Comparison

Take The King! vs Intercept

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

Head to head
About

Take The King!

A unique puzzle game that reimagines chess rules on a crumbling battlefield. Guide the King through dozens of challenges and restore balance to the kingdom by solving intellectual puzzles.

Highlights
  • Reimagined chess rules
  • Unique chessboard mechanics
  • Dozens of puzzles
  • Quest for the King
  • Secondary objectives for bonuses
Features
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The august chessboard crumbles. The millennia-old battlefield, foundation of all laws, has been desecrated. Is the era of symmetrical confrontations over? How to govern a crumbling kingdom? How to restore the balance of all things? First victim of this cataclysm, will the brave King be able to survive in his quest for great harmony? Concept Take the King! is a puzzle game based on the rules of chess, reimagined to offer original intellectual challenges. While your pieces move normally, the chessboard is anything but standard, and you have a variety of goals. * Help the King on his great quest. * Try to solve dozens of puzzles the game offers you. * Complete secondary objectives to unlock bonuses.

About

Intercept

Features
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INTERCEPT: CIPHER OPS Break cipher codes. Decode encrypted signals. No ads. Ever. Intercept: Cipher Ops is a premium logic puzzle game where you operate inside a classified signal intelligence system. Each mission presents a new encrypted transmission โ€” decoded through pattern recognition, strategic code-breaking, and structured decryption. This is not a casual tap game. This is tactical cipher analysis. ADVANCED CIPHER CHALLENGES Break layered encryption systems across escalating operations. Solve multi-stage cipher chains that increase in complexity. Each mission demands focus, logic, and precision โ€” no guessing, no randomness. MISSION-BASED PROGRESSION Advance through escalating protocols. Unlock deeper signal layers. Face increasingly secure transmissions as your analytical skill improves. Every operation completed opens the next. PURE PUZZLE. ZERO COMPROMISE. No ads โ€” not between levels, not mid-puzzle, not ever No pay-to-win mechanics or paywalled content No artificial timers or forced wait screens Fully offline โ€” play anywhere, no connection needed TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE AESTHETIC Operate inside a sleek, high-contrast terminal interface inspired by real signal intelligence systems. Minimal design. Maximum atmosphere. DESIGNED FOR PLAYERS WHO ENJOY: Cipher puzzles and cryptogram games Code breaking and logic challenges Spy and intelligence game themes Brain teasers with no filler or fluff If you think clearly under pressure, you can intercept the signal. Decrypt. Analyze. Complete the operation.

Screenshots

Take The King!4 screens
Intercept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Take The King! at every 5 days against Intercept's fortnightly. Take The King! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Intercept's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Take The King! costs $3.99 and Intercept $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Take The King! ships an update every 5 days, Intercept fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Take The King! versus Intercept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTake The King!Intercept
Price$3.99$0.99 โ€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size190 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyGAMESRob Cleozier

In-app purchases

None

Take The King!

No in-app purchases

None

Intercept

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Take The King! free?
Take The King! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Intercept free?
Intercept costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Take The King! or Intercept have ads?
Neither Take The King! nor Intercept shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Take The King! or Intercept?
Take The King! ships an update every 5 days, and Intercept fortnightly. Most recently, Take The King! was updated on September 30, 2026 and Intercept on October 2, 2026.

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