Comparison

Mendel's Quest vs VRChat

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

Head to head
About

Mendel's Quest

Embark on a unique running, jumping, and punching adventure with Jewish motifs. Travel through time as Mendel, an Orthodox Jew, to collect holy books and complete your mission. This game offers a fun experience with a distinct cultural theme.

Highlights
  • Running, jumping, and punching gameplay
  • Distinct Jewish cultural motifs
  • Time machine mechanic
  • Collect holy books
  • Engaging narrative
Features
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Mendel's Quest is the only running-jumping-punching game that has distinct Jewish motifs. Set in 19th century Russia, you play as Mendel: an Orthodox Jew with a time machine and a mission to restore as many 'holy books' as possible. Help little Mendel complete his mission. Help him. Mendel's Quest was created by four handsome jews, of whom tried their best to make this game as fun as possible. They would love to hear about any bugs or other bad experiences -- send them an email at mendelsquestgame@gmail.com, preferably before rating the game, and they'll try to make it right :) Gevalt!

About

VRChat

Explore a vast virtual universe with endless possibilities, from thrilling adventures and games to social gatherings and creative expression. Connect with friends, meet new people, and even build your own worlds and avatars. Experience immersive social interaction, whether in VR or on mobile.

Highlights
  • Explore user-created worlds
  • Customize unique avatars
  • Play thousands of games
  • Connect with friends
  • Build your own virtual spaces
  • Full-body tracking support
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Welcome to VRChat — a virtual world filled with limitless possibilities. Spend your afternoon dogfighting in fighter jets, before winding down in a treehouse that exists floating in a nebula. Make a new best friend while exploring a haunted mansion, right before playing a hand of cards with a robot, alien, and eight-foot tall wolf. In VRChat, there are hundreds of thousands of worlds, millions of avatars – all created by the users. No matter what you’re into, there’s a space in VRChat for you. And if there isn’t, we’ll give you the tools to make your dream a reality. While not required to join in on the fun, VRChat was built to take advantage of VR headsets in many unique ways. That means avatars that flow with your movement, and systems that work alongside various hardware platforms to provide full-body tracking, finger tracking, and much, much more. Even if you’re jumping in on your phone or tablet, you’ll get to experience the magic of hanging out with people that feel like they’re really there – not just some character on a screen! Use the companion app to keep up with your VRChat friends, or launch into a VRChat world to meet new friends right from your iOS device! There’s something magical around every corner. Come take a look, and see what you find. MEET NEW FRIENDS In VRChat, there’s always something to do – and people to meet there. Visit a planetarium and have a chat about astronomy. Go on a virtual hike through a majestic fantasy forest. Pull up to a car meet, and talk shop with some gearheads. Attend a live music event underneath a chemical storage facility, and talk obscure genres with DJs. Your community – whatever it is – is here. GO ON AN ADVENTURE There are thousands of games to play in VRChat. Try running a kitchen in a busy restaurant, or racing go-karts in zero gravity. Fancy a battle royale? We’ve got those, too. Just probably with a wider diversity of avatars than you’ve ever seen before. It doesn’t matter what you like to play: casual card games, shooters, racing, platformers, puzzles, horror, and of course, endless party games. BUILD YOUR DREAMS Everything here was built by the community using the VRChat SDK. Combined with Unity and Udon, our in-house scripting language, we give our users as much power as possible to build whatever their imaginations can conjure up. But creation isn’t just limited to worlds. VRChat provides a level of creative freedom that is unmatched anywhere else, and nowhere is that reflected best than on the avatars of our users. In VRChat, you can be anything, and explore your identity however you’d like. Want to be an alien? A talking dog? A sentient shoe with glowing bits that react to the beat of music by changing color? I mean, sure, if that’s what you’re about. VRChat is free to download and play on compatible devices. Subscribing to VRC+ grants access to enhanced features. Learn more at https://hello.vrchat.com/vrchatplus Privacy Policy: https://hello.vrchat.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://hello.vrchat.com/legal

Screenshots

Mendel's Quest3 screens
VRChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mendel's Quest and VRChat both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Mendel's Quest's written reviews are positive against 46% of VRChat's. Mendel's Quest also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). VRChat's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 30) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mendel's Quest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and VRChat sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mendel's Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VRChat has 3.3K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mendel's Quest's written reviews are positive against 46% of VRChat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mendel's Quest ships an update monthly, VRChat weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Mendel's Quest versus VRChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMendel's QuestVRChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (30 ratings) — better4.4 (3.3K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better45.7% of reviews
Number of ratings303.3K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#88 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size337 MB1.0 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRafael HechtVRChat Inc.

Customer experience

Mendel's Quest

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

VRChat

All ratings3,309 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews786 reviews
Positive45.7%
Neutral14.9%
Negative39.4%

Bugs and requests

Mendel's Quest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

VRChat

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Play button not working on iPad
  • Login issues on some accounts

Requested features

3 requests
  • Google login option
  • iPad support
  • Improved compatibility for lower-end devices

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mendel's Quest

One-time3
  • 500 Books$0.99
  • 2000 Books$1.99
  • 10000 books$3.99
12 purchases

VRChat

Subscriptions2
  • VRChat+ (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • VRChat+ (Yearly)$99.991 Year
One-time10
  • 600 VRChat Credits$4.99
  • VRChat+ Gift (One month)$9.99
  • 1200 VRChat Credits$9.99
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  • 2400 VRChat Credits$19.99
  • 3000 VRChat Credits$24.99
  • 3600 VRChat Credits$29.99
  • 4800 VRChat Credits$39.99
  • 6000 VRChat Credits$49.99
  • 9000 VRChat Credits$74.99
  • 12000 VRChat Credits$99.99

Questions

Is Mendel's Quest free?
Mendel's Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VRChat free?
VRChat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mendel's Quest or VRChat?
Mendel's Quest is rated higher. Mendel's Quest averages 4.6 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while VRChat averages 4.4 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Mendel's Quest or VRChat have ads?
Neither Mendel's Quest nor VRChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mendel's Quest or VRChat?
Mendel's Quest ships an update monthly, and VRChat weekly. Most recently, Mendel's Quest was updated on October 3, 2026 and VRChat on October 15, 2026.

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