Comparison

Kōnane Lite vs Senet (AG)

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

Head to head
About

Kōnane Lite

Experience an ancient Hawaiian board game similar to checkers. Learn the rules with a tutorial, play against the device on a 6x6 board, and customize difficulty. Features beautiful graphics and a Hawaiian glossary.

Highlights
  • Learn to play with tutorial
  • Play against device AI
  • 6x6 board
  • Adjustable difficulty and hints
  • Coral and lava rock graphics
  • Hawaiian glossary with pronunciation
Features
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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 against the device on a 6 by 6 board. - 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. Upgrading to the full version will add the following: - Play games on a larger 8 by 8 board. - Earn your place on leaderboards and obtain achievements using Game Center. - More challenging games when playing against a device. - Share and play.

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

Kōnane Lite4 screens
Senet (AG)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kōnane Lite at none against Senet (AG)'s 13. Kōnane Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Senet (AG)'s advantage is ratings volume (115 vs 6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Senet (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Kōnane Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kōnane Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Senet (AG) has 115 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kōnane Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, Senet (AG) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kōnane Lite versus Senet (AG): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKōnane LiteSenet (AG)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better4.2 (115 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6115 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB218 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInstant InteractiveSullivan Bousiniere

Customer experience

Kōnane Lite

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Senet (AG)

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

Bugs and requests

Kōnane Lite

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

Kōnane Lite

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Senet (AG)

One-time13
  • 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
  • Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
  • AG Credit$1.99
  • 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 Kōnane Lite free?
Kōnane Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Senet (AG) free?
Senet (AG) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kōnane Lite or Senet (AG)?
Kōnane Lite is rated higher. Kōnane Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Senet (AG) averages 4.2 from 115 ratings.
Do Kōnane Lite or Senet (AG) have ads?
Senet (AG) shows ads; Kōnane Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Kōnane Lite or Senet (AG)?
Kōnane Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, and Senet (AG) fortnightly. Most recently, Kōnane Lite was updated on September 23, 2026 and Senet (AG) on September 28, 2026.

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