Comparison

Fran Bow Chapter 3 vs Lucy Dreaming

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

Head to head
About

Fran Bow Chapter 3

Embark on a dark psychological horror adventure as a young girl navigating a mental asylum after a family tragedy. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden worlds by administering medication, and escape to find your lost cat and return home.

Highlights
  • Story-driven psychological horror
  • Hand-drawn 2D art and animation
  • Medication-based puzzle solving
  • Variety of story-based puzzles
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny. After witnessing the gruesome and mysterious loss of her parents, found dismembered at their home, Fran rushes into the woods, together with her only friend, Mr. Midnight, a black cat that Fran had previously received as a present from her parents. In the forest, Fran goes into shock over the loss of her parents and when she recovers, she’s at Oswald Asylum, an oppressive mental institution for children, and Mr. Midnight is nowhere to be found. After having a dream about her beloved cat, Fran decides to escape from the mental institution to find him and go back home to Aunt Grace, her only living relative. FEATURES * Story driven creepy psychological horror adventure game. * Unique and peculiar hand drawn 2D Art-Style and 2D animation. * Self administer medication to open the terrible hidden world that will help solve puzzles and find objects. * A big variety of puzzles designed with different levels of difficulty and specifically based on the story. * Original Soundtrack. IMPORTANT: New iPad, 3rd Generation, iPad Mini 2, iPod Touch 6th Generation and later devices with at least 1 GB of System Memory--RAM or more) are strongly recommended when playing the Fran Bow apps. Older devices may experience crashes or not play the Fran Bow apps at all.

About

Lucy Dreaming

Embark on a British comedy adventure as a sharp-witted girl solving a dark family secret. Explore dreams and reality, interact with quirky characters, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth behind nightmares.

Highlights
  • Point & click gameplay
  • Explore dreams and reality
  • Solve puzzles and gather clues
  • Meet colorful characters
  • British comedy adventure
  • Pixel art graphics
Features
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Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer. A Splendidly British Comedy Ride your bike around the small British town of Figgington to meet its sardonic residents. Use your map to explore every corner, from its run-down town centre to the local pub as you discover the town's deepest, darkest secrets. Explore Dreams and Reality Learn techniques for dream control and enter Lucy's mind to unlock hidden memories, discover the past and unearth the disturbing truth behind her recurring nightmares. Solve Puzzles Along the way, you'll need to solve a huge variety of puzzles, so pour yourself a nice cup of tea and bring your powers of observation, logic and lateral thinking. Meet Colourful Characters From her dysfunctional family and the cynical Figgington townsfolk to the myriad of extraordinary characters from the depths of Lucy's subsonscious, do you have what it takes to pacify giant crabs, interrogate old ladies, satisfy toddlers and bargain with trolls? Just don’t forget your teddy bear. Game Features: • A wide variety of pixel art dreams and real-world locations. • An exceptional voice cast including Dominic Armato (Monkey Island's own Guybrush Threepwood). • Detailed scenes with witty responses to almost everything you can point your finger at. • Collect badges. • Subtitles in English and German. • Instant scene exit with a double-click. • Hotspot finder.

Screenshots

Fran Bow Chapter 32 screens
Lucy Dreaming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fran Bow Chapter 3 at $1.99 against Lucy Dreaming's $9.99. Fran Bow Chapter 3 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Lucy Dreaming's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 75%). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Fran Bow Chapter 3 costs $1.99 and Lucy Dreaming $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fran Bow Chapter 3 against 4.7 for Lucy Dreaming. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 57 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Fran Bow Chapter 3's written reviews are positive against 88% of Lucy Dreaming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fran Bow Chapter 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, Lucy Dreaming every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fran Bow Chapter 3 versus Lucy Dreaming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFran Bow Chapter 3Lucy Dreaming
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (85 ratings) — better4.7 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better57
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size239 MB333 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKillmonday GamesTall Story Games

Customer experience

Fran Bow Chapter 3

All ratings85 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative19.6%

Lucy Dreaming

All ratings57 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

Fran Bow Chapter 3

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • No sound for chapters 2 and 3
  • Cannot switch from summer to spring on iPad
  • Volokas not letting go of wand, game breaking bug
  • Game lags and crashes
  • Kicks user out of bar when trying to change metronome
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  • Crashes immediately after opening
  • Game not working

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more chapters
  • Make dialogue skippable/faster
  • Japanese version release
  • Fix game-breaking bugs

Lucy Dreaming

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fran Bow Chapter 3

No in-app purchases

None

Lucy Dreaming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fran Bow Chapter 3 free?
Fran Bow Chapter 3 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lucy Dreaming free?
Lucy Dreaming costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fran Bow Chapter 3 or Lucy Dreaming?
Fran Bow Chapter 3 is rated higher. Fran Bow Chapter 3 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Lucy Dreaming averages 4.7 from 57 ratings.
Do Fran Bow Chapter 3 or Lucy Dreaming have ads?
Neither Fran Bow Chapter 3 nor Lucy Dreaming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fran Bow Chapter 3 or Lucy Dreaming?
Fran Bow Chapter 3 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lucy Dreaming every 2 months. Most recently, Fran Bow Chapter 3 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lucy Dreaming on November 3, 2026.

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