Comparison

Unkind vs Reigns

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

Head to head
About

Unkind

Features
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Unkind is a competitive multiplayer board game that blends classic token-racing strategy with chaotic action-card combat. Roll the die, move your pieces around the board, build fuel, and play powerful cards that can protect your position or wreck someone else’s plan. What starts as a familiar race quickly becomes a battle of timing, disruption, and nerve. Use movement boosts, shields, swaps, traps, freezes, turn reversals, and high-impact chaos cards to control the board. Push your pieces toward home, punish exposed opponents, and turn losing positions into dramatic comebacks. Unkind is easy to understand, but much harder to master. Features: Familiar race-to-home board gameplay with a deeper strategic twist Action cards that add sabotage, counterplay, and momentum swings Fuel-based card system that rewards smart decisions Solo Practice for learning tactics Online multiplayer in Global Arena Private Match for playing with friends Standard Mode for classic competitive play Unkind Mode for permanent captures and higher-stakes matches If you enjoy classic race board games, tactical multiplayer, and unpredictable reversals, Unkind delivers a faster, sharper, and more ruthless take on the genre. Roll well. Time your cards. Ruin their run. Be unkind.

About

Reigns

Lead an intergalactic indie rock band on a quest for stardom. Travel the galaxy, recruit alien band members, and rock out while managing ship resources and crew. Make critical decisions to avoid disaster on your stellar tour.

Highlights
  • Unlock legendary Galactic Guitars
  • Fight pirates and tax collectors
  • Recruit alien band members
  • Meet 60+ unique characters
  • Over 1400 decision cards
  • Original soundtrack
Features
Currently charting
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As an intergalactic indie rockband, plot your rise to *star*dom, traveling from planet to planet and gig to gig on your quest for fame and fortune. Play local (and not-so-local) clubs throughout the galaxy, recruiting alien band members along the way, and rock out across the cosmos! But make sure you're managing your ship's resources and keeping your crew in check while on this stellar tour because one wrong decision may leave you dead in space! ***FEATURES*** - Unlock the legendary Galactic Guitars and rock out in front of your adoring fans. - Fight pirates, overzealous tax collectors and more in swiping dogfights. - Hang out on your ship for band practice and offer directions to lost space travellers - Meet 60+ curious characters, including your manager, Lord Shark, Strombo the scholarly mollusc, Gron the space bear, ... and of course your crew and your ship's know-it-all AI - 1400+ decision cards. Infinite possibilities! - Original soundtrack by Sam Webster

Screenshots

Unkind4 screens
Reigns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Unkind at Free against Reigns's $4.99. Reigns's advantage is chart position (#73 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Unkind is free to download; Reigns costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unkind ships an update every 2 weeks, Reigns daily. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Unkind versus Reigns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnkindReigns
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating—4.5 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
Best chart rank—#73 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB298 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNikhil YadavDevolver Digital, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Unkind

No in-app purchases

None

Reigns

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unkind free?
Unkind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reigns free?
Reigns costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unkind or Reigns have ads?
Neither Unkind nor Reigns shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unkind or Reigns?
Unkind ships an update every 2 weeks, and Reigns daily. Most recently, Unkind was updated on September 19, 2026 and Reigns on September 29, 2026.

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