13 Thieves vs XII Scripta (AG)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
13 Thieves
Combine groups of identical numbers by tapping them to increase their value by one. The goal is to reach the lucky number 13. Complete missions to unlock special power-ups and advance through the game.
- Tap identical numbers to combine
- Increase number value by 1
- Reach lucky number 13
- Complete missions
- Unlock special power-ups
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The devious smash hit puzzle game! HOW TO PLAY Tap a group of identical numbers to combine them. Each time you combine, the number increases by 1. Try to reach lucky number 13. Complete missions to unlock special power ups.
XII Scripta (AG)
Experience forgotten ancient board games brought to life with modern app design. Play against AI, friends, or global players online and offline. Collect unique game pieces and enjoy cloud saves across multiple titles.
- Play against AI, friends, and global players
- Online and offline gameplay
- Collectible boards, pieces, and dice
- Challenges with rule variants
- Free cloud save across the collection
- Supports multiple languages
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If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install the main one (Ancient Games). It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. The past is full of fascinating board games that haves been mostly forgotten. The Ancient Games collection aims to resurrect them as a meticulously crafted mix between what a player wants from an historical game and what he/she expects of a modern application. -Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world. -Play Online & Offline. -Multiple collectibles : boards, game pieces, dice, nameplates, etc. -Challenges (Fun rule variants) -Free cloudsave across the collection : your progress in one game is available in all the others. -Much more features to come! -Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Russian. Currently, the collection is comprised of four games : the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta and Puluc, but 40 games are in the works! Each game will be added to the Ancient Games app and will have its own individual app as well. The privacy policy has been updated in accordance to the latest data protection laws.
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Verdict
13 Thieves and XII Scripta (AG) both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of 13 Thieves's written reviews are positive against 0% of XII Scripta (AG)'s. 13 Thieves also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. 13 Thieves sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and XII Scripta (AG) sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for 13 Thieves against 4.5 for XII Scripta (AG). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of 13 Thieves's written reviews are positive against 0% of XII Scripta (AG)'s.
13 Thieves ships an update every 3 weeks, XII Scripta (AG) every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 13 Thieves | XII Scripta (AG) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (23 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Space Inch, LLC | Sullivan Bousiniere |
Customer experience
13 Thieves
XII Scripta (AG)
Bugs and requests
13 Thieves
Reported bugs
4 issues- Ads have unclickable 'x' buttons
- Cannot replay levels without reinstalling
- Tablet edition stops progressing at 6 levels
- Game loses saved progress if quit mid-game
Requested features
3 requests- Paid version without ads
- Option to listen to music while playing
- More ways to play/missions
XII Scripta (AG)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
13 Thieves
- 100 Bills$1.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Unlock Time$3.99
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- 300 Bills$4.99
- 655 Bills$9.99
- 2500 Bills$24.99
XII Scripta (AG)
- Mortal to Heroic Upgrade$0.99
- Heroic to Divine Upgrade$0.99
- Ancient Artifact$0.99
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- AG+ Mortal Edition$1.99
- XII Scripta Mortal Edition$1.99
- Mortal to Divine Upgrade$1.99
- AG Credit$1.99
- AG+ Heroic Edition$2.99
- XII Scripta Heroic Edition$2.99
- Skeletton Key$2.99
- AG+ Divine Edition$3.99
- XII Scripta Divine Edition$3.99
- 75 Gems$6.99
Questions
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