Comparison

Banko vs Mancala Ultimate

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

Head to head
About

Banko

Features
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Denne lille App er for iPhone and iPad's. Den har det hele. Den spiller Banko spillet hvor numrene råbes op. Du kan printe spille plader, pause spillet for at kontrollerer en plade. Tryk på den røde og der er et nyt spil klar til start. Du kan slå opråb af numre fra og til. Tiden mellem numrene kan ændres fra 2 til 10 sekunder. Supported language: Danish, English, Norway. Rigtig god fornøjelse.

About

Mancala Ultimate

Experience a classic board game of strategy and collection. The goal is to gather more stones than your opponent by strategically distributing them across holes. Capture opponent's stones and aim for bonus turns to secure victory.

Highlights
  • Traditional Mancala gameplay
  • Strategic stone distribution
  • Opponent stone capture
  • Bonus turn mechanics
  • Single-player and multiplayer options (implied by 'opponent')
Features
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This is based on the traditional group of games played in various parts of the world. To win the game you need to collect more stones than your opponent. Each player has six holes in front of them and a collection hole on their right. To play the game a player chooses one of the holes in front of them and picks up all the stones inside it. They then deposit one stone in every hole, moving counter-clockwise. Each player skips their opponent's collection hole. If the last stone is deposited in the player's collection hole, that player gets another turn. If the last stone is deposited in an empty hole in front of the player, it gets captured along with any stones in the opposite hole and gets deposited in the collection hole. The game ends when all six of the holes in front of either player are empty. If there are any stones left in front of the other player, they get captured and deposited in the collection hole of that player.

Screenshots

Banko4 screens
Mancala Ultimate2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Banko at none against Mancala Ultimate's shown. Mancala Ultimate's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Banko ships an update every 3 months, Mancala Ultimate every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Banko versus Mancala Ultimate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBankoMancala Ultimate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.8 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—32.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank KalhojMOBILEFUSION APPS LTD

In-app purchases

None

Banko

No in-app purchases

None

Mancala Ultimate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Banko free?
Banko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mancala Ultimate free?
Mancala Ultimate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Banko or Mancala Ultimate have ads?
Mancala Ultimate shows ads; Banko does not.
Which is updated more often, Banko or Mancala Ultimate?
Banko ships an update every 3 months, and Mancala Ultimate every 5 months. Most recently, Banko was updated on November 2, 2026 and Mancala Ultimate on November 2, 2026.

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