RivalBoard vs Pyrava
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
RivalBoard
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RivalBoard is the arena-style score tracker built for face-to-face competition. Whether you play table tennis, foosball, card games, or any match that needs a scoreboard, RivalBoard turns your iPhone into a battle-ready tally board. Divide your rivals into two factions - Celestials and Infernals - then clash. LIVE SCOREBOARD A bold, split-screen board puts both scores front and center. Tap your half to add a point. Tap minus to subtract. Every action is logged with a timestamp so you can review the full match timeline afterward. RIVAL PROFILES Create profiles for each competitor. Choose their faction, pick an avatar, and track their lifetime win rate, points scored, and match history. HALL OF RECORDS Every finished battle is saved automatically. Browse past matches, filter by faction wins, and tap any record to replay the event-by-event timeline. STANDINGS See which faction is dominating the season at a glance. A comparative bar shows total wins and points. The full roster is ranked by win rate. MATCH FORMATS - First to 11 - First to 21 - Timed 5 minutes - Free play (manual end) No account required. No internet connection needed. All data stays on your device.
Pyrava
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You are the new Emberwarden crowned before the ashes of the last ruler have gone cold. Every day a face from the caldera climbs the steps to your throne โ a scheming lord, a blind prophet who reads the smoke, a stubborn forge-master, a little fox with cinders for fur โ and each of them brings you a choice. Swipe left or right, and decide their fate and your own. There are no easy answers here. Every decision shifts four fragile balances: the temper of the Mountain, the love of the People, the sacred Embers of your treasury, and the Faith that holds it all together. Please one and you starve another. Let any single balance tip too far and your reign ends โ the fire goes dark, the mob rises to the gates, greed hollows out the vault, or your own zeal burns everything you swore to protect. But rule wisely through four turning seasons, and you may live to see the Phoenix climb from the crater and name you keeper of a flame that will outlast you. Pyrava is a warm, hand-drawn tale told entirely through the choices you make. Raise a newborn fire-spirit, broker a fragile peace with the Frostbringer, weather a plague or put down a coup โ and watch the caldera remember everything you did. Gather Relics that quietly bend the rules, perform Rites to steady a failing reign, and unlock Legacies that let every new attempt begin a little differently. Fourteen endings wait to be discovered, from utter ruin to quiet rebirth, alongside a Codex of characters and lore to fill in one reign at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RivalBoard at none against Pyrava's shown. RivalBoard also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RivalBoard ships an update every 9 days, Pyrava weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RivalBoard | Pyrava |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jocelyn Owens | MEIKO SAARNIIT |
In-app purchases
RivalBoard
No in-app purchases
Pyrava
No in-app purchases







