Comparison

Gate Escape vs Portals 3

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

Portals 3

Engage in challenging puzzle levels where appearances can be deceiving. This game tests your logical thinking with unpredictable scenarios that will make you question your assumptions. Prepare for a mind-bending experience.

Highlights
  • Addictive levels
  • Unpredictable challenges
  • Deceptive puzzles
  • Logic testing
  • Mind-bending gameplay
Features
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You'll encounter addictive and unpredictable levels. Everything is not as it seems. If you think you've found the solution, you're wrong...

Screenshots

Gate Escape4 screens
Portals 33 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gate Escape at 71% against Portals 3's 20%. Gate Escape also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (711 vs 6). Portals 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, ads 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. Portals 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gate Escape holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gate Escape has 711 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Gate Escape's written reviews are positive against 20% of Portals 3's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gate Escape versus Portals 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGate EscapePortals 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (711 ratings) — better2.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings711 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB457 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian FloerschAndrey Kutuzov

Customer experience

Gate Escape

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

Portals 3

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

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

Portals 3

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

Portals 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gate Escape free?
Gate Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Portals 3 free?
Portals 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gate Escape or Portals 3?
Gate Escape is rated higher. Gate Escape averages 4.6 out of 5 from 711 ratings, while Portals 3 averages 2.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Gate Escape or Portals 3 have ads?
Neither Gate Escape nor Portals 3 shows ads.

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