Comparison

Gone Home vs Ada's Study

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

Head to head
About

Gone Home

Explore an empty house to uncover the mystery of a family's disappearance. Interact with objects and discover clues to piece together their story at your own pace. This nonviolent game offers a rich narrative experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive exploration
  • Unravel family mystery
  • Examine objects for clues
  • Nonviolent gameplay
  • Puzzle-free experience
  • Developer commentary
Features
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June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company. Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind. Go Home Again. Key Features A Personal Story: Created by veterans of the BioShock series and the story team behind Minerva's Den, Gone Home offers the rich, nuanced details of one family's struggles to deal with uncertainty, heartache, and change. An Immersive Place: Return to the 1990s by visiting a home where every detail has been carefully recreated, and the sounds of a rainstorm outside wrap you in the experience. No Combat, No Puzzles: Gone Home is a nonviolent and puzzle-free experience, inviting you to play at your own pace without getting attacked, stuck, or frustrated. This house wants you to explore it. Fully Interactive Investigation: Discover what's happened to the Greenbriars by examining a house full of the family's personal possessions, and the notes and letters they've left behind. Use your powers of observation to piece together a story that unfolds as you explore. Behind-The-Scenes Commentary: Over 90 minutes of commentary by the developers, musicians, and voice talent behind Gone Home. Access Commentary mode by clicking the Modifiers button when starting a new game!

About

Ada's Study

Explore Ada Lovelace's study to uncover a hidden mystery. Solve intricate mechanical puzzles and interact with objects using intuitive touch controls in a beautifully crafted 3D environment. Unravel secrets of epic proportions in this engaging puzzle adventure.

Highlights
  • Investigate Ada Lovelace's disappearance
  • Solve intricate mechanical puzzles
  • Intuitive touch interactions
  • Beautifully crafted 3D visuals
  • Uncover a secret narrative
Features
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Investigate the disappearance of Ada Lovelace and uncover a secret of epic proportions. A short, high quality game packed with intricate mechanical puzzles and a fascinating mystery, developed by Sherlocked. Dust swirls through her study. Clearly, nobody has been in here for years. The room is filled with desks, cupboards, books, and notes on top of notes. This is the last workplace of Ada Lovelace, the brilliant pioneer of programming, and she has been hiding something. Work your way through every challenge she has left, but beware, you’re not the only person doing the investigating… If you’re a fan of games like “The Room” and “The House of Da Vinci” chances are high you’ll enjoy Ada’s Study. INVESTIGATE ADA LOVELACE Uncover a mystery around the historical figure of Ada Lovelace, the genius mathematician and computer programming pioneer. INTRICATE PUZZLES Solve challenging mechanical puzzles that connect to a larger narrative. INTUITIVE TOUCH INTERACTIONS Interact with objects in a tactile way using natural touch controls. BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED 3D VISUALS Explore a carefully crafted world set in Victorian London with visuals that push the boundary of mobile graphics.

Screenshots

Gone Home4 screens
Ada's Study4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ada's Study at $0.99 against Gone Home's $4.99. Ada's Study also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 41%). Gone Home's advantage is ratings volume (431 vs 35) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On rating, update cadence, 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

Gone Home costs $4.99 and Ada's Study $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gone Home holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gone Home has 431 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Gone Home's written reviews are positive against 53% of Ada's Study's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gone Home ships an update fortnightly, Ada's Study every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gone Home versus Ada's Study: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGone HomeAda's Study
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (431 ratings) — better3.6 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews52.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings431 — better35
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size689 MB281 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAnnapurna Games, LLCSherlocked

Customer experience

Gone Home

All ratings431 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral13.2%
Negative46.1%

Ada's Study

All ratings35 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative25.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral18.4%
Negative28.9%

Bugs and requests

Gone Home

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes on launch for some users
  • Freezing or performance issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer gameplay with more content
  • Improved controls and camera sensitivity
  • Additional gameplay modes or challenges
  • Controller support optimization

Ada's Study

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Gone Home

No in-app purchases

None

Ada's Study

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gone Home free?
Gone Home costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ada's Study free?
Ada's Study costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gone Home or Ada's Study?
Gone Home is rated higher. Gone Home averages 3.8 out of 5 from 431 ratings, while Ada's Study averages 3.6 from 35 ratings.
Do Gone Home or Ada's Study have ads?
Neither Gone Home nor Ada's Study shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gone Home or Ada's Study?
Gone Home ships an update fortnightly, and Ada's Study every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gone Home was updated on September 27, 2026 and Ada's Study on September 20, 2026.

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