Escalators vs Castle Raid!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Escalators
Guide people onto boats by strategically using escalators. Navigate the flow of passengers to ensure efficient boarding and clear the docks.
- Escalator movement
- People guiding
- Boat boarding
- Dock clearing
- Strategic placement
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Use the escalators to move the people into the boats
Castle Raid!
Control your army by cutting grass and conquer enemy castles. Engage in interactive battles with impressive 3D graphics and strategically upgrade your forces to dominate the battlefield. Experience a unique blend of strategy and action.
- Interactive cutting gameplay
- Army control through grass cutting
- Castle raiding mechanics
- Enemy battles
- Army upgrades
- 3D graphics
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Cut the grass to control your army and battle the enemies to raid their castles! - Interactive cutting gameplay - 3D graphics - Upgrade your army
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Escalators at 12.0 against Castle Raid!'s 14.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Escalators sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Castle Raid! sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Escalators against 4.4 for Castle Raid!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40K and 80K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 27% and 26% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escalators | Castle Raid! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (40K ratings) — better | 4.4 (80K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.8% of reviews — better | 26.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40K | 80K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 410 MB | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Escalators
Castle Raid!
User reviews
Escalators
From 40K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay
- 💡 Different game modes
Room to improve
- 🔥 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🔋 Game performance issues
Castle Raid!
From 80K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Good game
- 🎮 Addictive and fun
- 🎨 Calming gameplay
- 👍 Great concept
Room to improve
- 🧹 Repetitive levels
- 💰 Too many ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes/freezes
- 🔄 Progression issues after updates
- 🤔 Confusing castle/upgrade system
Bugs and requests
Escalators
Reported bugs
3 issues- People getting stuck on escalators
- Game freezing when too many people
- Multiplier not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce frequency of ads
- Improve game stability and performance
- Add more level variety and challenges
Castle Raid!
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes at level 119
- Upgrade/purchase issues
- Progress loss after updates
- Inability to progress past certain levels
Requested features
5 requests- More level variety
- Faster raid/battle speed option
- Better progression system
- Improved castle/upgrade functionality
- More detailed graphics
In-app purchases
Escalators
- No Ads$3.99
- Holiday Bundle$4.99
Castle Raid!
- Small pack of coins$0.99
- Small Pack of Gems$0.99
- Unlock Fire Power$1.99
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- Unlock Water Power$1.99
- Unlock Wind Power$1.99
- No Ads$3.99
- Medium Pack of Coins$4.99
- Skip'its Medium Pack$6.99
- Unlock all powers$9.99
- Premium Pass$9.99
- No Ads bundle$13.99
- Large Pack of Coins$14.99
- Big Pack of Coins$39.99
