Comparison

Kōnane Lite vs Hnefatafl

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

Hnefatafl

Experience an ancient Scandinavian strategy board game where one army tries to capture the king while the other defends him. Offers deep tactical gameplay with numerous historical and custom variants. Play against AI, friends offline, or other players online with cross-platform support.

Highlights
  • Numerous historical and custom variants
  • Offline play against AI or human opponents
  • Online multiplayer with cross-platform support
  • Ingame chat for online play
  • Match browser and history
  • Achievements and ELO scores
Features
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Hnefatafl is an ancient Scandinavian board game whose variants were played all over medieval Europe before chess was even invented. In those so called Tafl games two different sized armies fight each other. The invading black army tries to capture the white king, while the defending white army tries to protect their king and help him escape. Often also called the Game of the Vikings Hnefatafl tells many stories, like the Moskowites invasion of Sweden or the Viking hordes pillaging Britain. But no matter what the story is one thing always stays the same: The hunt for the king. Even though the rules aren't complicated the game offers fascinating strategies and rewards tactical play. Try to surround the enemy pieces, plan ahead, lay traps and force your opponent into surrender. Will you capture the king for gold and glory? Can the loyal guards hold back the invading forces and secure the flight of their king? You can create your own custom variants -- with over 200,000 different variants possible! The online multiplayer supports crossplatform play. Play on any supported platform with just a single account*. This game features: - Variant "Hnefatafl" - Variant "Hnefatafl - Copenhagen" - Variant "Hnefatafl - Historical" - Variant "Hnefatafl - Berserk" - Variant "Hnefatafl - Fetlar" - Variant "Old Hnefatafl" - Variant "Simple Tafl" - Variant "Sea Battle 11x11" - Variant "Sea Battle 13x13" - Variant "Tablut" - Variant "Tablut - Historical ("Saami")" - Variant "Linnaeus' Tablut" - Variant "Foteviken Tablut" - Variant "Ard Ri" - Variant "Historical Ard Ri" - Variant "Brandubh" - Variant "Historical Brandubh" - Variant "Magpie" - Variant "Tawlbwrdd" - Variant "Historical Tawlbwrdd" - Variant "Tyr 13x13" - Variant "Tyr 15x15" - Variant "Tyr 19x19" - Variant "Coppergate 15x15" - Variant "Alea Evangelii" - Variant "Historical Alea Evangelii" - Custom variants for offline and Online Play* - Offline play for two humans - Offline play against various computer opponents - Offline play between two computer opponents - Online Play* - Ingame Chat for Online Play* - Crossplatform Online Play* - Achievements* - ELO scores* - Match Browser to find the right opponent - Match History to review your past matches - Annotate and share matches - Tutorial/Rules included *) These features require the creation of a free Fellhuhn account, valid on all supported platforms. This app is supported by advertisement which can be disabled through an one-time purchase of IAP.

Screenshots

Kōnane Lite4 screens
Hnefatafl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kōnane Lite at none against Hnefatafl's 1. Kōnane Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.5 vs 4.0). Hnefatafl's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (30 vs 6). 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. Hnefatafl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hnefatafl has 30 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Kōnane Lite's written reviews are positive against 68% of Hnefatafl's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kōnane Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, Hnefatafl every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Kōnane Lite versus Hnefatafl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKōnane LiteHnefatafl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better4.0 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews68.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings630 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — 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 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInstant InteractivePhilippe Schober

Customer experience

Kōnane Lite

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

Hnefatafl

All ratings30 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kōnane Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hnefatafl

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Kōnane Lite free?
Kōnane Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hnefatafl free?
Hnefatafl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kōnane Lite or Hnefatafl?
Kōnane Lite is rated higher. Kōnane Lite averages 4.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Hnefatafl averages 4.0 from 30 ratings.
Do Kōnane Lite or Hnefatafl have ads?
Hnefatafl shows ads; Kōnane Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Kōnane Lite or Hnefatafl?
Kōnane Lite ships an update every 5 weeks, and Hnefatafl every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kōnane Lite was updated on September 23, 2026 and Hnefatafl on September 29, 2026.

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