Comparison

Desert Knights vs Speedrun Royale

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

Head to head

A competitive platformer

Free

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★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

About

Desert Knights

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Go through the desert with your awesome desert knight! 09724ff653

About

Speedrun Royale

Compete in a fast-paced platformer to reach the goal before your opponent. Utilize a card system to enhance your character's abilities or hinder your rivals. Unlock matches against friends and random players as you level up.

Highlights

Competitive speedrunning races
Card system for ability modification
Character ability enhancements
Opponent hindrance mechanics
Multiplayer matches against friends
Matchmaking with random opponents
XP leveling system

Features

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Speedrun Royale - A competitive platformer where the goal is to speedrun to the girl faster than your opponent. A card system modifies your characters abilities, like speed, jump height, gravity etc. Cards can also freeze the opponent, stun enemies etc. Advance to XP level 3 to participate in matches against friends or random opponents.

Screenshots

Desert Knights1 screens

Speedrun Royale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Desert Knights at none against Speedrun Royale's 10. Desert Knights also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 54 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Speedrun Royale sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Desert Knights asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Desert Knights ships an update fortnightly, Speedrun Royale every 54 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Desert Knights versus Speedrun Royale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Desert Knights	Speedrun Royale
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 54 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	—	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	8.0 — better	11.0
Further details — not scored
Size	10 MB	33 MB
Age rating	9+	4+
Developer	Eric Katzenmeier	Tommy Hass

In-app purchases

None

Desert Knights

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Speedrun Royale

One-time10

Pack of 80 gems$0.99
Pack of 500 gems$4.99
Special offer level 11$6.99

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Special offer level 9$8.99
Special offer level 12$8.99
Pack of 1200 gems$9.99
Special offer level 13$17.99
Pack of 2500 gems$19.99
Pack of 6500 gems$48.99
Pack of 14000 gems$94.99

Questions

Is Desert Knights free?

Desert Knights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Speedrun Royale free?

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

Do Desert Knights or Speedrun Royale have ads?

Neither Desert Knights nor Speedrun Royale shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Desert Knights or Speedrun Royale?

Desert Knights ships an update fortnightly, and Speedrun Royale every 54 months. Most recently, Desert Knights was updated on October 29, 2026 and Speedrun Royale on November 3, 2026.