Comparison

Riddler vs Halloway

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

Head to head
About

Riddler

Engage in a brain-teasing adventure with a collection of intricate riddles designed to test your wit. Compete on global leaderboards or earn solo achievements at your own pace. Utilize helpful hints to unravel challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Diverse riddles with hints
  • Competitive leaderboards
  • Solo achievements and milestones
  • Hint system for tough puzzles
  • Brain-teasing puzzle challenges
Features
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Unleash your puzzle-solving prowess with Riddler, the ultimate riddle game on the App Store! Engage in a brain-teasing adventure and challenge yourself with 50 intricate riddles designed to test your wit and intellect. Why Riddler? - Diverse Riddles: Tackle a wide variety of riddles, each with unique hints to guide you towards the solution. - Competitive Leaderboards: Measure your solving speed against friends and players worldwide. Climb the ranks and become the supreme riddle master! - Solo Achievements: Prefer to play at your own pace? Collect achievements and milestones as you journey through our expansive riddle collection. Whether you're a seasoned puzzle solver or just starting out, Riddler offers a captivating experience for all. Share your scores, boast your achievements, and engage in a friendly race to unravel the mysteries of Riddler. Stuck on a particularly tough puzzle? Utilise the helpful hint system to get back on track. Each riddle comes equipped with supporting clues, ensuring you're never left in the dark. Download Riddler now and start your journey to becoming a riddle-solving legend!

About

Halloway

Explore a house of riddles played in the dark, focusing on solving clues to unlock doors. Progress is saved on your device, with optional cross-device sync. No account is needed to begin your mysterious journey.

Highlights
  • Three hand-built cipher wings
  • Played phone-first in the dark
  • No maps or busywork
  • Solve rooms to turn keys
  • Progress saved on device
  • Optional cross-device sync
Features
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Halloway is a house of riddles - three hand-built cipher wings (The Veil, The Athanor, and The Threshold) played phone-first in the dark. No maps, no busywork: just you, a clue, and the next door. Solve a room to turn its key; the house remembers them all. No account is required. Progress stays on your device unless you sign in for cross-device sync; anonymous aggregate usage counts can be turned off in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Riddler4 screens
Halloway4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Halloway at 100% against Riddler's 57%. Halloway also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Riddler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Halloway sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Riddler asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Halloway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Riddler's written reviews are positive against 100% of Halloway's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riddler ships an update every 2 months, Halloway fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Riddler versus Halloway: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiddlerHalloway
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (6 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOliver StenningNo Evil Star LLC

Customer experience

Riddler

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Halloway

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Riddler

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Halloway

One-time6
  • Whole House Upgrade$1.00
  • Halloway - The Veil$1.99
  • Halloway - The Threshold$1.99
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  • Halloway - The Athanor$1.99
  • Whole House Upgrade$3.00
  • Halloway - All Access$4.99

Questions

Is Riddler free?
Riddler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Halloway free?
Halloway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Riddler or Halloway?
Halloway is rated higher. Riddler averages 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Halloway averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Riddler or Halloway have ads?
Both Riddler and Halloway show ads.
Which is updated more often, Riddler or Halloway?
Riddler ships an update every 2 months, and Halloway fortnightly. Most recently, Riddler was updated on November 3, 2026 and Halloway on October 31, 2026.

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