Comparison

Wildmate vs Hantu Line

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

Head to head
About

Wildmate

Features
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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 โ€ข Full chess engine with all standard rules โ€ข 10 unique card types woven into every match โ€ข Same-device pass-and-play โ€ข Nearby multiplayer over Bluetooth/Wi-Fi (no internet needed) โ€ข Internet multiplayer through Game Center โ€ข Built for iPhone and iPad with Liquid Glass design โ€ข Light & dark mode that follows your system โ€ข 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.

About

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. โ€ข Real Singapore MRT network โ€ข Play either side โ€” the hidden Pontianak or the 5-officer TransCom squad โ€” every single game โ€ข Three AI difficulty levels: Rookie, Regular, Inspector โ€ข A deep ticket economy โ€” Single Trip, Shuttle Bus, Express Bus, Black Ticket, secret Hantu Routes โ€ข CCTV sweeps, Blackout cards and Double Move keep both sides guessing until the last turn โ€ข Reveals on turns 3, 13 and 24 only โ€” the map never hands her over for free โ€ข One-time purchase. No ads, no subscriptions. Fully offline โ€” no account, no network connection required

Screenshots

Wildmate4 screens
Hantu Line4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wildmate ships an update every 5 days, Hantu Line every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Wildmate versus Hantu Line: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWildmateHantu Line
PriceFree โ€” better$4.99
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size44 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBirkan KaderAnand Raj R

In-app purchases

None

Wildmate

No in-app purchases

None

Hantu Line

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wildmate free?
Wildmate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hantu Line free?
Hantu Line costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wildmate or Hantu Line have ads?
Neither Wildmate nor Hantu Line shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wildmate or Hantu Line?
Wildmate ships an update every 5 days, and Hantu Line every 4 weeks. Most recently, Wildmate was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hantu Line on October 31, 2026.

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