Monument Valley vs Rithmo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monument Valley
Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.
- Impossible architecture manipulation
- Optical illusion puzzles
- Surreal exploration
- Hand-crafted worlds
- Intuitive twist and drag controls
- Reactive soundscape
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.
Rithmo
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Rithmo brings back rithmomachia, the legendary "Philosophers' Game": a strategy duel born in 10th-century monasteries, where pieces are captured by the power of numbers. Evens on one side, odds on the other. Every piece carries a number; to capture, line up an equality, a sum, a product… or trap your opponent in an arithmetic, geometric or harmonic progression. Easy to learn, dizzying to master: rithmomachia fascinated mathematicians and philosophers for seven centuries, and was long considered the great rival of chess. PLAY YOUR WAY • Solo against the AI, two levels (800 and 1200) • Two players on the same device • Online with friends: turn-based games, get notified when it's your move • Blind matchmaking with Elo rating • One-tap rematch at the end of every game LEARN AS YOU PLAY • Guided tutorial: eight progressive exercises to master every type of capture • Complete illustrated rules, available even mid-game • Visual move hints (can be turned off) • Simple mode to get started, expert mode to control everything: victory conditions, allowed captures BUILT FOR MOBILE • Smooth 3D board, optional 2D view • Replay every move of a game at any time • Elo history and tracking of your ongoing games • English and French • No ads Born a thousand years ago to teach Boethius's arithmetic, codified in print in the 16th century, rithmomachia deserved to live again. Now it fits in your pocket. Your move.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rithmo at Free against Monument Valley's $3.99. Rithmo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Monument Valley's advantage is chart position (#7 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Rithmo is free to download; Monument Valley costs $3.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rithmo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monument Valley ships an update every 2 months, Rithmo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monument Valley | Rithmo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (18K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 324 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ustwo games | rithmo.app |
Bugs and requests
Monument Valley
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
- Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
- Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
- Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
- Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions
Rithmo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monument Valley
- Forgotten Shores$1.99
Rithmo
No in-app purchases









