Gravely vs Candlehead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gravely
A first-person horror survival game where players must find keys and portals to escape walking dead. Survive all worlds to become a listed survivor or remain lost forever.
- First-person perspective
- Horror survival gameplay
- Key and portal mechanics
- Multiple worlds to explore
- Survivor leaderboard
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The dead walk... and they want you! Gravely is a first person, horror, survival game. Look for the keys and portals if you want to live. Make it through all worlds to add your name to the list of survivors... or stay forever in an unmarked grave.
Candlehead
Explore a surreal, candle-lit horror world in this first-person game. Investigate a deserted village, solve environmental puzzles, and evade a mysterious pursuer to find your way home.
- First-person gameplay
- Non-linear open world
- Stealth and survival
- Item-based puzzles
- Environmental storytelling
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Enter a surreal world of candle lit horror. Who is Candlehead? Where has everybody in the village gone? How will you return home? Are you in danger? Explore a dark and eerie first person horror game where your doom flickers in the form of a candle barely visible through the dusky gloom. Solve the puzzles of the your surroundings to aid your escape and attempt to investigate what has befallen the village as well as who, or what, is chasing you. Features: • First person gameplay • Huge non-linear open world to explore • Stealth and survival elements • Item-based puzzles • Discoverable lore via environmental storytelling
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gravely at 100% against Candlehead's 50%. Gravely also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Candlehead's advantage is ratings volume (111 vs 8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Candlehead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravely asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gravely holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Candlehead has 111 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gravely's written reviews are positive against 50% of Candlehead's.
Gravely ships an update every 3 days, Candlehead every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gravely | Candlehead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | 4.5 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Winkpass Creations, Inc. | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd |
Customer experience
Gravely
Candlehead
In-app purchases
Gravely
No in-app purchases
Candlehead
- No Ads$2.99
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