GegoLite vs Runetafl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GegoLite
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Board game of strategy between connect four and avalon. Goal: 5 pieces align vertically or horizontally. To do this, each in turn you add a pawn by pushing from one edge of the plateau. If there are already five pawns on the row, then the last pawn in the row disappears. It is forbidden to play a pawn that would return to a previous position.
Runetafl
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Runetafl is Hnefatafl – "Viking Chess": the ancient, asymmetric strategy game of the Norse, finally done beautifully and fairly. A king and his defenders try to escape to one of the four corners. The attackers, twice as many, try to capture him first. You'll learn the rules in a minute – the games have the depth of chess or go. ONE GAME, DONE RIGHT • No ads. No subscription. No tracking. No energy, no timers. • A fair, tiered AI: easy, medium, hard. • Two players on one device (hot-seat) or against the AI – play as the king or the attackers. FIVE VARIANTS • Copenhagen 11×11 (modern tournament rules) • Brandubh 7×7 (quick game) • Tablut 9×9 and Tawlbwrdd 11×11 (edge escape) • Alea 13×13 (a big battlefield) BEAUTIFUL & ACCESSIBLE • The "Runestone" look: a carved wooden board, gliding pieces, sound and haptics. • Full dark mode. • An interactive tutorial plus a short rules reference. • Board themes and statistics. Hnefatafl is over a thousand years old. Runetafl brings it to today. Terms of Use By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GegoLite at none against Runetafl's 1. GegoLite also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Runetafl's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 148 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Runetafl sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GegoLite asks for nothing beyond the download.
GegoLite ships an update every 148 months, Runetafl every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GegoLite | Runetafl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 148 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guillaume VIGNAL | Alexander Nikonov22270669431 |
In-app purchases
GegoLite
No in-app purchases
Runetafl
- Runetafl Complete$3.99





