Comparison

A Gate Puzzle vs John Ray Space Adventure

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

Head to head
About

A Gate Puzzle

Embark on an adventure with Mr. Jett through a mysterious world filled with puzzles and action. Overcome obstacles using a variety of interesting items and enjoy a beautiful, hand-drawn art style. This game offers intuitive levels designed for learning and fun.

Highlights
  • Puzzle and action gameplay
  • Variety of interactive items
  • Beautiful hand-drawn art style
  • Intuitive and challenging levels
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Go on an adventure with Mr. Jett in a strange world full of gates, switches and traps! Gate Puzzle mixes puzzle and action levels that challenge your mind and your reflexes. 120 LEVELS - from gentle first steps to fiendish gate puzzles, each one carefully designed so you learn while you play. INTERESTING ITEMS - boxes, mace balls, slingshots, balloons, cannons, mortars, explosive TNT boxes, wheels, spikes, switches, gates and more. LEADERBOARDS - race the fastest players on every level. Sign in to see your friends' times too. SAVE YOUR PROGRESS - sign in with Apple or Facebook to keep your levels and best times safe online. Signing in is optional: you can play every level without it. BEAUTIFUL ART STYLE - every piece is hand drawn and animated. EASY TO PLAY - simple buttons to move, jump and float with balloons. Universal for iPhone and iPad. Crafted by Marothia Techs, a small Indian indie studio.

About

John Ray Space Adventure

Embark on a retro point-and-click adventure as a space archaeologist searching for ancient artifacts. Explore planets, interact with characters, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten civilization. This indie game offers a classic adventure experience with pixel art and atmospheric music.

Highlights
  • Retro point-and-click gameplay
  • Space archaeology theme
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Inventory puzzles
  • Interactive world
  • Atmospheric music and sound effects
  • Manual and auto-save options
Features
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John Ray's Space Adventure Archeology, Adventure, Artifacts. To excavate where no space archeologist has dug before. An indie adventure game! An retro point and click adventure game about John Ray, a space archaeologist, under contract by the wealthy Mr. Maljerk. John's adventure begins with the search for ancient artifacts scattered throughout the local star system. These artifacts are part of a powerful device left by a technologically advanced but mostly forgotten Xec race. Travel between planets, talk to people and robots, make friends, collect inventory items, solve puzzles and interact with the world. This is gameplay in the best point and click tradition. Independent game design, writing, development and publishing. Features: - John Ray's Space Adventure is a classic point & click adventure game. - Beautiful pixel art (hope you like it). - Wonderful scenes and worlds are waiting to be discovered. - Players become John Ray, a space archeologist. - There are many characters to talk to. - There is some humor and surprises. - Items can be collected and used to solve inventory puzzles. - John can interact with objects and inventory items. - Atmospheric ambient music and cool sound effects (see the credits to check out more from the musicians). - The game is in English without a voice-over for a classic gaming experience. - A hotspot-highlighting-function helps minimize pixel hunting. - Save game slots manually or use the convenient auto-save. - An advanced adventure game player will probably need a weekend to finish it, less experienced players may need one to two weeks. - An indie game from beginning to the end. - Available for iOS and Mac, so you can play it via touch or with a mouse.

Screenshots

A Gate Puzzle4 screens
John Ray Space Adventure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: A Gate Puzzle at Free against John Ray Space Adventure's $5.99. John Ray Space Adventure's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

A Gate Puzzle is free to download; John Ray Space Adventure costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

John Ray Space Adventure holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of A Gate Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 71% of John Ray Space Adventure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Gate Puzzle ships an update monthly, John Ray Space Adventure fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
A Gate Puzzle versus John Ray Space Adventure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Gate PuzzleJohn Ray Space Adventure
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB145 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperLaxman MarothiyaAdam Musial-Bright

Customer experience

A Gate Puzzle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

John Ray Space Adventure

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

A Gate Puzzle

No in-app purchases

None

John Ray Space Adventure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Gate Puzzle free?
A Gate Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is John Ray Space Adventure free?
John Ray Space Adventure costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Gate Puzzle or John Ray Space Adventure?
John Ray Space Adventure is rated higher. A Gate Puzzle averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while John Ray Space Adventure averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do A Gate Puzzle or John Ray Space Adventure have ads?
A Gate Puzzle shows ads; John Ray Space Adventure does not.
Which is updated more often, A Gate Puzzle or John Ray Space Adventure?
A Gate Puzzle ships an update monthly, and John Ray Space Adventure fortnightly. Most recently, A Gate Puzzle was updated on November 2, 2026 and John Ray Space Adventure on November 3, 2026.

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