Comparison

Runemals vs Pico Pets Puzzle

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

Head to head
About

Runemals

Engage in strategic turn-based RPG battles by collecting and training unique creatures. Solve fast-paced puzzles to gather energy and lead your team to victory in an expansive world filled with adventure.

Highlights
  • Puzzle gameplay with turn-based RPG combat
  • Monster collecting, training, and evolution
  • Strategic energy management
  • Engaging story and character progression
  • Co-op and PvP features (coming soon)
  • Regular content updates and events
Features
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An addictive and FREE game that combines PUZZLE gameplay with classic turn-based RPG fun and monster-collecting! ● EXCITING AND STRATEGIC ACTION Gather energy by tapping color groups in super-fast 10-second challenges. Lead your team in battle, decide your strategy and manage your energy resources. Explore an island full of adventures, defeat powerful enemies and acquire the loot. ● MONSTER COLLECTING Discover, CAPTURE and train a vast collection of unique animals. Test different team combinations, try different elemental creatures and discover which ones are more versatile, more powerful or suit your gameplay the most. ● POWER UP AND EVOLVE Level your team up so they learn NEW abilities. EVOLVE them to make them even stronger: with the right training, charming creatures can become awesome battle beasts. ● ENGAGING STORY Discover Bright’s adventure: an orphan who will become a Runemal trainer thanks to his master’s help. ● PREPARE TO CO-OP OR CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Train a strong team to defeat your friends in upcoming PVP and tournament features. Get ready to exchange ID codes with your real-life friends to complete your team with one of their Runemals or to help them explore the island (both features coming soon). Runemals is set in a huge world constantly expanding with regular events, special quests, new creatures and updates. And it's FREE to play, so there’s nothing to stop you from becoming the best Runemal trainer this world has ever seen. ****** This app requires a persistent Internet connection. This game downloads additional content on first launch that can be up to 50MB based on your device. We recommend connecting to WIFI the first time you play. This game is also supported with regularly occurring content updates that require additional downloads when released. Please be patient while it loads; it’s worth the wait.

About

Pico Pets Puzzle

Engage in strategic gem-matching battles to defeat enemies and capture monsters. Build a powerful team with diverse elemental types and unique abilities to conquer challenging levels and become the ultimate monster tamer.

Highlights
  • Match-3 gem battles
  • Monster collection and taming
  • RPG elements
  • Elemental monster types
  • Over 50 monster species
  • Power-ups
Features
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Build your team of monsters, break new grounds and fight your way to become the greatest monster tamer of all times in Pico Pets Puzzle. Swipe and match gems with strategy to battle enemies and lead your team to victory! Pico Pets Puzzle combines the genres of match-3 and RPG in a fun action-packed game that’s both innovative and inventive, but also easy to play. Use physical and magical skills to attack, defend yourself, capture defeated monsters and grow your team to advance in this incredible journey. Pick your monster types for each combat with wisdom to enhance your chances of victory: water, fire, grass, earth or ice? HIGHLIGHTS • Over 50 species of monsters to find, battle, capture and tame • Discover pets with game changing abilities • Hours of free gameplay through 5 different stages and more than 60 levels • Powerful power-ups to aid your mission Explore the Pico Planet to capture and tame all the wild creatures of a world full of magic and surprises! Download now and start playing! Disclaimer: While this App is completely free to play, some additional content can be purchased for real money in-game. If you do not want to use this feature, please turn off in-app purchases in your device's settings. Like our page on Facebook and be the first to know about our upcoming games and updates! http://fb.com/tappshq

Screenshots

Runemals4 screens
Pico Pets Puzzle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Runemals at none against Pico Pets Puzzle's shown. Runemals also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Pico Pets Puzzle's advantage is ratings volume (119 vs 37). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Runemals sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Pico Pets Puzzle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Runemals against 4.1 for Pico Pets Puzzle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 119 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Runemals's written reviews are positive against 65% of Pico Pets Puzzle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Runemals versus Pico Pets Puzzle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunemalsPico Pets Puzzle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (37 ratings)4.1 (119 ratings)
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews64.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanduSoft S.L.TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA

Customer experience

Runemals

All ratings37 ratings
Positive75.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral12.1%
Negative27.3%

Pico Pets Puzzle

All ratings119 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral5.0%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral8.5%
Negative26.8%

Bugs and requests

Runemals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pico Pets Puzzle

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes on loading screen
  • Game closes immediately after opening
  • Full energy but energy is 0
  • Video ads bugging the game and freezing
  • Cannot join/play levels
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  • Typo in instructions

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Add more Pico Pets
  • Add new types of Pico Pets
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Add ability to trade pets
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  • Add accomplishments
  • Add gears or accessories for monsters
  • Make pets level up
  • Allow evolution of monsters
  • Create a virtual Pico Pets app (care, feed, bathe, etc.)
  • Add a sequel or part 2
  • Make it comparable to Pokémon
  • Add more free coin options (fix ad sharing)
  • Add dark mode
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Runemals

One-time6
  • Crystal Pack 01$0.99
  • Crystal Pack 02$2.99
  • Crystal Pack 03$6.99
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  • Crystal Pack 04$13.99
  • Crystal Pack 05$34.99
  • Crystal Pack 06$69.99
10 purchases

Pico Pets Puzzle

One-time10
  • remove all ads from game$0.99
  • pack of 10 gems$1.99
  • pack of 100 coins$1.99
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  • pack of 40 gems$4.99
  • pico pet Marblon$4.99
  • pico pet Torchito$4.99
  • pico pet Mermaine$4.99
  • pico pet Mandrike$4.99
  • pico pet Jafrost$4.99
  • pack of 100 gems$9.99

Questions

Is Runemals free?
Runemals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pico Pets Puzzle free?
Pico Pets Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Runemals or Pico Pets Puzzle?
Runemals and Pico Pets Puzzle are both rated 4.1 out of 5 on the App Store, from 37 and 119 ratings respectively.
Do Runemals or Pico Pets Puzzle have ads?
Pico Pets Puzzle shows ads; Runemals does not.
Which is updated more often, Runemals or Pico Pets Puzzle?
Runemals ships an update every 2 months, and Pico Pets Puzzle every 2 months. Most recently, Runemals was updated on October 14, 2026 and Pico Pets Puzzle on October 17, 2026.

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