XII Scripta (AG) vs Surakarta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Surakarta
Experience Surakarta, an ancient Indonesian strategy board game for two players. Its unique capture mechanic sets it apart from other board games. Play against a computer opponent with adjustable difficulty or challenge a friend.
- Two-player strategy game
- Unique capture mechanic
- Adjustable computer opponent difficulty
- Optional two-player mode
- Time limit settings
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Surakarta is a little-known Indonesian strategy board game for two players, named after the ancient city of Surakarta in central Java. The game features an unusual method of capture which is "possibly unique" and "not known to exist in any other recorded board game". Select the level of the computer opponent you want to play. Choose the time limit you want to play. If you wish, play with your friend with the option to play for two.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surakarta at 50% against XII Scripta (AG)'s 0%. Surakarta also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). XII Scripta (AG)'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. XII Scripta (AG) sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Surakarta asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surakarta holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of XII Scripta (AG)'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Surakarta's.
XII Scripta (AG) ships an update every 2 weeks, Surakarta monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | XII Scripta (AG) | Surakarta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sullivan Bousiniere | Omer Ulusoy |
Customer experience
XII Scripta (AG)
Surakarta
In-app purchases
XII Scripta (AG)
- Mortal to Heroic Upgrade$0.99
- Heroic to Divine Upgrade$0.99
- Ancient Artifact$0.99
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- XII Scripta Mortal Edition$1.99
- Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
- AG Credit$1.99
- XII Scripta Heroic Edition$2.99
- Skeletton Key$2.99
- XII Scripta Divine Edition$3.99
- 75 Gems$6.99
Surakarta
No in-app purchases
Questions
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