Patolli vs XII Scripta (AG)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patolli
Experience an ancient board game with roots in Aztec and Mayan cultures. Play against AI, friends locally, or challenge players online with text chat. Discover a game rich in history and religious symbolism.
- Play against computer AI
- Local head-to-head play
- Online multiplayer
- Online score comparison
- Text chat with opponents
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Patolli is one of the oldest games in the Americas, reportedly having been played by both the ancient Aztecs and the Mayans. Montezuma himself has been said to have played it. At the time of the Spanish Conquest, it was outlawed. The design is said to have close ties to ancient calendars as well has have religious meaning. -Play against the computer. -Play against friends or family head to head. (on one device) -Play others ONLINE, add/compare scores with other players. * -Text chat with your online opponents! * *For these features, your device must be connected to the internet
XII Scripta (AG)
Experience forgotten ancient board games brought to life with modern app design. Play against AI, friends, or global players online and offline. Collect unique game pieces and enjoy cloud saves across multiple titles.
- Play against AI, friends, and global players
- Online and offline gameplay
- Collectible boards, pieces, and dice
- Challenges with rule variants
- Free cloud save across the collection
- Supports multiple languages
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Patolli at 43% against XII Scripta (AG)'s 0%. Patolli also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). XII Scripta (AG)'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Patolli sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and XII Scripta (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
XII Scripta (AG) holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Patolli's written reviews are positive against 0% of XII Scripta (AG)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Patolli ships an update every 2 months, XII Scripta (AG) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patolli | XII Scripta (AG) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (19 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Random5 LLC | Sullivan Bousiniere |
Customer experience
Patolli
XII Scripta (AG)
In-app purchases
Patolli
- Gold Level$0.99
- Gem Level$1.99
XII Scripta (AG)
- Mortal to Heroic Upgrade$0.99
- Heroic to Divine Upgrade$0.99
- Ancient Artifact$0.99
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- AG+ Mortal Edition$1.99
- XII Scripta Mortal Edition$1.99
- Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
- AG Credit$1.99
- AG+ Heroic Edition$2.99
- XII Scripta Heroic Edition$2.99
- Skeletton Key$2.99
- AG+ Divine Edition$3.99
- XII Scripta Divine Edition$3.99
- 75 Gems$6.99
Questions
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