Comparison

Moyako Chess vs RuneChess

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

Head to head
About

Moyako Chess

Features
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Classic Chess — the strategy board game for solo play. Adjustable AI from gentle to challenging. Clean dark board, move highlights, offline anywhere. No connection needed. Part of Moyako Games, a puzzle platform for teens and adults. ADJUSTABLE AI OPPONENT Multiple difficulty levels, from a forgiving practice partner to a sharp challenger. Each level changes search depth and tactics. Start gentle, grow sharper. BUILT FOR FOCUS Clean dark-theme board. Legal-move highlights, last-move markers, optional hints. Tap-to-move. Every pixel keeps your concentration on the position. LEADERBOARDS Compete on results. Sign-in is optional; offline play works without it. OFFLINE READY Works fully offline — airports, commutes, anywhere. No account required. Sync progress across devices when you sign in to games.moyako.com. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every game contributes to your puzzles profile at games.moyako.com. See your daily streaks and personal bests in one place. PRIVACY-RESPECTING GDPR compliant. App Tracking Transparency honoured: you decide whether ads are personalised. No data sold to third parties. DESIGNED FOR 13+ For teenagers and adults. Not directed to children under 13. ABOUT MOYAKO Moyako Games is a suite of logic and word puzzles, united by a single progress-tracking platform. Visit games.moyako.com to explore them all. IPHONE-NATIVE FEEL Haptic feedback on key actions. iOS Share Sheet for your results. Native local notifications for daily reminders — opt in or out, your call. Game Center leaderboards across games. Terms of Use (EULA): https://moyako.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://moyako.com/privacy-policy-games/

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RuneChess

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A chess puzzle with no opponent — only precision. Rune-coins lie on the board. Each one needs an exact number of attacks: no more, no fewer. Your task is to place the pieces you are given so that every rune gets its due. HOW IT WORKS Pieces strike by ordinary chess rules, and a line of attack stops at the first piece it meets. The rook holds the ranks and files, the bishop the diagonals, the knight leaps over anything in the way, the queen combines rook and bishop. The solution falls out of those rules: one attack too many spoils it exactly as surely as one too few. 165 LEVELS Five of them teach you the board and the pieces. After that come Moonlit Garden and Starlit Observatory, where several kinds of piece have to work together and the hints run out. STARS AND RANKS Up to three stars a level: three for an exact solution with no hints. Stars are never spent for nothing. They raise your rank in the achievements and unlock looks — your own table, your own pieces, your own coins. DAILY CHALLENGE A new puzzle every day, separate from the campaign. NOTHING YOU DID NOT ASK FOR The game works without an internet connection. There is no registration, no name or email is asked for, and nothing is sold for real money. The coins on the board are part of the puzzle, not a currency: there is no wagering and no gambling in RuneChess. Advertising is voluntary only: you may watch a video for an extra hint, or to skip a level you are stuck on. Nothing else is hidden behind one.

Screenshots

Moyako Chess3 screens
RuneChess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RuneChess at every 2 weeks against Moyako Chess's every 6 weeks. Moyako Chess's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moyako Chess ships an update every 6 weeks, RuneChess every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Moyako Chess versus RuneChess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoyako ChessRuneChess
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB69 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHanalytic LimitedMIKHAIL SHMYREV

In-app purchases

None

Moyako Chess

No in-app purchases

None

RuneChess

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moyako Chess free?
Moyako Chess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RuneChess free?
RuneChess is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moyako Chess or RuneChess have ads?
Both Moyako Chess and RuneChess show ads.
Which is updated more often, Moyako Chess or RuneChess?
Moyako Chess ships an update every 6 weeks, and RuneChess every 2 weeks. Most recently, Moyako Chess was updated on October 31, 2026 and RuneChess on November 6, 2026.

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