Comparison

Gate Escape vs Stretch Robot

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

Stretch Robot

Control a robot with extendable arms to solve physics-based puzzles. Stretch, grab, and swing to overcome obstacles like spikes and gaps using smart thinking and elastic mechanics. Enjoy handcrafted levels with a casual pace, perfect for quick, engaging brain teasers.

Highlights
  • Physics-based puzzle gameplay
  • Stretch mechanics
  • Handcrafted levels
  • Logic challenges
  • Casual pace
  • Intuitive physics
Features
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Stretch your robot’s arms, grab objects, and solve clever physics-based puzzles. Every level challenges your logic, timing, and understanding of elastic mechanics. Simple controls, satisfying solutions, and a smooth difficulty curve. In Stretch Robot: Physics Puzzle, you control a small robot with extendable arms. Your goal is to stretch, grab, swing, and interact with the environment to overcome obstacles and reach the goal. Spikes, saws, gaps, and tricky layouts stand in your way — brute force won’t help, only smart thinking. The game is built around intuitive physics mechanics: elastic arms behave naturally, objects react realistically, and each puzzle has multiple possible approaches. Short levels make the game perfect for quick sessions, while increasing complexity keeps your brain engaged. Features: • Physics-based puzzle gameplay with stretch mechanics • Dozens of handcrafted levels with growing difficulty • Easy to learn, hard to master logic challenges • Casual pace with no timers or pressure • Clean visuals and smooth animations This is a casual puzzle game for players who enjoy thinking, experimenting, and finding elegant solutions. Stretch your limits, solve the puzzles, and help the robot reach its destination.

Screenshots

Gate Escape4 screens
Stretch Robot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gate Escape at none against Stretch Robot's shown. Gate Escape also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 57%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Stretch Robot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Gate Escape against 4.7 for Stretch Robot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gate Escape has 698 ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Gate Escape's written reviews are positive against 57% of Stretch Robot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gate Escape ships an update fortnightly, Stretch Robot every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gate Escape versus Stretch Robot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGate EscapeStretch Robot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (698 ratings)4.7 (124 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings698 — better124
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB185 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperBrian FloerschLunapp, TOO

Customer experience

Gate Escape

All ratings698 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative22.4%

Stretch Robot

All ratings124 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

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

Stretch Robot

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
1 purchases

Stretch Robot

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Gate Escape free?
Gate Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stretch Robot free?
Stretch Robot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gate Escape or Stretch Robot?
Stretch Robot is rated higher. Gate Escape averages 4.6 out of 5 from 698 ratings, while Stretch Robot averages 4.7 from 124 ratings.
Do Gate Escape or Stretch Robot have ads?
Stretch Robot shows ads; Gate Escape does not.
Which is updated more often, Gate Escape or Stretch Robot?
Gate Escape ships an update fortnightly, and Stretch Robot every 4 months. Most recently, Gate Escape was updated on September 23, 2026 and Stretch Robot on September 30, 2026.

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