausage does when it hits a wooden plank at speed — and tapping at the right moment to flip it back over. 60 HAND-BUILT LEVELS Seven kitchens, each with its own weather and mood — sunny counter, rain, storm, night shift, hot pan, sunset and the laboratory. Planks tilt, slide, vanish and lie to you. Springs fire, shelves spin, saw blades turn, gas burners flare. Three stars a level if you're clean about it, one if you just survive. ENDLESS MODE No finish line. One long kitchen and your own best distance to beat. Your ghost run replays right beside you, so you can see exactly where you got greedy. 57 SAUSAGES TO UNLOCK Smoked, paprika, bacon, salmon and ten legendary ones whose colours never stop moving — Holo Flux, Infernal, Abyssal, Nebula, Midas, Voltage. Planks, backgrounds and kitchen gear come in the same legendary set, so the whole kitchen can shift colour around you. ALSO IN THE BOX • Game Center leaderboard for endless distance • A daily reward that hands out coins, gear and, rarely, a legendary avatar • Haptics that actually match what's on screen • The game plays offline anywhere; only the ads need a connection • One save file, always yours Coins are earned by playing. They can also be bought if you're impatient. The game shows ads: a banner in the menu, an occasional full-screen ad between levels, and reward videos you choose to watch. A one-time No Ads purchase removes them for good.

About

Lantern Ronin

Engage in a swift, one-thumb parry duel against waves of enemies on a moonlit bridge. Master precise timing to cut down foes, build combos, and survive increasingly challenging nights. Unlock new characters and enjoy an offline experience with optional ads.

Highlights
  • One-tap parry controls
  • Combo-based scoring
  • Fast-paced duels (1-2 minutes)
  • Varied enemy types and attack patterns
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
  • Unlockable pixel art characters
  • Offline play
Features
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A lone ronin. A moonlit bridge. Everyone who crosses it has come for you. Lantern Ronin is a one-thumb parry duel. Enemies walk in from the left and the right and telegraph their strike. Tap that side at the right moment to parry and cut them down. Tap early and you swing at nothing. Tap late and a lantern flame goes out. Three flames, then the night ends. IT PLAYS IN SECONDS - One tap per side. No virtual sticks, no menus mid-fight. - Perfect parries build combos and multiply your score. - Runs last one to two minutes. Perfect for a quick round. IT STAYS DEEP - Footmen rush. Spearmen reach from further away. Shadows feint before they strike. Brutes take two parries. - Every ten cuts brings a darker night: faster strikes, more pressure from both sides. - Daily Duel: the same enemies in the same order for everyone, once a day. Beat your friends' scores on the leaderboard and send them a challenge. MAKE THE RONIN YOURS - Earn coins with every cut and every perfect parry. - Unlock ten hand-pixelled ronin: Indigo, Crimson, Jade, Ash, Gold, Violet, Snow, Ember, Sakura and Oni. HONEST AND LIGHT - Plays offline. Progress saves on your device. - Free. Optional ads only: watch one to relight your lantern or double your coins. - No account, no login, no permissions beyond the basics. Hand-drawn pixel art, original music and sound, haptic parries. Built by a small studio that wanted a fighting game you can play while the kettle boils. How long can you hold the bridge?

Screenshots

Sausage Drop4 screens
Lantern Ronin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lantern Ronin at none against Sausage Drop's 5. Lantern Ronin also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Sausage Drop's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Sausage Drop sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Lantern Ronin asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sausage Drop against 5.0 for Lantern Ronin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sausage Drop ships an update daily, Lantern Ronin every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Sausage Drop versus Lantern Ronin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSausage DropLantern Ronin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB6 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperArianit LumiTHE RISE COLLECTION

Customer experience

Sausage Drop

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lantern Ronin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sausage Drop

One-time5
  • 100 Coins$1.99
  • Sausage Pass (30 Days)$4.99
  • 550 Coins$6.99
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  • 1200 Coins$12.99
  • 3000 Coins$27.99
None

Lantern Ronin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sausage Drop free?
Sausage Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lantern Ronin free?
Lantern Ronin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sausage Drop or Lantern Ronin?
Sausage Drop and Lantern Ronin are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sausage Drop or Lantern Ronin have ads?
Both Sausage Drop and Lantern Ronin show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sausage Drop or Lantern Ronin?
Sausage Drop ships an update daily, and Lantern Ronin every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sausage Drop was updated on October 16, 2026 and Lantern Ronin on October 23, 2026.

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