Gate Escape vs Hook King Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gate Escape
A first-person puzzle game with a retro aesthetic. Players use portals and shields to navigate challenging environments filled with hazards like conveyor belts, ice, and lava. Compete with friends on leaderboards for the fastest speed runs.
- Portal mechanics
- Shield usage
- Retro first-person perspective
- Hazardous environments
- Leaderboard competition
- Speed run challenges
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Gate Escape is a modern retro first person puzzle game where you are armed only with portals and the shields you can find. Navigate conveyor belts, ice, lava and more to solve complex puzzles that will melt your brain! With simple controls and complex puzzles the adventure never ends. Compete with your friends in the leader boards and set the fastest speed run!
Hook King Runner
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Tap to launch your hook, control your swing and release the touch to jump from the rope passing the obstacles. It’s a nice swing and hook runner, powered with pretty cool ragdoll reactions. Face enemies, collect the coins, and reach the end of the most challenging levels. It’s all about good timing, physics and strategy while using your ropes and hooks at the right moment. Also, it’s all about fun! This is a great time killer that will challenge your agility and cheer you up completing all the varied levels. Enjoy playing this cool hook runner game. Can you become the Hook’s King? Try it now.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hook King Runner at none against Gate Escape's 5. Hook King Runner also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Gate Escape's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Gate Escape sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hook King Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gate Escape ships an update fortnightly, Hook King Runner weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gate Escape | Hook King Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (698 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 698 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brian Floersch | Invent4.com |
Bugs and requests
Gate Escape
Reported bugs
3 issues- Buttons off-screen
- Portals not working properly
- Levels not requiring portals
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Vertical portals
- Level editor
- Boss battles
- Ability to look up and down
Hook King Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gate Escape
- Space Station Level Pack$0.99
- Extra Shields$0.99
- Disable Ads Forever$0.99
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- Extra Shields$1.99
- Extra Shields$2.99
Hook King Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Gate Escape free?
Is Hook King Runner free?
Do Gate Escape or Hook King Runner have ads?
Which is updated more often, Gate Escape or Hook King Runner?
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