Comparison

XII Scripta (AG) vs Barbu Card Game

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

Barbu Card Game

Experience a classic French trick-taking card game. Play with up to four players using a standard deck, aiming to score the fewest points. Features traditional rounds and a unique 'chaos' mode with randomized round combinations.

Highlights
  • Trick-taking gameplay
  • Four-player mode
  • Standard 52-card deck
  • Traditional game rounds
  • Unique 'chaos' round mode
  • Point-based scoring (lower is better)
Features
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Welcome to Le Barbu! Le Barbu is a French card game that is of the trick-taking family of games, like Hearts and Spades. It is played with 4 players with a standard 52-card deck with cards ranked from 2 being the lowest to Ace being the highest. Each player will take turns playing a card into the current trick or pile. The first player to play a card into the current trick sets the starting suit, and each other player must play a card of the starting suit if they have one or any card if they don't. Once each player has played a card into the trick, the player that played the highest card of the starting suit wins the pile, and points are awarded based on the current round. Traditionally in Le Barbu, there are 6 rounds that are played sequentially. Those being the no hearts, no queens, no king of hearts (the barbu), no tricks or piles, nothing, and everything. Each changes how points are awarded, with the first 5 rounds awarding points and the last round removing points. But in Le Barbu, points are bad! You want to have the fewest points to win! In addition, this app introduces a new game type -- the chaos round! The chaos round is a unique way to play Barbu, where two to three rounds are chosen randomly and combined together to create a unique round. Every time you play you'll be tested on a different combination of points. It introduces many round types that are not part of the traditional game. Have fun with the game!

Screenshots

XII Scripta (AG)4 screens
Barbu Card Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Barbu Card Game at 100% against XII Scripta (AG)'s 0%. Barbu Card Game also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). XII Scripta (AG)'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). 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. XII Scripta (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Barbu Card Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Barbu Card Game holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of XII Scripta (AG)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Barbu Card Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XII Scripta (AG) ships an update every 2 weeks, Barbu Card Game every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
XII Scripta (AG) versus Barbu Card Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXII Scripta (AG)Barbu Card Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSullivan BousiniereEtienne Alexander Thompson

Customer experience

XII Scripta (AG)

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Barbu Card Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Barbu Card Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XII Scripta (AG) free?
XII Scripta (AG) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barbu Card Game free?
Barbu Card Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XII Scripta (AG) or Barbu Card Game?
Barbu Card Game is rated higher. XII Scripta (AG) averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Barbu Card Game averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do XII Scripta (AG) or Barbu Card Game have ads?
Both XII Scripta (AG) and Barbu Card Game show ads.
Which is updated more often, XII Scripta (AG) or Barbu Card Game?
XII Scripta (AG) ships an update every 2 weeks, and Barbu Card Game every 5 months. Most recently, XII Scripta (AG) was updated on October 24, 2026 and Barbu Card Game on October 24, 2026.

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