Comparison

GlyphDash vs Kanharu

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

Head to head
About

GlyphDash

Features
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Glyph Dash is a match-3 puzzle with roguelike depth: every stage is a puzzle, and everything you earn makes your next run stronger. MATCH, BLAST, DELIVER โ€ข 500+ handcrafted stages across 10 chapters โ€” cargo delivery, shell breaking, jelly clearing, and color collection โ€ข Carved boards, tunnels, gates and islands โ€” the map keeps changing shape as you climb โ€ข Gravity flips! Some stages fall UP. Plan your matches upside down. FIGHT REAL BOSSES โ€ข Boss stages have HP bars and fight back โ€” they shuffle your board, lock your gems in shells, spread corruption, and even heal themselves โ€ข Every match deals damage. Big cascades hit harder. BUILD YOUR POWER โ€ข 7 elemental skills, each with its own passive and a 3-tier upgrade tree โ€ข 27 collectible relics โ€” gold boosters, extra moves, color bias, skill amplifiers, and 4 Legendaries โ€ข Duplicate relics LEVEL UP instead of going to waste, with a guaranteed-new pity system โ€ข Boosters: hammer, swap, bomb, and color bomb for when a stage just won't crack ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO โ€ข Daily challenges with rotating twists โ€” double cargo, tight moves, chaos shuffle, even reversed gravity โ€ข Chapter gates, star ratings, and first-clear bonuses reward mastery, not grinding FAIR BY DESIGN โ€ข No forced ads โ€” every ad is opt-in and rewarded โ€ข No energy paywall pressure โ€” earn gems by playing well โ€ข Progress saves on your device; play offline anywhere Easy to learn in stage one. Still surprising you in chapter ten. Download Glyph Dash and start matching!

About

Kanharu

Features
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One board. A little daily logic. Kanharu is a Queens puzzle game with simple rules and satisfying deductions. Solve today's challenge, collect crowns and keep exploring with 100 practice puzzles. THREE SIMPLE RULES โ€ข Place exactly one queen in each row. โ€ข Place exactly one queen in each column and colored region. โ€ข Queens must not touch, even diagonally. YOUR DAILY CHALLENGE Take on the day's puzzle and build your streak. Everyone receives the same board for the same local calendar date. After clearing today's puzzle, replay it to improve your personal best. COLLECT YOUR CROWNS Earn one Daily crown for your first clear each day and watch your calendar fill up. Reach 3-, 7- and 30-day streaks to earn badges. Collect 20 Daily crowns in a month to complete your collection. Clear every day of the month for a perfect month. Daily records and crowns are saved on this device. ROOM TO THINK Double-tap to place or remove a queen. Tap or drag to mark cells with ร—. Undo your moves or clear your notes as you explore the board. Conflicting queens are highlighted, and there is no mistake limit. KEEP PRACTICING Explore 100 practice puzzles with boards ranging from 4ร—4 to 10ร—10. FOCUS ON THE PUZZLE Soft colors, crown pieces and short sound cues keep the experience simple. Sound and haptics can be turned off in Settings. No sign-up is required. English, Japanese, Korean and Spanish are supported based on your device language. PLAY YOUR WAY Kanharu is free to play and includes banner and full-screen ads. From your fourth official Daily clear, you can choose to watch a rewarded ad for one bonus crown and a 24-hour Royal Night theme trial. Bonus crowns are separate from the 20 Daily crowns needed for the monthly collection. An optional one-time Premium purchase removes all ads, unlocks Royal Night permanently and adds a bonus crown on days you complete the Daily, without watching ads. Purchase and Restore Purchase are available in Settings.

Screenshots

GlyphDash4 screens
Kanharu4 screens

Verdict

The call

GlyphDash and Kanharu are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. GlyphDash sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Kanharu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GlyphDash ships an update every 2 days, Kanharu every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GlyphDash versus Kanharu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlyphDashKanharu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size228 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSegeon HwangWANG JIN OH

In-app purchases

10 purchases

GlyphDash

One-time10
  • gems_small$0.99
  • starter_pack$0.99
  • boosters_quick$1.99
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  • gems_medium$4.99
  • boosters_value$4.99
  • gems_large$9.99
  • boosters_pro$9.99
  • gems_xlarge$19.99
  • gems_mega$49.99
  • gems_ultra$99.99
1 purchases

Kanharu

One-time1
  • Remove Ads & Go Premium$2.99

Questions

Is GlyphDash free?
GlyphDash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kanharu free?
Kanharu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GlyphDash or Kanharu have ads?
Both GlyphDash and Kanharu show ads.
Which is updated more often, GlyphDash or Kanharu?
GlyphDash ships an update every 2 days, and Kanharu every 3 days. Most recently, GlyphDash was updated on October 28, 2026 and Kanharu on October 31, 2026.

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