Sultan's Game vs Rithmo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sultan's Game
A narrative-driven survival card RPG set in an exotic court. Make moral choices, manage resources, and strategize with cards to shape your destiny and uncover multiple endings. Every decision has consequences in this game of wit and will.
- Narrative-driven survival card RPG
- Moral choices and resource strategy
- Turn-based card deployment
- Ally and asset management
- Multiple branching endings
- Replayable with randomized card order
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Inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, Sultan's Game is a narrative-driven survival card RPG set in an exotic court where deadly wagers, moral choices, and resource strategy collide in a tense, ever-shifting battle of wit and will. The Sultan, capricious and cruel, has devised a deadly game. As his minister, every card you draw must be fulfilled within seven days. Fail... and you lose your head. Indulgence, luxury, conquest, murder... each card embodies a dangerous desire, a ticking death sentence that also grants the freedom to act without consequence. Will you commit forbidden acts in its name... or cling to your principles in the face of ruin? In a court warped by power and human weakness, you must shape your own destiny with wisdom and foresight as your tools. There are no simple answers here, and every choice reshapes the story. Will you rise as the Sultan's favored confidant, or plot his assassination in the shadows? Will you remain loyal to love in desperate times, or surrender to forbidden desire? Will you stand tall as a fearless adventurer, or heed the whispers of dark gods? The game does not reward reckless indulgence—extreme cruelty breeds extreme hatred, and extreme consequences. Remember well, only those who hold fast to their own code can truly master their fate. As a turn-based resource management game, you'll deploy cards to command allies and assets, complete objectives, and build your power, accumulating wealth, intelligence, and equipment as you go. Recruit allies, expand your influence, and seize control—every run is different, with card order reshaping each playthrough, while both success and failure unlock new allies, gear, and strategies. Multiple endings await, each shaped by the choices you make. Will you seize absolute power, or rise to overthrow a tyrant? Will you retreat into a peaceful life with your beloved, or summon dark forces to bring the world to its knees? Even the same ending can be reached in countless ways, with hidden paths and secrets lying in wait for those bold enough to uncover them. Step forward... and let the game begin.
Rithmo
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Rithmo brings back rithmomachia, the legendary "Philosophers' Game": a strategy duel born in 10th-century monasteries, where pieces are captured by the power of numbers. Evens on one side, odds on the other. Every piece carries a number; to capture, line up an equality, a sum, a product… or trap your opponent in an arithmetic, geometric or harmonic progression. Easy to learn, dizzying to master: rithmomachia fascinated mathematicians and philosophers for seven centuries, and was long considered the great rival of chess. PLAY YOUR WAY • Solo against the AI, two levels (800 and 1200) • Two players on the same device • Online with friends: turn-based games, get notified when it's your move • Blind matchmaking with Elo rating • One-tap rematch at the end of every game LEARN AS YOU PLAY • Guided tutorial: eight progressive exercises to master every type of capture • Complete illustrated rules, available even mid-game • Visual move hints (can be turned off) • Simple mode to get started, expert mode to control everything: victory conditions, allowed captures BUILT FOR MOBILE • Smooth 3D board, optional 2D view • Replay every move of a game at any time • Elo history and tracking of your ongoing games • English and French • No ads Born a thousand years ago to teach Boethius's arithmetic, codified in print in the 16th century, rithmomachia deserved to live again. Now it fits in your pocket. Your move.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rithmo at none against Sultan's Game's 1. Sultan's Game's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sultan's Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rithmo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sultan's Game ships an update weekly, Rithmo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sultan's Game | Rithmo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (141 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 141 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GameTree Entertainment | rithmo.app |
In-app purchases
Sultan's Game
- Sultan's Game Full Game$5.99
Rithmo
No in-app purchases









