Comparison

Cuneiform Drills vs Koine Quest

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

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About

Cuneiform Drills

Practice Akkadian cuneiform by identifying signs, transliterating words, and distinguishing similar characters. Review your mistakes in a dedicated brush-up mode to improve your understanding of this ancient script.

Highlights
  • Identify cuneiform signs
  • Transliterate Akkadian words
  • Distinguish similar signs
  • Review mistaken questions
  • Multiple quiz modes
Features
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This is a Cuneiform workbook-quiz app. Touch keybutton and input correct reading of signs. How To Use First, select “Quiz A”, and answer questions. Please input letters by a keyboard and reply answer by “Enter” button. A triangle-sign button is backspace button. You can review mistaked questions in “Brush up” mode. In the beginning, please answer frequently “Brush up” questions. Game Modes Quiz A: Questions of a sign. Quiz B: Transliteration. Questions of words of multiple signs. Please answer without hyphen. Quiz C: Questions of similar sign. Brush up: Questions that you have mistaken in Quiz A.

About

Koine Quest

Master New Testament Koine Greek vocabulary through an engaging, chapter-by-chapter gamified experience. Suitable for all levels, this app helps you unlock the original biblical language with ease and fun.

Highlights
  • Chapter-by-chapter learning
  • Gamified vocabulary acquisition
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Points-based progression
  • Biblical language focus
Features
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Could you read the New Testament in its original Greek? KoineQuest doesn't just teach you the words — it shows you exactly how close you are — word by word, book by book. HOW IT WORKS Play quick, retro pixel-art rounds through the New Testament, chapter by chapter. Every word you master raises one number that matters: how much of the actual Greek text you can now read. MY PROGRESS — Watch your reading coverage grow across all 27 books, from Matthew to Revelation. "You can read 43% of John" hits different than a test score. MY WORDS & REVIEW — Every word you've studied is collected and ready to review in smart order: the ones you're still learning first, then the ones quietly slipping away. Tap any word for its full card — all its forms, its meaning, and how often it appears in the New Testament. PRACTICE YOUR MISTAKES — Missed words become their own practice list. Loop them until they stick. No lives, no pressure. DAILY STREAKS — Three minutes a day keeps your Greek alive. An optional reminder has your back before a streak breaks. MONTHLY QUEST — Pick a pixel avatar and climb a fresh leaderboard every month with learners around the world. TWO DIRECTIONS, THREE DIFFICULTIES — Recognize Greek → English, or prove real recall with English → Greek. From first-semester student to seminary review. Fully available in English and Portuguese. Start free with the complete First Epistle of John — real biblical text, not a demo. Unlock more books as your quest grows. Whether you're starting seminary, taking your first Greek class, or simply want to meet the Word in its own language: the text that shaped millennia is closer than you think. Sola gratia.

Screenshots

Cuneiform Drills2 screens
Koine Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cuneiform Drills at none against Koine Quest's 10. Cuneiform Drills also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Koine Quest's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 58 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). 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. Koine Quest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cuneiform Drills asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Koine Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Koine Quest has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Cuneiform Drills's written reviews are positive against 80% of Koine Quest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cuneiform Drills ships an update every 58 months, Koine Quest every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cuneiform Drills versus Koine Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuneiform DrillsKoine Quest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 58 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKazunari HiyoshiBossa Nova Solutions

Customer experience

Cuneiform Drills

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Koine Quest

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cuneiform Drills

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Koine Quest

One-time10
  • Mark$0.99
  • Luke$0.99
  • John$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Romans$0.99
  • 1 Corinthians$0.99
  • Matthew$0.99
  • Ephesians$0.99
  • 3 John$0.99
  • Revelation$0.99
  • Complete Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Cuneiform Drills free?
Cuneiform Drills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Koine Quest free?
Koine Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cuneiform Drills or Koine Quest?
Koine Quest is rated higher. Cuneiform Drills averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Koine Quest averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do Cuneiform Drills or Koine Quest have ads?
Neither Cuneiform Drills nor Koine Quest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cuneiform Drills or Koine Quest?
Cuneiform Drills ships an update every 58 months, and Koine Quest every 5 days. Most recently, Cuneiform Drills was updated on November 3, 2026 and Koine Quest on November 4, 2026.

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