The 7th Guest vs Jam Sweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The 7th Guest
Step into a haunted mansion filled with puzzles and secrets. This remastered classic features groundbreaking full-motion video, bizarre challenges, and explorable 3D rooms. Experience a terrifying virtual environment with updated controls and enhanced graphics.
- Full-motion video and live actor dialogue
- Bizarre puzzles and games
- 22 explorable 3D rooms
- Touch-screen optimized controls
- High-end graphics upscaling
- Collectable achievements
- Original and remastered audio options
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The famous game remastered in a new 25th Anniversary Edition! The father and mother of all 'Haunted Mansion' games! Winner of multiple gaming awards and “No. 1 Rated Game of 1994”. "Stunning and revolutionary graphics; a slice of history for adventure fans." - Adventure Gamers "The new standard in interactive entertainment." - Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft Corporation, 1993) Henry Stauf's mansion has been abandoned for as long as anyone dare remember. Stauf was a master toy maker, a maker of amazing puzzles and this strange, eerie, mansion was his greatest creation. It stands empty, rotting ever since children started dying with his toys near them, ever since six guests came and were never seen again. Now, you are in the house, moving from one room to another, trying to remember and trying to forget. Because Stauf's game isn't over. There were six guests the world knew about - and there was one other. The mansion of horror comes to life again and only you can end this mad nightmare and learn the secret of the 7th guest. The game features: - Groundbreaking (90s era) use of full-motion video and dialogue recorded by live actors in a terrifyingly virtual environment. - Bizarre puzzles to solve and games to play. - 22 stunningly rendered, devilishly surprising, 3-D rooms await you in this fully explorable haunted mansion. ‘25th Anniversary Edition' features: - Totally new, much praised, game play controls that were built from the ground up for touch-screens. * Hotspot based with the option to highlight all hotspots in each game screen. * Skip quickly any scene. * Completely new map, which can be access directly from the game screen - Completely new game menus and save/load system - Three Music options: The praised, orchestrated, music score re-mastered or the original score in high quality Midi recording or Adlib - Much improved voice acting audio and all-new, optional subtitles - High-end graphics upscaling (xBR filter) for high-resolution displays - 28 Achievements (5 Hidden) to collect! - Optional retro settings: play with original graphics, original music and even the original controls (mouse pointer) - A lot of extras: * ‘The Making of’ featurette * 19 Deleted Scenes and 34 Deleted Audio Parts * Comprehensive Soundtrack: 36 Tracks to add to your music collection! * ‘The 7th Guest’ Novel (157 pages) * The Original Script (104 pages), ‘The Stauf Files’ booklet (20 pages), Original Game Manual (41 pages) - Multiple languages (ALL included without additional payment): English voice acting, with or without English, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish or Hebrew subtitles German voice acting with or without German subtitles French voice acting with or without French subtitles Russian voice acting with or without Russian subtitles The 25th Anniversary Edition produced and developed by MojoTouch © 2014-2019 all rights reserved. Licensed from Trilobyte Games, LLC - the original game developer. An Oregon-based corporation. Uses ScummVM which is protected under GNU-GPL v2. For more information please visit MojoTouch website.
Jam Sweeper
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A mine sweeper based puzzle game when the goal is to collect all fruits to fill jars with fruit jam. Collect coins, buy upgrades, get special items, increase your score and clear all game levels. Have fun!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Jam Sweeper at Free against The 7th Guest's $7.99. The 7th Guest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 23 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Jam Sweeper is free to download; The 7th Guest costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The 7th Guest ships an update every 5 days, Jam Sweeper every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The 7th Guest | Jam Sweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (655 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 655 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #155 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liron Barzilai | Raffaele Amuso |
Bugs and requests
The 7th Guest
Reported bugs
4 issues- Achievements not unlocking
- Saved games not loading properly
- Puzzles not registering as completed
- App crashes and freezes
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to replay individual puzzles
- Improved graphics and visual quality
- Remastered audio and music
Jam Sweeper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The 7th Guest
No in-app purchases
Jam Sweeper
No in-app purchases
Questions
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