Comparison

WizMiz vs Qirkat

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

Head to head
About

WizMiz

A fast-paced, two-player abstract strategy board game. Players move colored dots across the board to reach the opposite row, with two distinct win conditions. It's a simple yet challenging game of tactical movement and capture.

Highlights
  • Two-player abstract board game
  • Strategic dot movement
  • Vertical, horizontal, and diagonal moves
  • Capture opponent's dots
  • Two win conditions
  • Fast-paced gameplay
Features
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WizMiz is an Abstract Board Game for two players. A strategy game of 18 red dots vs 18 blue dots that is simple, fast & challenging. Each dot may move one or more squares at a time: vertically, horizontally, or diagonally – but not backward. The object of the game is to move your color dots across the board to the last opposite row. Two ways to win: 1. The first player to fill the last opposite row with 8 dots wins, or 2. The first player that has all of their remaining dots on the last opposite row, and none of their other dots left on the play field. You move by touching your dot then an empty square, or touching your dot then your opponents dot, removing It from the play field. A fast-moving strategy game for all to play. WizMiz was created by Jack Boasberg in 1986. Updated in 2019 at Lightorium.com, LLC. Developed by Juggleware.

About

Qirkat

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Qirkat – also known as alquerque – is a board game that was popular in Medieval Spain, played by kings and queens and caliphs and commoners alike. Although it evolved into other popular games like checkers, qirkat itself was largely forgotten – until now. Play against another human or the AI – or watch the AI play itself. Includes documentation, move suggestions, analysis tools, and three short stories. Rules: - Whichever player runs out of moves (or pieces) first, loses. - You can only move forward or sideways onto a free point. - You can't move a piece back to a point it's already occupied. - But you can jump over your opponent's pieces in any direction. - In fact, you have to jump if you can. - Multiple jumps are possible. - That's it!

Screenshots

WizMiz1 screens
Qirkat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WizMiz at Free against Qirkat's $0.99. WizMiz also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months). On ads, 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

WizMiz is free to download; Qirkat costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WizMiz ships an update every 3 weeks, Qirkat every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
WizMiz versus Qirkat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizMizQirkat
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerlightorium.com LLCJonathan Huston

In-app purchases

None

WizMiz

No in-app purchases

None

Qirkat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WizMiz free?
WizMiz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Qirkat free?
Qirkat costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do WizMiz or Qirkat have ads?
Neither WizMiz nor Qirkat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WizMiz or Qirkat?
WizMiz ships an update every 3 weeks, and Qirkat every 20 months. Most recently, WizMiz was updated on November 2, 2026 and Qirkat on November 3, 2026.

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