Comparison

Ancient rune magic in practice vs Senet (AG)

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

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About

Ancient rune magic in practice

Explore the world of runes with this comprehensive guide. Learn meanings, cast spells for advice or future insights, and save your results. Offers exclusive interpretations and unique features like reversed rune positions.

Highlights
  • Rune studying
  • Four casting methods
  • Save cast results
  • Reversed rune positions
  • Exclusive interpretations
  • Configurable rune usage
Features
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Ultimate guide into the runes world: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV apps in one bundle! The application provides four types of runic divination with the detailed descriptions of rune meanings. The runes will tell you about the past, the present and the future, and also will give an advice about your problems. The application is also perfect for studying runes. A strict compliance with all magical rules makes application predictions highly accurate. Try it, you would be impressed! THE KEY FEATURES: – Runes studying – Casting runes in four different ways: you can ask the runes for an advise, you can foresee your future and find the solutions for your problems. – Save results of your rune casts. – Reversed rune positions; this feature is absent in the most of other applications. – Exclusive rune interpretations and descriptions. – Ability to configure the usage of inverted and repeated runes in casts.

About

Senet (AG)

Explore and play historically significant board games brought to life with modern app design. Compete against AI, friends, or players worldwide, both online and offline. Enjoy collectible items and challenging rule variants.

Highlights
  • Play against AI, friends, and random players
  • Online and offline gameplay
  • Collectible game pieces and boards
  • Challenging rule variants
  • Cloud save across the collection
  • Multi-language support
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.

Screenshots

Ancient rune magic in practice4 screens
Senet (AG)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Senet (AG) at Free against Ancient rune magic in practice's $5.99. Senet (AG) also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 36%). Ancient rune magic in practice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume and update cadence 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

Senet (AG) is free to download; Ancient rune magic in practice costs $5.99 up front. Senet (AG) sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Ancient rune magic in practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ancient rune magic in practice holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 116 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of Ancient rune magic in practice's written reviews are positive against 67% of Senet (AG)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ancient rune magic in practice ships an update every 3 weeks, Senet (AG) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Ancient rune magic in practice versus Senet (AG): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient rune magic in practiceSenet (AG)
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (61 ratings) — better4.2 (116 ratings)
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB218 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMaxim OrlovskySullivan Bousiniere

Customer experience

Ancient rune magic in practice

All ratings61 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive35.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative47.6%

Senet (AG)

All ratings115 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative21.7%

Bugs and requests

Ancient rune magic in practice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Senet (AG)

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game rigged/cheats
  • Cannot buy ads removed
  • Functionality removed
  • Ads cause app to freeze
  • Computer AI makes illegal moves
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  • Cannot skip turn
  • Game ID for starting games doesn't work
  • Latest update ruined features (PvP, playing with friends)
  • Unresponsive controls on last row
  • In-app purchases broken

Requested features

12 requests
  • Offline PvP
  • One-device multiplayer
  • Restore purchases button
  • Tutorial
  • Option to remove game-related paraphernalia
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  • Ability to communicate with other players
  • More games like Senet
  • Hounds and Jackals game
  • Mehen game
  • Hieroglyphics feature
  • More XP for faster leveling
  • Adjustable wait times for dice throws and piece movement

In-app purchases

None

Ancient rune magic in practice

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Senet (AG)

One-time10
  • Ancient Artifact$0.99
  • AG+ Mortal Edition$1.99
  • AG Credit$1.99
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  • Gems x 30$2.99
  • Dawn of Civilization DLC$2.99
  • Skeletton Key$2.99
  • Unlimited 1 Month$3.99
  • Senet Divine Edition$3.99
  • Gems x 75$6.99
  • Unlimited Forever$44.99

Questions

Is Ancient rune magic in practice free?
Ancient rune magic in practice costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Senet (AG) free?
Senet (AG) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ancient rune magic in practice or Senet (AG)?
Ancient rune magic in practice is rated higher. Ancient rune magic in practice averages 4.4 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Senet (AG) averages 4.2 from 116 ratings.
Do Ancient rune magic in practice or Senet (AG) have ads?
Senet (AG) shows ads; Ancient rune magic in practice does not.
Which is updated more often, Ancient rune magic in practice or Senet (AG)?
Ancient rune magic in practice ships an update every 3 weeks, and Senet (AG) fortnightly. Most recently, Ancient rune magic in practice was updated on November 6, 2026 and Senet (AG) on November 3, 2026.

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