Wildmate vs Hantu Line
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Wildmate
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Wildmate is chess with a deck of curveballs. Every turn you can play one card before your chess move or instead of it. Burn a card from your opponent's hand, freeze a piece in place, swap colors and hands mid-game, draw the perfect combination, or unleash a Wild card that can become anything. Classic chess rules still decide the game: checkmate wins, stalemate draws. But the path to mate is never the same twice. FEATURES โข Full chess engine with all standard rules โข 10 unique card types woven into every match โข Same-device pass-and-play โข Nearby multiplayer over Bluetooth/Wi-Fi (no internet needed) โข Internet multiplayer through Game Center โข Built for iPhone and iPad with Liquid Glass design โข Light & dark mode that follows your system โข Turkish and English HOW TO PLAY On your turn, optionally play one card and make a chess move. Some cards (Skip, Pass, Reverse, +1, +2, Wild, Mirror) replace your move; others (Burn, Freeze, Draw 2) sit on top of it. Your hand refills to 5 cards at the end of each turn. Run your opponent out of options, then close it out with a clean checkmate. NO ADS, NO TRACKING Wildmate doesn't collect any personal data. Multiplayer is peer-to-peer through Apple's frameworks. No accounts, no analytics, no nonsense. Made with care. Pull up a board, deal a hand, and break the rules.
Hantu Line
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Someone rides the MRT tonight โ and you may never see her coming. Hantu Line turns Singapore's MRT network into a game of hidden movement and pure deduction. Somewhere on the map, one player has become the Pontianak โ the most feared hantu in Malay folklore โ riding the rails invisibly. Everyone else plays TransCom, a five-officer squad codenamed Kopi, Teh, Milo, Bandung and Horlicks, working the same network to corner her before she disappears for good. Every game, choose your side: slip into the shadows as the Pontianak, or lead the TransCom squad on the hunt. Whichever side you don't take plays itself, at one of three AI strengths โ Rookie, Regular or Inspector โ so the challenge always matches you. The hunt runs 24 turns on the real Singapore MRT map, rendered in the official LTA line colours. The Pontianak moves by Single Trip, Shuttle Bus and Express Bus like everyone else โ or by her own Black Ticket and secret Hantu Routes. Officers see only the kind of ticket she spent, never the line or direction, and have to shade the map turn by turn to close the net. She's force-revealed just three times, on turns 3, 13 and 24 โ every other move is theirs to work out. A well-timed CCTV sweep can pin her exact station; a Blackout card can kill that sweep cold. A Double Move can put a full extra station between her and the squad. This is hidden-movement deduction, rebuilt from scratch around a map every Singaporean already carries in their head. โข Real Singapore MRT network โข Play either side โ the hidden Pontianak or the 5-officer TransCom squad โ every single game โข Three AI difficulty levels: Rookie, Regular, Inspector โข A deep ticket economy โ Single Trip, Shuttle Bus, Express Bus, Black Ticket, secret Hantu Routes โข CCTV sweeps, Blackout cards and Double Move keep both sides guessing until the last turn โข Reveals on turns 3, 13 and 24 only โ the map never hands her over for free โข One-time purchase. No ads, no subscriptions. Fully offline โ no account, no network connection required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Wildmate at Free against Hantu Line's $4.99. Wildmate also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Wildmate is free to download; Hantu Line costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Wildmate ships an update every 5 days, Hantu Line every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Wildmate | Hantu Line |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free โ better | $4.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days โ better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Birkan Kader | Anand Raj R |
In-app purchases
Wildmate
No in-app purchases
Hantu Line
No in-app purchases









