RUNA vs The Mind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RUNA
Arrange blocks to create a path and spread light. This puzzle game features celestial graphics and calming sounds, requiring logic and experimentation to guide energy through the shadows.
- Block arrangement puzzles
- Light spreading mechanics
- Celestial graphics
- Delicate sound design
- Logic and reasoning challenges
- Exploration of skies and distant lands
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Arrange the blocks and spread the light. Irradiate the way up to the highest sky. Set the order, set the route, set the focus. Let the energy flows on the path of the Light. RUNA - A way throughout the shadows. A unique journey among stars, skies and distant lands. RUNA is a gorgeous puzzle game with celestial graphics and delicate sounds. You'll make use of reasoning, logic, experimentation and research.
The Mind
A cooperative card game where players must play cards in ascending order without communication. Experience a unique team challenge, either with friends online or AI opponents.
- Cooperative gameplay
- No communication required
- Play with friends online
- Play with AI opponents
- Collect achievements
- Score top results
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The Mind is more than just a game. It's an experiment, a journey, totally simple and the the greatest team experience ever. If you complete the last level together , you will float on cloud seven. For you must not discuss it, will not exchange any information. And still it works - if you really want ONE you will. Only with the help of your thoughts... This unique experience can now also be enjoyed as an app! If you don't have any other players available, you can still experience The Mind by simply playing with one to three of the six individually designed computer players! Of course, you can also play online with your friends or make new friends playing the game online! Collect achievements and score top results for particularly successful mastering of the challenge. Nominated for Game of the Year 2018!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RUNA at 4.5 against The Mind's 2.5. RUNA also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (58% vs 32%). The Mind's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
RUNA costs $1.99 and The Mind $2.99 up front. RUNA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Mind asks for nothing beyond the download.
RUNA holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RUNA has 120 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of RUNA's written reviews are positive against 32% of The Mind's.
RUNA ships an update every 4 days, The Mind every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | RUNA | The Mind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (120 ratings) — better | 2.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 32.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe La Torre | BrettspielWelt |
Customer experience
RUNA
The Mind
In-app purchases
RUNA
- Extra support$0.99
The Mind
No in-app purchases
