Comparison

Not Another Weekend vs Methods

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

Head to head
About

Not Another Weekend

Embark on a humorous point-and-click adventure set in the '80s. Play as a peculiar bellboy with a dark plan to clear out a high-class hotel over a single weekend. Experience a unique story filled with twists, strange characters, and challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Unique story with twists
  • Strange characters and funny dialogues
  • Adult humor
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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For all the fans of pixel art out there, get ready for one wacky adventure! You play as a bellboy, Mike Melkout, who works in a high-class hotel. Mike may seem crazy, or even peculiar, or he might as well be. However, he has only one plan. A dark plan! To kick everyone out in a single Weekend. A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the ’80s as a tribute to the pop culture of that era. Key Features: - Beautiful pixel art graphics. - A unique story with lots of twists. - Strange characters, depicting some famous 80’s icons, and funny dialogues. - Adult humor and challenging puzzles. - Original soundtrack.

About

Methods

Engage in a crime investigation visual novel where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions to solve cases. This is the first part of a series, featuring 20 chapters of a compelling storyline and interactive crime scenes.

Highlights
  • Interactive crime scenes
  • Multiple-choice puzzles
  • Intriguing storyline
  • Original soundtrack
  • Distinctive artwork
  • 20 Chapters
Features
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The first chapter in the Methods Visual Novel series. Methods is a visual novel with simple crime investigation gameplay where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions about the solution. And the whole game has been split into five apps for the mobile release, with 'Methods: Detective Competition' being the first, and containing Chapters 1-20. Part 2- Methods2: Secrets and Death, now available for pre-order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One hundred detectives compete against each other in a mysterious competition, solving crimes created by the world's smartest criminals. The detective who wins receives one million dollars and the opportunity of a lifetime. If a criminal wins, however, they will also receive a million dollars... and parole, no matter the severity of their crime. Search for clues, and find out the truth with your unique methods! Who...will become the world's number one detective? Yours, The Game-master Key features ■ Very Positive in Steam ■ Over 25 interactive crime scenes ■ Contains 20 Chapters ■ Original soundtrack ■ intriguing storyline ■ Distinctive artwork ■ Independent developer Twitter: Methods_Official Instagram: methodsvn https://discord.gg/UmtD5zascA

Screenshots

Not Another Weekend4 screens
Methods4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Methods at fortnightly against Not Another Weekend's every 10 months. Methods also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Not Another Weekend's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (53 vs 9). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Not Another Weekend costs $4.99 and Methods $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Not Another Weekend holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Not Another Weekend has 53 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Not Another Weekend's written reviews are positive against 100% of Methods's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Not Another Weekend ships an update every 10 months, Methods fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Not Another Weekend versus Methods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNot Another WeekendMethods
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.8 (53 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB744 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDionous GamesErabit Studios

Customer experience

Not Another Weekend

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.2%

Methods

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Not Another Weekend

No in-app purchases

None

Methods

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Not Another Weekend free?
Not Another Weekend costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Methods free?
Methods costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Not Another Weekend or Methods?
Not Another Weekend is rated higher. Not Another Weekend averages 4.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Methods averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Not Another Weekend or Methods have ads?
Neither Not Another Weekend nor Methods shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Not Another Weekend or Methods?
Not Another Weekend ships an update every 10 months, and Methods fortnightly. Most recently, Not Another Weekend was updated on September 26, 2026 and Methods on September 29, 2026.

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