Ryugotchi vs Chain Rules
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ryugotchi
Adopt and nurture a virtual dragon from egg to adult. Engage in mini-games, explore biomes for treasures, and collect items. Features an iOS widget and smart notifications for offline play.
- Dragon evolution through 3 stages
- Play mini-games to earn XP
- Explore biomes and discover treasures
- Collect items and elemental essences
- iOS home screen widget
- Smart notifications
- 100% offline gameplay
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Raise your dragon. Grow your bond. Adopt a baby dragon and share everyday moments: feed, pet, wash and play together. Watch your companion grow into a teen and then an adult. 14 MINI-GAMES, ALL OFFLINE Memory, blocks, rhythm, dodging and word puzzles offer different ways to play and earn experience and materials. Unlock more mini-games as your dragon grows. NO ADS. JUST YOU TWO. Enjoy your time together without banners or video ads. A HOME THAT GROWS WITH YOU Follow the day/night cycle and share bath time: move the sponge over your dragon to scrub away the dirt. Adult dragons have a spacious mountain habitat of their own. EGGS AND ENCOUNTERS Discover refuges, visit dragons and hatch your eggs when you are ready. Keep your companion close with the Home Screen widget and optional care reminders. Gameplay and mini-games work offline. Game Center leaderboards require an internet connection.
Chain Rules
A block-matching puzzle game where you strategically remove blocks and trigger chain reactions. Between rounds, select unique abilities that alter gameplay, offering a fresh challenge with each session. Enjoy varied difficulty modes and high score tracking.
- Block matching gameplay
- Trigger chain reactions
- Select game-altering abilities
- Dynamic board challenges
- Multiple difficulty modes
- High score tracking
- Offline play
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Chain Rules is a tile-matching puzzle where the rules change every round. Tap groups of three or more matching tiles to clear them and set off chain reactions. Clear enough tiles to finish the round, then choose one of three abilities: a rule that reshapes scoring for the next few rounds, or a tool you can fire whenever you need it. Between rounds the board fights back with new physics: gravity that pulls sideways or to the center, frozen tiles, fog and conveyor rows. Survive ten rounds to win, then keep going for a higher score. - DAILY: one new board each day, the same for every player. One shot, then share your run. - WEEKLY ASCENT: the same board all week. Lock in permanent rules at rounds 3, 6 and 9 and beat your best. - CLASSIC: Easy, Normal and Hard. - ZEN: no game over, just chains. Plays offline. No account. Optional ads only when you choose to watch one for an extra shuffle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ryugotchi at 5.0 against Chain Rules's 4.0. Ryugotchi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). Chain Rules's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Ryugotchi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Ryugotchi ships an update monthly, Chain Rules every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ryugotchi | Chain Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | anthony deniau | Upstream Partners, LLC |
Customer experience
Ryugotchi
Chain Rules
In-app purchases
Ryugotchi
No in-app purchases
Chain Rules
No in-app purchases









