Rules! vs The Knight Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rules!
Engage in a fast-paced, challenging, and fun puzzle game with a hundred levels. Features a daily brain workout for Apple Watch and animated stickers. Offers multiple game modes and unique mechanics.
- Daily Apple Watch brain workout
- Animated sticker pack
- Beginner, Expert, or Timeless game modes
- Multi-touch interface
- Color perception assistance
- Surprising new game mechanics
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• Includes a daily brain workout mini-game for Apple Watch • Includes animated sticker pack • App Store – Best Apple Watch Game of 2015 • App Store – Best of 2014 • German Developer Award 2014 – Best mobile Game • German Video Game Award 2015 – Best mobile Game • Pocket Gamer Awards 2015 Finalist Best Casual/Puzzle Game & Most Innovative Game RULES! is a cute puzzle game that's challenging, fast-paced and fun. • Choose your preferred type of game: Beginner, Expert or Timeless • “What’s presented here is a stylish, original, clever puzzle game that I’m having trouble putting down long enough to write this review.” ~ Gamezebo “A delightfully constructed memory test that grows in complexity and appeal the deeper in you go.” ~ Pocket Gamer “The Coding Monkeys have never released anything that wasn’t utterly brilliant, therefore Rules shall almost certainly be brilliant.” ~ Pocket Tactics Follow RULES! into a hundred level-deep maze of cuteness and order: • Multi-touch interface at its finest • Color perception assistance mode • Whales, Unicorns, Robots and Squirrels! • A plethora of surprising new game mechanics
The Knight Watch
A unique puzzle game where you play as a knight who moves like a chess piece. Capture all enemies across 100 levels and two game modes, with special features for Apple Watch. Unlock skins and enjoy stylish visuals in this immersive experience.
- L-shape knight movement
- Capture all enemy pieces
- 100 levels
- Two game modes
- Apple Watch compatible gameplay
- Unlockable skins
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Stomp your enemies and solve tricky levels in The Knight Watch, a unique puzzle game for iPhone AND Apple Watch. "A refreshing modern twist on the most familiar game of them all." - Pocket Gamer "Knight Watch is puzzle game full of surprises, fun and adapted to all type of players." - Kickmygeek "The Knight Watch‘s novel use of Chess rules and its welcoming nature manage to get it out of check" - Loud Games You are a lone knight who can only move in L-shape (as in chess). The goal is simple : clear all levels by capturing all of the pieces. Explore the 100 levels and 2 game modes and overcome units inspired by chess pieces (Rook, Bishop, Queen…) and tricky obstacles. * Pay once and play forever! Events and monthly content are on the way... * 30 skins to unlock; change the visuals to match your mood. * Apple Watch friendly: adapted gameplay, 100 unique levels, daily missions and 1 specific game mode. * Complications for Apple Watch and 15+ stickers for iMessage. * Beautiful and stylish visuals. * The perfect puzzle game: quick, fun and immersive gameplay! Love The Knight Watch? Follow us to get exclusive skins. Follow us on Twitter: @KnightWatch_ Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/seelegames Or come talk to us on Discord: https://discord.gg/5NGrEkp DEVELOPER Seele games is a company specialized in iPhone and AppleWatch games. We make great games on small devices, with outside the box concepts, created with love, passion and generosity. Thank you ! http://seelegames.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Knight Watch at 4.8 against Rules!'s 4.2. The Knight Watch also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 71%) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Rules!'s advantage is chart position (#107 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Rules! costs $2.99 and The Knight Watch $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Knight Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Rules!'s written reviews are positive against 96% of The Knight Watch's.
Rules! ships an update monthly, The Knight Watch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rules! | The Knight Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (67 ratings) | 4.8 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.8% of reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 94 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #107 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 137b | Seele Games |
Customer experience
Rules!
The Knight Watch
Bugs and requests
Rules!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing and crashing issues, especially on Apple Watch
- Unresponsive tapping on certain tiles
Requested features
5 requests- Option to save progress and continue from last level
- Randomized rule order
- Difficulty settings with longer time limits
- Colorblind accessibility options
- More game modes and challenges
The Knight Watch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rules!
No in-app purchases
The Knight Watch
No in-app purchases
