Comparison

Ancient rune magic in practice vs Ancient Games

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

Ancient Games

Explore and play a collection of ancient board games brought back to life with modern app design. Enjoy offline and online play, collect customizable game pieces, and tackle fun challenges. Save progress across all games with cloud saves.

Highlights
  • Play multiple ancient games in one app
  • Offline and online multiplayer
  • AI, friend, and random player matches
  • Collectible game pieces and boards
  • Challenges with rule variants
  • Free cloud saves across games
Features
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/!\ If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install this one. It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. /!\ -Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Turkish. The past is full of fascinating 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. Features : -Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world (Coming back soon) -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! 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! You can see the roadmap here : https://trello.com/b/QYtOXwJi/ancient-games-roadmap 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
Ancient Games3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ancient Games at Free against Ancient rune magic in practice's $5.99. Ancient Games also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 36%) and ratings volume (287 vs 61). Ancient rune magic in practice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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

Ancient Games is free to download; Ancient rune magic in practice costs $5.99 up front. Ancient Games sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Ancient rune magic in practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ancient Games holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 287 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Ancient rune magic in practice's written reviews are positive against 78% of Ancient Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Ancient rune magic in practice versus Ancient Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient rune magic in practiceAncient Games
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (61 ratings)4.6 (287 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews78.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61287 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
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 MB212 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%

Ancient Games

All ratings262 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative14.5%

Bugs and requests

Ancient rune magic in practice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ancient Games

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Game freezes after match completion
  • Screen goes dark and becomes unresponsive post-game
  • Ad removal purchase only lasts one game
  • Paid ad removal still shows advertisements
  • Game continues playing after player wins
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  • Cannot make legal moves despite availability
  • XII Scripta piece stacking rules not enforced correctly
  • Purchased board content inaccessible due to subscription requirement
  • Report button links to Mail app instead of App Store
  • Text rendering issues making content hard to read
  • Online play frequently unavailable or non-functional

Requested features

10 requests
  • Two-player local multiplayer mode
  • Friends list and challenge system
  • Leaderboards and ranking system
  • Win/loss statistics and game history tracking
  • Ability to play offline while waiting for online opponents
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  • Permanent one-time purchase option instead of subscription
  • More ancient games added to collection
  • Harder difficulty levels beyond current maximum
  • Better XP progression for unlocking boards
  • Improved customer support contact options

In-app purchases

None

Ancient rune magic in practice

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Ancient Games

Subscriptions1
  • AG+$3.991 Month
One-time9
  • Ancient Artifact$0.99
  • Purchase Game Edition2 variants$1.99
  • Dawn of Civilization DLC$2.99
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  • Purchase Game Edition$2.99
  • Skeleton Key$2.99
  • Ur Divine Edition$3.99
  • Purchase Game Edition$3.99
  • Purchase Game Edition$10.99
  • Royal Pass$12.99

Questions

Is Ancient rune magic in practice free?
Ancient rune magic in practice costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ancient Games free?
Ancient Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ancient rune magic in practice or Ancient Games?
Ancient Games is rated higher. Ancient rune magic in practice averages 4.4 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Ancient Games averages 4.6 from 287 ratings.
Do Ancient rune magic in practice or Ancient Games have ads?
Ancient Games shows ads; Ancient rune magic in practice does not.
Which is updated more often, Ancient rune magic in practice or Ancient Games?
Ancient rune magic in practice ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ancient Games every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ancient rune magic in practice was updated on October 26, 2026 and Ancient Games on October 24, 2026.

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