LYNE vs RUNA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hundreds of pre-built puzzles
- Daily procedurally-generated puzzles
- Slick, intuitive interface
- Soothing dynamic audio
- Unlockable color palettes
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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
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.
- Block arrangement puzzles
- Light spreading mechanics
- Celestial graphics
- Delicate sound design
- Logic and reasoning challenges
- Exploration of skies and distant lands
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | LYNE | RUNA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (152 ratings) — better | 4.5 (120 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 152 — better | 120 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Bowker | Giuseppe La Torre |
Customer experience
LYNE
RUNA
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
LYNE
No in-app purchases
RUNA
- Extra support$0.99









