Comparison

PG Mancala vs Ludoria Classics

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

Head to head
About

PG Mancala

Features
Read full description

Experience the ancient game of Mancala with beautiful graphics and challenging AI opponents! FEATURES: • 4 Difficulty Levels - Easy, Medium, Hard, and Expert AI • 46 Achievements - Track your progress and unlock milestones • Detailed Statistics - Monitor wins, streaks, and performance • Beautiful Animations - Smooth stone movements and visual feedback • Haptic Feedback - Tactile response for captures and special moves GAME RULES: • Pick up stones from your pits and distribute clockwise • Landing in your store grants an extra turn • Landing in an empty pit on your side captures opposite stones • Game ends when one side is empty • Player with most stones wins Perfect for strategy lovers and casual players alike. Master the ancient art of Mancala!

About

Ludoria Classics

Features
Read full description

Ludoria is the home of traditional board games. Rediscover the great strategy games that have crossed centuries and continents — 14 in all, gathered in one elegant app to play, to learn, and to pass on. Every game comes with clear, illustrated rules and its origin. 14 GAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD • Fanorona — Madagascar's iconic game of capturing chains • Oware (Awale) — West Africa's celebrated sowing game • Nine Men's Morris — mills and alignments, from ancient Rome • Seega — Egypt's custodial-capture duel • Surakarta — Indonesia's loop-capture game • Bagh-Chal — Nepal's tigers and goats • Hnefatafl — the Viking siege game • Morabaraba — South Africa's twelve men's morris • Alquerque — the medieval ancestor of draughts (Spain) • Aadu Puli — India's goats and tigers on a triangle • Hasami Shogi — Japan's sandwich-capture game • Shax — the Somali morris • Togyz Kumalak — Kazakhstan's nine-pit mancala • Bao — Tanzania's great multi-lap mancala HOW YOU PLAY • Solo against a multi-level AI • Two players on one phone • Online against players worldwide, with ELO leaderboards (week, month, year, all-time) MADE FOR EVERYONE • 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese • Portrait and landscape • Didactic, illustrated rules • Color themes and piece styles FREE, WITH OPTIONAL PREMIUM Three games (Fanorona, Oware, Nine Men's Morris) and online play are free for everyone. A single Premium purchase (EUR 1.99, no subscription) unlocks the 11 other traditional games, ELO ranking, and the Hard and Expert AI levels. Ludoria's goal is simple: have fun by bringing traditional games back to life. Your move.

Screenshots

PG Mancala4 screens
Ludoria Classics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PG Mancala at none against Ludoria Classics's 1. PG Mancala also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Ludoria Classics's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Ludoria Classics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PG Mancala asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PG Mancala ships an update every 11 days, Ludoria Classics fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
PG Mancala versus Ludoria Classics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPG MancalaLudoria Classics
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCeltic Wards, LLCarnaud TOURE

In-app purchases

None

PG Mancala

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ludoria Classics

One-time1
  • Ludoria Premium$1.99

Questions

Is PG Mancala free?
PG Mancala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ludoria Classics free?
Ludoria Classics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PG Mancala or Ludoria Classics have ads?
PG Mancala shows ads; Ludoria Classics does not.
Which is updated more often, PG Mancala or Ludoria Classics?
PG Mancala ships an update every 11 days, and Ludoria Classics fortnightly. Most recently, PG Mancala was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ludoria Classics on October 25, 2026.

Other comparisons