Pilgrims vs Runaria
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilgrims
Embark on a playful adventure game where you explore a world, interact with unique characters, and solve puzzles in multiple ways. Discover humorous outcomes and collect achievements in this hand-crafted experience.
- Playful exploration
- Multiple solutions
- Dozens of items and characters
- 45 achievements
- Hand-crafted animations
- Original music
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Try for free. In-app purchase the full game. Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find? It is most enjoyable if you’re into: - Playfulness: Don’t beat it - play with it! Solve the various tasks using dozens of items and unique characters without being obliged to follow a single designated path. - Replayability: Packed with 45 achievements, Pilgrims is a game designed to be played through more than just once. Can you collect them all? - Hand-crafted appeal: Hundreds of unique animations and custom made sound effects result in countless humorous and unexpected outcomes. Try to discover as many as you can! - Original music: Floex (Machinarium, Samorost 3) is back at it with his mix of live instruments and organic electronics, joined by guests on guitar or clarinet.
Runaria
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Master the art of ancient ciphers in Runaria! Each symbol represents a position in a magical grid. Match the symbols to their coordinates, decode the hidden letters, and reveal the secret word. Start with simple 3-letter puzzles and progress to more challenging ciphers. FEATURES: • Unique positional cipher gameplay • Progressive difficulty from easy to hard • Built-in tutorial to learn the mechanics • Fully localized in English and Russian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runaria at none against Pilgrims's 1. Runaria also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Pilgrims's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Pilgrims sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Runaria asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pilgrims ships an update every 2 months, Runaria monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilgrims | Runaria |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (478 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 478 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 413 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amanita Design s.r.o. | Kseniia Gorshkova |
Bugs and requests
Pilgrims
Reported bugs
1 issue- Restore purchases not working for some users
Requested features
2 requests- Longer story and more content
- Additional chapters or a sequel
Runaria
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pilgrims
- Pilgrims Full Game$0.99
Runaria
No in-app purchases
