RPGViewer vs Runa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RPGViewer
This application allows you to play your own RPG Maker and Flash projects directly on your iOS device. It supports various RPG Maker versions and Flash games, offering on-screen controls, real controller support, and seamless save file management.
- Plays RPG Maker XP, VX, VX Ace, MV, MZ
- Plays Flash (SWF) games via Ruffle
- Plays HTML5 games
- Import, read, and export save files
- On-screen remappable gamepad
- Real controller support
- Cheat panel for MV/MZ
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RPGViewer is a player for your own RPG Maker and Flash projects, rebuilt from the ground up as a native iOS app. You bring the game. RPGViewer runs it. One app covers the engines you actually have projects in: • RPG Maker XP, VX and VX Ace — run natively through a port of the original RGSS engine, not an imitation of it. Full speed, no browser in the middle. • RPG Maker MV and MZ — full support, including OGG audio with no re-encoding. • Flash (SWF) — played through Ruffle, including Flash games that were never converted to HTML5. • HTML5 games — any self-contained page, opened from your library. Saves work the way you expect • Import existing save files. Drop in a .rpgsave or .rmmzsave from your desktop and it appears in the game's own browser save slots. • Read the game's browser saves directly. Saves the browser version made on the same origin show up here, with title, playtime, location, party and level all decoded. • Export back out. Take a save with you when you move to a new device. • Separate storage per game. Each title keeps its own saves, its own port and its own settings — nothing bleeds across games. Built for playing on a phone • On-screen gamepad with remappable keys. Bind any physical or on-screen control to whatever the game reads. • Real controller support. Connect a gamepad and it takes over, and the on-screen pad steps aside automatically. • One consistent menu. The same control, in the same corner, on every engine — only the rows change, because only the rows that do something are shown. • Fast-forward for native engine games. • Works in landscape and portrait, iPhone and iPad. RPG Maker MV and MZ only • Cheat panel built into the menu — tweak values, items and party members without leaving the game. Please note • RPGViewer is a player only. It contains no games of its own, and it cannot download them. Please make sure the projects you run are obtained through legitimate channels. • It is a generic runtime. It does not modify the source of RPG Maker or Flash projects, and it does not emulate them. • Flash playback is provided by Ruffle. Games that depend on server-side components, or that require a network service, will not run. Built for people making RPG Maker games: test your project on your phone before you ship it, and keep playing the games you already own.
Runa
Play your RPG Maker games on your iPhone and iPad without a PC. Import games created with various RPG Maker engines and enjoy full-screen gameplay with customizable touch controls. Save and load game progress easily.
- Import RPG Maker games (XP, VX, VX Ace, MV, MZ)
- Full-screen landscape gameplay
- Customizable virtual gamepad
- Remappable on-screen controls
- Save and export game progress
- Offline play
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Runa is an RPG Maker and Ren'py player for iPhone and iPad. Import and play the RPG Maker games you already own in full-screen landscape with touch controls and a customizable virtual gamepad — no PC required. Whether your games were created with RPG Maker XP, VX, VX Ace, MV, MZ or Ren'py, Runa makes it easy to bring your collection to iPhone and iPad. Play the RPG Maker games and Ren'Py visual novels you own, on iPhone and iPad, and translate them into your language. TRANSLATE ANY GAME (iOS 18+) • One tap translates a game's dialogue, choices and names with Apple's on-device translation: free, private, and offline once the language is downloaded • Works with RPG Maker MV/MZ, XP/VX/Ace and Ren'Py • Read the translation right inside the game's text box, or in a movable panel you can resize and fade • Runa detects the game's language for you and prepares the first lines before the game starts SIX ENGINES, ONE LIBRARY • RPG Maker MV and MZ • RPG Maker XP, VX and VX Ace on a native engine, including fan games built on them • Ren'Py visual novels: import the PC version and play. Most games run today, and support grows with every update IMPORT ANYTHING • ZIP, RAR, 7z, a folder, or a single packed .exe: Runa finds the game and its engine for you • Open an archive in Runa straight from Files, Safari or Mail • Patch & Update: install a game's new version, hotfix or patch from a file. Your saves stay, and Runa asks before anything risky PLAY YOUR WAY • On-screen gamepad with four skins, drag-to-place buttons, adjustable size and a 4-way, 8-way or cross D-pad • Remap every button per game, and add custom buttons for Turbo, Cheats and mouse clicks • Bluetooth game controllers, with per-game button remapping on XP/VX/Ace • Fast forward up to 4x • Cheats for RPG Maker games: gold, items, healing and levels, switches and variables, walk through walls, no random encounters, and God Mode • Full mouse support on XP/VX/Ace: two-finger tap to right-click, three to middle-click • Auto-rotate, full screen, and a toolbar that hides away for a clean screen YOUR SAVES, EVERYWHERE • Saves stay on your device and survive app updates • iCloud save sync between your iPhone and iPad • Move saves to and from your PC, for every engine A LIBRARY THAT KEEPS UP • Cover art, playtime, tags, search, sort and filter by engine • Runa itself speaks nine languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese • Contact Support from any game's page sends us its logs, so a fix arrives faster Runa plays games you already own. It does not host, sell or link to any game content. Questions? support@kbworks.pro.vn. We read every message. DESIGNED FOR RPG MAKER PLAYERS Runa is built for players who enjoy RPG Maker and Ren'py games on mobile. Import your own game files and continue your adventures anywhere on iPhone or iPad. IMPORTANT Runa is a game player and does not include, sell, host, or distribute game content. All games must be legally obtained by the user. Users are responsible for ensuring they own the rights to any games they import. Paid once, supported ongoing. Reach us anytime at kbsoft.support@gmail.comn - we read every message OPEN SOURCE Powered by mkxp-z (GPL v2). Source code: github.com/mkxp-z/mkxp-z
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Runa at 91% against RPGViewer's 56%. Runa also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
RPGViewer costs $4.99 and Runa $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Runa holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runa has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of RPGViewer's written reviews are positive against 91% of Runa's.
RPGViewer ships an update every 2 weeks, Runa weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RPGViewer | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews | 91.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #165 | #73 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ludan Cui | Pham Tran Thai Bao |
Customer experience
RPGViewer
Runa
Bugs and requests
RPGViewer
Reported bugs
56 issues- CG errors
- Black screen on video playback
- Button presses also register as touches
- Black screen after changing positions
- Movie folder glitches
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- Save file import/export not working
- Cannot import/export saves
- SyntaxError: JSON Parse error: Unrecognized token '<'
- Games with foreign language filenames fail to run
- Audio files not playing
- Mouse issues (holding left button)
- Virtual pad input lag/ghosting
- Game crashes randomly
- Cannot save game
- Corrupted app requiring re-download
- Infinite loading screens
- Loss of progress on re-download
- Sound disappears after switching apps
- Virtual mouse not working for some games
- Touch not working in certain sections
- Game files disappear after update
- Games not showing up after re-opening app
- Error when adding games (folder already exists)
- Material loss in H5 games
- iPad cannot play in landscape, buttons incomplete
- No sound in certain games on iPad
- App thinks RPG Maker is HTML5
- Cannot load OGG audio with OGG compatibility enabled
- No sound for RPGMVO audio format
- Cannot load save files
- Stuck on save screen
- Cannot click/interact in some games
- Screen clipping on iPad
- Games not loading (stuck on loading screen)
- Cannot add games (stuck on loading screen)
- Display bugs (games not showing up)
- PNG images not opening
- Black screen on launch
- Cannot load image effects
- Cannot import files (no www folder)
- Cannot interact with elements
- Game not running after removing folder
- No sound after update
- Audio issues after switching apps
- Laggy performance
- Games larger than 1GB don't run
- Cannot play games requiring specific keyboard keys
- Cannot save/load games
- Project initialization displayed every time
- Cannot load save data from cheat menu
- Games not responding to clicks
- Cannot use mouse function
- Cannot click or use
- Games not running, showing black screen
- Cannot import games
- No sound in games
Requested features
25 requests- Customizable button layout
- Portrait mode button customization
- Game folder organization
- Rename games
- Game exit button
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- Script auto-translation
- Dark mode
- RPG Maker XP/VX Ace support
- Wolf RPG Editor support
- Keyboard support/virtual keyboard
- Adjustable screen panning
- Option to disable screen panning
- Full-screen game registration
- More control buttons
- Editable control buttons
- Custom gamepad inputs
- Adjustable game performance
- Edit game icons
- ONS simulator support
- Cheat menu integration
- File management within app
- Flash side-scroller support
- More engine support
- APK or Windows emulator option
- Better resolution scaling
Runa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RPGViewer
No in-app purchases
Runa
No in-app purchases







