Comparison

XII Scripta (AG) vs Qirkat

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

Head to head
About

XII Scripta (AG)

Experience forgotten ancient board games brought to life with modern app design. Play against AI, friends, or global players online and offline. Collect unique game pieces and enjoy cloud saves across multiple titles.

Highlights
  • Play against AI, friends, and global players
  • Online and offline gameplay
  • Collectible boards, pieces, and dice
  • Challenges with rule variants
  • Free cloud save across the collection
  • Supports multiple languages
Features
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If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install the main one (Ancient Games). It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. The past is full of fascinating board games that haves been mostly forgotten. The Ancient Games collection aims to resurrect them as a meticulously crafted mix between what a player wants from an historical game and what he/she expects of a modern application. -Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world. -Play Online & Offline. -Multiple collectibles : boards, game pieces, dice, nameplates, etc. -Challenges (Fun rule variants) -Free cloudsave across the collection : your progress in one game is available in all the others. -Much more features to come! -Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Russian. Currently, the collection is comprised of four games : the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta and Puluc, but 40 games are in the works! Each game will be added to the Ancient Games app and will have its own individual app as well. The privacy policy has been updated in accordance to the latest data protection laws.

About

Qirkat

Features
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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

XII Scripta (AG)4 screens
Qirkat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: XII Scripta (AG) at Free against Qirkat's $0.99. XII Scripta (AG) also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 20 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Qirkat's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

XII Scripta (AG) is free to download; Qirkat costs $0.99 up front. XII Scripta (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Qirkat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XII Scripta (AG) ships an update every 2 weeks, Qirkat every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
XII Scripta (AG) versus Qirkat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXII Scripta (AG)Qirkat
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 20 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSullivan BousiniereJonathan Huston

In-app purchases

13 purchases

XII Scripta (AG)

One-time13
  • Mortal to Heroic Upgrade$0.99
  • Heroic to Divine Upgrade$0.99
  • Ancient Artifact$0.99
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  • AG+ Mortal Edition$1.99
  • XII Scripta Mortal Edition$1.99
  • Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
  • AG Credit$1.99
  • AG+ Heroic Edition$2.99
  • XII Scripta Heroic Edition$2.99
  • Skeletton Key$2.99
  • AG+ Divine Edition$3.99
  • XII Scripta Divine Edition$3.99
  • 75 Gems$6.99
None

Qirkat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XII Scripta (AG) free?
XII Scripta (AG) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Qirkat free?
Qirkat costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do XII Scripta (AG) or Qirkat have ads?
XII Scripta (AG) shows ads; Qirkat does not.
Which is updated more often, XII Scripta (AG) or Qirkat?
XII Scripta (AG) ships an update every 2 weeks, and Qirkat every 20 months. Most recently, XII Scripta (AG) was updated on September 6, 2026 and Qirkat on September 8, 2026.

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