Comparison

Fran Bow Chapter 4 vs Not Another Weekend

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 4

Embark on a dark psychological horror adventure as a young girl navigating a mental institution after a tragic event. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden worlds by administering medication, all while searching for your lost cat and seeking to return home.

Highlights
  • Story-driven psychological horror
  • Unique hand-drawn 2D art style
  • 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

Not Another Weekend

Embark on a humorous point-and-click adventure set in the '80s. Play as a peculiar bellboy with a dark plan to clear out a high-class hotel over a single weekend. Experience a unique story filled with twists, strange characters, and challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Unique story with twists
  • Strange characters and funny dialogues
  • Adult humor
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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For all the fans of pixel art out there, get ready for one wacky adventure! You play as a bellboy, Mike Melkout, who works in a high-class hotel. Mike may seem crazy, or even peculiar, or he might as well be. However, he has only one plan. A dark plan! To kick everyone out in a single Weekend. A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the ’80s as a tribute to the pop culture of that era. Key Features: - Beautiful pixel art graphics. - A unique story with lots of twists. - Strange characters, depicting some famous 80’s icons, and funny dialogues. - Adult humor and challenging puzzles. - Original soundtrack.

Screenshots

Fran Bow Chapter 42 screens
Not Another Weekend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fran Bow Chapter 4 at fortnightly against Not Another Weekend's every 10 months. Fran Bow Chapter 4 also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 4 costs $1.99 and Not Another Weekend $1.99 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 — 4.8 for Fran Bow Chapter 4 against 4.8 for Not Another Weekend. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 53 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Fran Bow Chapter 4's written reviews are positive against 79% of Not Another Weekend's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fran Bow Chapter 4 ships an update fortnightly, Not Another Weekend every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fran Bow Chapter 4 versus Not Another Weekend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFran Bow Chapter 4Not Another Weekend
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating4.8 (67 ratings) — better4.8 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better78.8% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better53
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB264 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKillmonday GamesDionous Games

Customer experience

Fran Bow Chapter 4

All ratings67 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.4%

Not Another Weekend

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.2%

In-app purchases

None

Fran Bow Chapter 4

No in-app purchases

None

Not Another Weekend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fran Bow Chapter 4 free?
Fran Bow Chapter 4 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Not Another Weekend free?
Not Another Weekend costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fran Bow Chapter 4 or Not Another Weekend?
Fran Bow Chapter 4 is rated higher. Fran Bow Chapter 4 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Not Another Weekend averages 4.8 from 53 ratings.
Do Fran Bow Chapter 4 or Not Another Weekend have ads?
Neither Fran Bow Chapter 4 nor Not Another Weekend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fran Bow Chapter 4 or Not Another Weekend?
Fran Bow Chapter 4 ships an update fortnightly, and Not Another Weekend every 10 months. Most recently, Fran Bow Chapter 4 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Not Another Weekend on November 3, 2026.

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