Comparison

Gate Escape vs Hook King Runner

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Portal mechanics
  • Shield usage
  • Retro first-person perspective
  • Hazardous environments
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Speed run challenges
Features
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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!

About

Hook King Runner

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Gate Escape4 screens
Hook King Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gate Escape sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Hook King Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gate Escape ships an update fortnightly, Hook King Runner weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gate Escape versus Hook King Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGate EscapeHook King Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (698 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings698 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB160 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBrian FloerschInvent4.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

5 purchases

Gate Escape

One-time5
  • 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
None

Hook King Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gate Escape free?
Gate Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hook King Runner free?
Hook King Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gate Escape or Hook King Runner have ads?
Hook King Runner shows ads; Gate Escape does not.
Which is updated more often, Gate Escape or Hook King Runner?
Gate Escape ships an update fortnightly, and Hook King Runner weekly. Most recently, Gate Escape was updated on September 23, 2026 and Hook King Runner on September 29, 2026.

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