Ancient Maya App vs Runatal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ancient Maya App
Explore Mayan language and culture with this educational app. Create, share, and decode glyph blocks, convert calendar dates, and learn to recognize glyphs through interactive games and a comprehensive syllabary. Discover ancient artifacts and hear Mayan pronunciations.
- Create and share glyph blocks
- Decode Mayan glyphs
- Convert between Long Count and Gregorian calendars
- Navigate Mayan syllabary
- Explore Stela 11 from Yaxchilan
- Listen to Mayan pronunciations
- Learn glyphs with a game
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With the Ancient Maya App you can create glyph blocks, share glyph blocks, decode glyph blocks, learn to read phonetic glyphs, convert dates between the Long Count calendar and the Gregorian calendar and easily navigate the Mayan syllabary. Explore the famous Stela 11 from Yaxchilan and even listen to a Mayan read it. The app includes nearly 800 glyphs, their definitions and over 600 dictionary entries and a game to help learn to recognize glyphs.
Runatal
Explore the ancient wisdom of Elder Futhark runes. This app offers a comprehensive guide to the oldest runic alphabets, detailing their history, meanings, and traditional poems. It's perfect for learners, historians, and those fascinated by ancient languages and cultures.
- Elder Futhark rune exploration
- Detailed rune meanings
- Traditional rune poems
- Ancient symbol immersion
- Historical context
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Discover the ancient wisdom of the Elder Futhark with Runatal, your comprehensive guide to the oldest form of the runic alphabets. Dive into the rich history and profound meanings of each rune, explore traditional rune poems, and immerse yourself in the mystic world of ancient symbols. Runatal is designed for learners, historians, and anyone interested in ancient languages and cultures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Runatal at 5.0 against Ancient Maya App's 4.2. Runatal also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Ancient Maya App's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Runatal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ancient Maya App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Runatal's.
Ancient Maya App ships an update every 3 weeks, Runatal every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ancient Maya App | Runatal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stephen McDonald | Andrei Skurlatov |
Customer experience
Ancient Maya App
Runatal
In-app purchases
Ancient Maya App
No in-app purchases
Runatal
No in-app purchases
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