Runatal vs Learn The Old Runes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Runatal
Explore the ancient wisdom of Elder Futhark runes. This app offers a comprehensive guide to the oldest runic alphabets, detailing their history, meanings, and traditional poems. It's perfect for learners, historians, and those fascinated by ancient languages and cultures.
- Elder Futhark rune exploration
- Detailed rune meanings
- Traditional rune poems
- Ancient symbol immersion
- Historical context
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Discover the ancient wisdom of the Elder Futhark with Runatal, your comprehensive guide to the oldest form of the runic alphabets. Dive into the rich history and profound meanings of each rune, explore traditional rune poems, and immerse yourself in the mystic world of ancient symbols. Runatal is designed for learners, historians, and anyone interested in ancient languages and cultures.
Learn The Old Runes
Master ancient alphabets with this educational app. Learn to recognize, trace, and test your knowledge of various runic scripts, including Elder Fuþark and its historical context. Ideal for history buffs and language learners.
- Recognize various rune types
- Practice tracing runes
- Learn transliterations
- Quiz yourself on rune knowledge
- Explore historical context of Elder Fuþark
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This app can help you learn to recognize and write different types of runes from different places and time periods, including Elder Fuþark, Younger Fuþark, and some other variations. See the runes and their transliterations, practice tracing them, and then quiz yourself. Elder Futhark is thought to be the oldest version of the Runic alphabet, and was used in the parts of Europe which were home to Germanic peoples, including Scandinavia. Other versions probably developed from it. The names of the letters are shown in Common Germanic, the reconstructed ancestor of all Germanic languages. Elder Futhark is also known as Fuþark, Older Futhark, Old Futhark or Germanic Futhark.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Runatal at 100% against Learn The Old Runes's 0%. Runatal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Runatal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Runatal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Learn The Old Runes's.
| Parameter | Runatal | Learn The Old Runes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrei Skurlatov | Ethan Hartzell |
Customer experience
Runatal
Learn The Old Runes
In-app purchases
Runatal
No in-app purchases
Learn The Old Runes
No in-app purchases
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