One Way vs The Mooseman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
One Way
Engage in a creative point-and-click puzzle adventure where you must find a blue orb on each floor to power an elevator and ascend. Carefully observe your surroundings and make strategic decisions to overcome unique challenges in diverse, hand-drawn worlds.
- Point-and-click puzzle gameplay
- Find blue orbs to power elevator
- Observe surroundings to solve puzzles
- Diverse, unique floor environments
- Hand-drawn art style
- Discover secrets and challenges
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One Way: The Elevator a creative point-and-click puzzle game.The player needs to find a blue orb in each scene to power the elevator and keep going up. To solve the puzzles, one has to carefully observe the surroundings and make decisions accordingly. Every floor is a world entirely different from others. The characters are made alive by the unique hand-drawing style. And everything you see is only the tip of an iceberg. More secrets and challenges are waiting for your arrival.
The Mooseman
Embark on a mythological adventure through three worlds inspired by ancient Finno-Ugric tales. As the Mooseman, uncover hidden secrets, solve riddles, and find ancient artifacts. Explore unique art styles and experience folk music.
- Explore worlds inspired by Perm animal style
- Dive into folk Komi music atmosphere
- Meet forgotten gods and spirits
- Learn ancient Finno-Ugric myths
- Solve riddles in the dark
- Unlock new abilities
- Find hidden artifacts
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Long-long time ago the world was created out of an egg-shell by a god named Yen. In the murky depths of the endless ocean the Lower World was born. The Middle World was made for the men to dwell, and the Upper World was were the ancient gods would reside. Multitudes of spirits dwell among the layers of creation, guarding their secrets in the dark. Embark on a journey through all the worlds of ancient myth, find artefacts of Chud' tribes and solve all the mysteries of finno-ugric tales. You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where the spirits of the dead reside. * Explore the worlds inspired by Perm animal style * Dive into the deep atmosphere of folk Komi music * Meet long forgotten gods and spirits * Learn the ancient myths of finno-ugric tribes * Don't expect an easy journey, there are riddles in the dark * Unlock new abilities and use them to get to the Upper World * Find all the artefacts that are hidden from the mortal eye
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Mooseman at Free against One Way's $1.99. The Mooseman also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). One Way's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (84% vs 75%). On rating, 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
The Mooseman is free to download; One Way costs $1.99 up front. The Mooseman sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. One Way asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for One Way against 4.5 for The Mooseman. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 162 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of One Way's written reviews are positive against 75% of The Mooseman's.
One Way ships an update every 2 months, The Mooseman every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | One Way | The Mooseman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (101 ratings) | 4.5 (162 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 74.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 101 | 162 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 495 MB | 481 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | COTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd. | Vladimir Beletskiy |
Customer experience
One Way
The Mooseman
Bugs and requests
One Way
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Mooseman
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game does not launch on iPad Pro with iPadOS 17.12
- Character stuck between trees at start
- English translation not activating properly
- Movement controls not responding on iPod Touch 6
- Snow pixelation on final level
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- Inconsistent language settings across game sections
Requested features
8 requests- Longer game with more content
- Skip button for difficult sections
- Clearer initial instructions and tutorial
- More challenging puzzles
- Sequel or additional games in same style
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- Better accessibility of myths/stories menu
- Run animation for action sequences
- More gameplay variety beyond puzzles
In-app purchases
One Way
No in-app purchases
The Mooseman
- Full Game$1.99
