Comparison

The Quest vs MobileUO

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

Head to head
About

The Quest

Embark on a hand-drawn open-world RPG adventure with grid-based movement and turn-based combat. Explore a vast kingdom, customize your character with various skills and gear, and make choices that shape your destiny. Uncover mysteries, face dangerous creatures, and complete quests in a world full of magic and intrigue.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn open world exploration
  • Grid-based movement
  • Turn-based combat
  • Customizable characters and skills
  • Main story and side quests
  • Day/night cycle and weather system
  • In-game card game
Features
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The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement and turn based combat. In the kingdom of Monares trouble is brewing. The governor of Freymore is missing and the island is in tumult. The mages all prophesy a dark shadow looming over the safety of the kingdom. As an Agent of the king, it's your job to find out what is happening and avert any danger. Choose from five customizable races and an array of skills, weapons, armor and enchantments, and explore a huge world of four cities and a wilderness of mountains, caves, lakes and forests – full of mystery, magic and intriguing challenges. Meet the many inhabitants, each with its own agenda and attitude towards your character. Some will be helpful, some greedy or lascivious or just plain mean. You will have many choices, including some that may place you against the law, along your way to the dramatic ending of your own choosing. Key Features: - Pursue a long and dramatic main story and solve many optional side quests. - Create a highly customizable character and cast dazzling spells, enchant powerful items, concoct potent potions and persuade people to further your goals. - Discover an open world with interesting locales, day/night cycle, weather, fascinating people, dangerous creatures, readable books, pick-able locks, repairable items, houses that can be broken into, dungeons, traps and much more. - Play an absorbing card game with three different decks, accessible at the inns.

About

MobileUO

Experience the classic Ultima Online on your mobile device. This client allows you to play UO on the go, requiring you to legally obtain a copy of the UO Classic Client to run. Enjoy the game from anywhere with this dedicated mobile application.

Highlights
  • Play Ultima Online on mobile
  • On-the-go gaming
  • Requires UO Classic Client
  • Open-source client
  • GPLv3 licensed
Features
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MobileUO - the first mobile client for UO, letting you play UO on the go! This work is released under the GPLv3 license. This project does not distribute any copyrighted game assets. In order to run this client you'll need to legally obtain a copy of the UO Classic Client. The source code can be found at: https://github.com/VoxelBoy/MobileUO/

Screenshots

The Quest4 screens
MobileUO1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MobileUO at Free against The Quest's $7.99. MobileUO also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). The Quest's advantage is ratings volume (151 vs 39). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MobileUO is free to download; The Quest costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MobileUO holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 39 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 77% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest ships an update every 3 months, MobileUO every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Quest versus MobileUO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe QuestMobileUO
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (151 ratings)4.5 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings151 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB42 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRedshiftYilmaz Kiymaz

Customer experience

The Quest

All ratings151 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative17.1%

MobileUO

All ratings39 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

Bugs and requests

The Quest

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Sound not working on some devices
  • Crashes on iPhone 12 and other devices
  • Weapon bobbing animation glitch
  • Game doesn't support iPhone X+ screen resolutions
  • Black bars on newer iPhone models
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  • Broken quests in certain areas (Vastares)
  • Quest completion not registering properly
  • Character poisoning without cure availability
  • Sound issues after iOS updates

Requested features

13 requests
  • Controller/gamepad support (MFi controllers, Bluetooth)
  • Cloud save functionality across devices
  • Language translations (Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean)
  • iPhone X and newer screen resolution support
  • iCloud sync for cross-device play
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  • Quest markers on map
  • Updated quest journal with descriptions
  • Enemy respawning system
  • Bulk item selling feature
  • Quick save button
  • Expansion packs in HD versions
  • Split controls for iPad (movement and attack on different sides)
  • More NPC visual variety

MobileUO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Quest

No in-app purchases

None

MobileUO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quest free?
The Quest costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MobileUO free?
MobileUO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest or MobileUO?
MobileUO is rated higher. The Quest averages 4.3 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while MobileUO averages 4.5 from 39 ratings.
Do The Quest or MobileUO have ads?
Neither The Quest nor MobileUO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest or MobileUO?
The Quest ships an update every 3 months, and MobileUO every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Quest was updated on September 28, 2026 and MobileUO on August 13, 2026.

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