Comparison

Reigns vs Funzel

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

Head to head
About

Reigns

Rule a medieval kingdom by making decisions with a swipe of your finger. Balance the needs of various factions, from the church to the army, to extend your reign. Each choice has consequences that can lead to your dynasty's downfall.

Highlights
  • Swipe-based decision making
  • Kingdom faction balance
  • Dynasty survival
  • Event spanning centuries
  • Multiple ways to die
Features
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Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal fingers either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom. Survive the seemingly never-ending gauntlet of requests from your advisors, peasants, allies, and enemies while maintaining balance between the influential factions of your kingdom. But beware; each decision you make might have implications and unfortunate consequences down the road that could put your reign and family’s dynasty at risk! Each year of your reign brings another important – seemingly random – request from your unpredictable kingdom as you strive for balance between the church, the people, the army, and the treasury. Prudent decisions and careful planning make for a long reign but unforeseen motivations, surprise events, and poor luck can take down even the most entrenched monarch. Extend your reign as long as possible, forge alliances, make enemies, and find new ways to die as your dynasty marches along through the ages. Some events will span on centuries, with an intrigue involving burning witches, scientific enlightenment, wicked politics and, maybe, the Devil himself. *iPhone 5 / iPod Touch 6 / iPad Mini / iPad Air or later recommended.

About

Funzel

Protect a fragile light source by collecting energy to keep it illuminated. Navigate a mysterious world with intuitive one-touch controls through 50 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Protect a fragile light source
  • Collect light energy
  • Intuitive one-touch controls
  • 50 levels
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Light illuminates our way through life and the lightwaves make us shine. "Funzel" is a weak and tender light which is in danger to extinguish quickly and you have to protect it. Collect light energy and make sure the gentle flicker does not go out. You have it in your hands because "Funzel" and you are the life. The game is a combination of action and skill game with intuitive one-touch controls. Move the flickering „Funzel“ safely thru a mysterious and unknown world. You have to collect light energy to make the surroundings visible so you can navigate safely. - Extraordinary gameplay with intuitive controls - 50 Level - Game Center

Screenshots

Reigns4 screens
Funzel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reigns at 70% against Funzel's 0%. Reigns also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 23 months) and chart position (#9 vs unranked). Funzel's advantage is price ($0.29 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Reigns costs $2.99 and Funzel $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reigns ships an update every 5 weeks, Funzel every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Reigns versus Funzel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReignsFunzel
Price$2.99$0.29 — better
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#9 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB122 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.Christian Streinz

Customer experience

Reigns

All ratings7,608 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews920 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative20.5%

Funzel

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Reigns

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Blank/corrupted cards
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Save file corruption
  • Compatibility issues on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More content and storylines
  • Ability to customize the king/kingdom
  • Improved UI and feedback on decisions
  • Difficulty settings or options
  • Cross-platform/cloud save support

Funzel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Reigns

No in-app purchases

None

Funzel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reigns free?
Reigns costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Funzel free?
Funzel costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reigns or Funzel have ads?
Neither Reigns nor Funzel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reigns or Funzel?
Reigns ships an update every 5 weeks, and Funzel every 23 months. Most recently, Reigns was updated on September 30, 2026 and Funzel on September 20, 2026.

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