Comparison

Royal Revolt! vs Anubis Runner

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

Head to head
About

Royal Revolt!

Lead your troops to victory in this reverse tower defense game. Use intuitive touch controls and battle magic to reclaim your stolen kingdom from greedy relatives. Upgrade your hero and spells to conquer all 58 castles.

Highlights
  • Reverse tower defense gameplay
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Battle magic (heal, stun, destroy)
  • Hero and spell upgrades
  • Conquer 58 castles
  • Beautiful 3D graphics
Features
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★★★★★ "Best Mobile Game of 2012" ★★★★★ German Game Developers Award ★★★★★ Top 3 iPad game in US & CAN ★★★★★ “Selected a “Great game on iPhone 5” in 17 countries “Royal Revolt is a gem in the App Store giving you a full game experience for free.” (Touchgen.net) Royal Revolt is a brand new reverse T-defense game with beautiful 3D graphics and intuitive touch controls! Lead your soldiers to victory against your greedy relatives who have stolen your father’s throne. ★★★★★ How to play ★★★★★ • Use the simple touch controls to direct your troops • Employ battle magic to heal, stun or destroy • Upgrade your hero, knights and spells • Conquer all 58 castles to become King ★★★★★ The story so far ★★★★★ You are a young Prince, sent by your father to learn magic at Bogsmarts, a boarding school for the spoilt and untalented aristocrat youth. When you return after two years with a B.A. in Petty Magic, all has changed in your father’s land: Your father has died and your ugly aunts and uncles have carved up the Kingdom among them. You throw a tantrum, but to no avail: your relatives suggest you go back to school and leave politics to the grown-ups. But you are a man now! You sell your jeweled teddy bear, collect a few trusty soldiers and set out to KICK THE GREEDY BUSTARDS out of their castles. Which are rightfully YOUR castles, damn it! ★★★★★ Press quotes ★★★★★ “Part melee action, part on-the-fly tactics, Royal Revolt!’s gameplay is the perfect example of walking the razor’s edge between new tricks and old staples.” (148apps.com) “Royal Revolt is a gem in the App Store giving you a full game experience for free.” (Touchgen.net) “Royal Revolt! is a must get, you really can’t go wrong with trying out this game.” (Gamerchica.com) ★★★★★ Join us on Facebook ★★★★★ http://facebook.com/royalrevolt • http://facebook.com/flaregames

About

Anubis Runner

Test your reflexes in this fast-paced endless runner. Time your jumps perfectly to maintain your sprint and perform airborne dashes. Master the rhythm to achieve the highest score.

Highlights
  • Endless running gameplay
  • Precise jump timing
  • Mid-air airborne dash
  • High score chasing
  • Simple one-touch controls
Features
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One day, the Goddess Isis proclaimed: “Hey, Anubis, you look pretty swift. Show me your running skills.” Cassette Games: Volume 9 is here! - Time your jumps to keep sprinting! Hit the jump button midair to do an airborne dash!

Screenshots

Royal Revolt!4 screens
Anubis Runner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anubis Runner at none against Royal Revolt!'s 10. Anubis Runner also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Royal Revolt!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 28 months). On price 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. Royal Revolt! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Anubis Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anubis Runner holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Royal Revolt! has 1.4K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Royal Revolt!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Anubis Runner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Royal Revolt! ships an update monthly, Anubis Runner every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Royal Revolt! versus Anubis Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoyal Revolt!Anubis Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.4K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better8
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 28 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size297 MB11 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFlaregames GmbHMasakazu Yonehara

Customer experience

Royal Revolt!

All ratings1,378 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews1,716 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.7%

Anubis Runner

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Royal Revolt!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch for some users
  • Incompatible with iOS 11 and above
  • Freezing and performance issues on certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Update the game to support newer iOS versions
  • Add more levels and content
  • Bring back the original game

Anubis Runner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Royal Revolt!

One-time10
  • A Small Pile of Gems (promotional)$0.99
  • 20,000 Gold Pack$1.99
  • Small Gold Package$1.99
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  • Medium Pile of Gems (promotional)$3.99
  • 75,000 Gold Pack$7.99
  • Medium Gold Package$7.99
  • Big Pile of Gems (promotional)$7.99
  • Big Gold Package$13.99
  • Huge Pile of Gems (promotional)$13.99
  • 200,000 Gold Pack$15.99
None

Anubis Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Royal Revolt! free?
Royal Revolt! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anubis Runner free?
Anubis Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Royal Revolt! or Anubis Runner?
Anubis Runner is rated higher. Royal Revolt! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Anubis Runner averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Royal Revolt! or Anubis Runner have ads?
Anubis Runner shows ads; Royal Revolt! does not.
Which is updated more often, Royal Revolt! or Anubis Runner?
Royal Revolt! ships an update monthly, and Anubis Runner every 28 months. Most recently, Royal Revolt! was updated on October 14, 2026 and Anubis Runner on October 12, 2026.

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