Mendel's Quest vs Save Hanukkah
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Running, jumping, and punching gameplay
- Distinct Jewish cultural motifs
- Time machine mechanic
- Collect holy books
- Engaging narrative
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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!
Save Hanukkah
A festive game where players spin a dreidel and answer questions to help the temple collect enough oil for the hanukiah. It's a fun way to celebrate and learn about Hanukkah.
- Spin the dreidel
- Answer trivia questions
- Gather oil for hanukiah
- Festive Hanukkah theme
- Educational gameplay
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In this game, help the temple gather enough oil for the hanukiah on Hanukkah! Spin the dreidel and answer to questions correctly to save Hanukkah!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Save Hanukkah at none against Mendel's Quest's 3. Save Hanukkah also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Mendel's Quest's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Mendel's Quest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Save Hanukkah asks for nothing beyond the download.
Save Hanukkah holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mendel's Quest has 30 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mendel's Quest ships an update monthly, Save Hanukkah every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mendel's Quest | Save Hanukkah |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (30 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 337 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rafael Hecht | AndyTech, Inc |
Customer experience
Mendel's Quest
Save Hanukkah
In-app purchases
Mendel's Quest
- 500 Books$0.99
- 2000 Books$1.99
- 10000 books$3.99
Save Hanukkah
No in-app purchases
Questions
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