Kōnane vs Little Golem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kōnane
Experience an ancient Hawaiian board game similar to checkers on an 8x8 grid. Challenge the device, play with friends, and climb leaderboards with Game Center achievements. Enjoy beautiful graphics and learn Hawaiian words with pronunciations.
- Tutorial for learning gameplay
- 8x8 game board
- Play against device or friend
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
- Adjustable difficulty and hints
- Coral and lava rock game pieces
- Hawaiian glossary with audio
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Welcome to kōnane, a game played by the ancient people of Hawaii! Legend has is that King Kamehameha could not be defeated. Can you become a master of kōnane as well? --- FEATURES --- - Learn to play by viewing the tutorial. Gameplay is similar to checkers. - Play games on an 8 by 8 board. - Play against the device or share and play with a friend. - Earn your place on leaderboards and obtain achievements in Game Center. - Various settings to control aspects such as difficulty and the inclusion of hints. - Beautiful graphics to include coral and lava rock playing pieces. - Hawaiian glossary with visual and audio pronunciations.
Little Golem
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Little Golem is an application that allows you to play various board games online: Chess, Go, Hex, Amazons, Dvonn, Havannah, various word games, Tzaar, Lyngk, Four in Rows, Dots and Boxes, Conhex, Reversi, etc. More than 20 games and 100 variants of games. There are several types of tournaments. Description is on https://docs.littlegolem.net
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Little Golem at Free against Kōnane's $1.99. Little Golem also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Kōnane's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Little Golem is free to download; Kōnane costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kōnane ships an update every 6 weeks, Little Golem fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kōnane | Little Golem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Instant Interactive | RANKA s.r.o. |
In-app purchases
Kōnane
No in-app purchases
Little Golem
No in-app purchases
