Kōnane vs Croquet Mobile
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.
Croquet Mobile
Experience the classic lawn game on your iPhone. Play solo against AI or challenge up to four friends in a turn-based competition. Aim your shots carefully to guide your ball through the wickets in the correct sequence to win the game.
- Solo play against AI
- Local multiplayer for up to 4 players
- Turn-based gameplay
- Classic croquet rules
- Simple shot aiming mechanic
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Croquet brings the classic lawn game to your iPhone. Play solo against the computer or pass the phone around to up to four players. Each turn you line up your shot and send your ball rolling through the wickets in order. First player to finish the course wins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Croquet Mobile at Free against Kōnane's $1.99. Croquet Mobile also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Kōnane's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and chart position (#116 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Croquet Mobile is free to download; Kōnane costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Croquet Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kōnane has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kōnane ships an update every 6 weeks, Croquet Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kōnane | Croquet Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #116 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Instant Interactive | BENJAMIN WINTER REDMOND |
Customer experience
Kōnane
Croquet Mobile
In-app purchases
Kōnane
No in-app purchases
Croquet Mobile
No in-app purchases
