Comparison

Floppy Red Fish vs Lantern

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

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About

Floppy Red Fish

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The new amazing Floppy Red Fish is available now on your IOS Device! Tap on your device to make the fish swim! Avoid obstacles to level up, find fantastic treasures... and most importantly... beat world best high score! Have Fun!

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Lantern

Navigate treacherous platforms, collect flames, and keep your lantern burning in this action platformer. Unlock new character skins and lantern colors as you progress through challenging levels and dynamic environments. Discover a secret bonus stage upon completing all levels.

Highlights

Skillful platforming gameplay
Collect flames to progress
Unlock character skins and lantern colors
Navigate treacherous traps and obstacles
Explore dynamic environments
Access secret bonus stage

Features

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Step into the thrilling world of Lantern, the ultimate action platformer that blends skillful gameplay with stunning visuals. Your mission: complete all the levels by collecting flames as you navigate treacherous platforms filled with traps and obstacles. Core Features Gameplay: Run, jump, and dodge traps while keeping your lantern burning. Collect and Customize: Unlock exciting character skins and lanterns in various colors with collected flames. Secret Level Limbo: Finish all levels to access this mysterious bonus stage. Challenging Obstacles: Master timing and precision as you face moving platforms, spikes. Dynamic Environments: Explore a variety of beautifully designed worlds, each with its own atmosphere and challenges

Screenshots

Floppy Red Fish4 screens

Lantern4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Floppy Red Fish at none against Lantern's shown. Lantern's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Floppy Red Fish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lantern sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Floppy Red Fish ships an update every 4 months, Lantern weekly. The most recent releases landed on May 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

Floppy Red Fish versus Lantern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Floppy Red Fish	Lantern
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 4 months	Weekly — better
Ads	No — better	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12.1	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	15 MB	200 MB
Age rating	4+	9+
Developer	Giuseppe Calcagno	iqbal kpekpassi fofana

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Floppy Red Fish

One-time1

Remove all Advertisement$0.99

4 purchases

Lantern

One-time4

coin_500$0.99
coin_3000$3.99
coin_10000$8.99

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coin_50000$29.99

Questions

Is Floppy Red Fish free?

Floppy Red Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Lantern free?

Lantern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do Floppy Red Fish or Lantern have ads?

Lantern shows ads; Floppy Red Fish does not.

Which is updated more often, Floppy Red Fish or Lantern?

Floppy Red Fish ships an update every 4 months, and Lantern weekly. Most recently, Floppy Red Fish was updated on May 18, 2026 and Lantern on June 1, 2026.