Comparison

LYNE vs RUNA

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

Head to head
About

LYNE

This minimalist puzzle game offers a calming yet challenging experience. Connect shapes and fill the board with interflowing paths. Enjoy hundreds of pre-built puzzles or daily procedurally-generated challenges.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of pre-built puzzles
  • Daily procedurally-generated puzzles
  • Slick, intuitive interface
  • Soothing dynamic audio
  • Unlockable color palettes
Features
Currently charting
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Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE. "I highly recommend grabbing LYNE in the App Store if you’re a fan of relaxing puzzle games for your iOS device." - AppAdvice, 5/5 "LYNE offers a brilliant dose of puzzling fun." - AppSpy, 5/5 "Lyne is a slick, contemplative puzzler that you'd be a fool to miss" - PocketGamer, 9/10 "Great design, both from an aesthetic standpoint and also regarding its difficulty curve." - MacLife, 4/5 "LYNE is a game worth checking out." - 148Apps, 4/5 Features - Hundreds of pre-built puzzles - An infinite number of procedurally-generated puzzles, released daily - No in-app purchases. No ads. - Slick, intuitive interface - Soothing dynamic audio - Unlockable colour palettes Accolades - Finalist at IndieCade 2014 - Best Puzzle Game, Tabby Awards 2014 - Finalist for Audio Design at Freeplay 2013 - Honorable Mention for Design at Freeplay 2013 “The whole thing is a gentle puzzle game that’s thoroughly enjoyable, which is rare because the majority of puzzle games frustrate the hell out of me.” - IndieStatik.com “From the get go, LYNE exudes a very zen feel. The ambiance is calming, the layout simple and clean. ... if you're in it for the challenge to your brain, dim the lights, find a quiet place, and get to solving.” - JayIsGames.com

About

RUNA

Arrange blocks to create a path and spread light. This puzzle game features celestial graphics and calming sounds, requiring logic and experimentation to guide energy through the shadows.

Highlights
  • Block arrangement puzzles
  • Light spreading mechanics
  • Celestial graphics
  • Delicate sound design
  • Logic and reasoning challenges
  • Exploration of skies and distant lands
Features
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Arrange the blocks and spread the light. Irradiate the way up to the highest sky. Set the order, set the route, set the focus. Let the energy flows on the path of the Light. RUNA - A way throughout the shadows. A unique journey among stars, skies and distant lands. RUNA is a gorgeous puzzle game with celestial graphics and delicate sounds. You'll make use of reasoning, logic, experimentation and research.

Screenshots

LYNE3 screens
RUNA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LYNE at 95% against RUNA's 58%. LYNE also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). RUNA's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, ads 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

LYNE costs $2.99 and RUNA $1.99 up front. RUNA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LYNE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LYNE holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 152 and 120 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of LYNE's written reviews are positive against 58% of RUNA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LYNE ships an update every 2 weeks, RUNA every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
LYNE versus RUNA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLYNERUNA
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.9 (152 ratings) — better4.5 (120 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings152 — better120
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#89 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas BowkerGiuseppe La Torre

Customer experience

LYNE

All ratings152 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%

RUNA

All ratings120 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral25.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

LYNE

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress being reset after updates
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back the old format with more puzzles per day
  • Larger screen format for better visibility
  • More advanced or difficult puzzle sets
  • Ability to save and resume progress

RUNA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LYNE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RUNA

One-time1
  • Extra support$0.99

Questions

Is LYNE free?
LYNE costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RUNA free?
RUNA costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LYNE or RUNA?
LYNE is rated higher. LYNE averages 4.9 out of 5 from 152 ratings, while RUNA averages 4.5 from 120 ratings.
Do LYNE or RUNA have ads?
Neither LYNE nor RUNA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LYNE or RUNA?
LYNE ships an update every 2 weeks, and RUNA every 4 days. Most recently, LYNE was updated on October 18, 2026 and RUNA on October 19, 2026.

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