Comparison

The Quest Classic vs GnollHack

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

Head to head
About

The Quest Classic

Embark on a grand adventure in a hand-drawn fantasy world filled with mystery and magic. Customize your character, explore a vast non-linear realm, and make choices that shape your destiny in this engaging role-playing game.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn fantasy world
  • Character customization
  • Non-linear exploration
  • Turn-based combat
  • Skill and attribute system
  • Magic and alchemy
  • Card game
Features
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* For new players we recommend The Quest! * The Quest Classic is a beautifully hand-drawn, engaging and sinister world full of mystery, magic and provocative challenges. Choose from five customizable races and an array of skills, attributes, weapons, armor and enchantments, then explore a huge non-linear realm of four different cities and a wilderness of mountains, caves, lakes and forests. Play an absorbing card game, solve brain-teasing quests and clash with dangerous opponents in this turn- and skill-based Role Playing Game. You will have many choices, including some that may place you against the law, along your way to the dramatic end of your own choosing. You will need all your gaming know-how to survive and discover your destiny! The Quest Classic features: - 50 hours of gameplay! - fps-like view with continuously rendered 3D graphics - ambient visual and sound effects - day and night cycles with weather effects - a huge, complex, living world with underground levels - long and provocative main storyline - dozens of interesting side missions - optional undead race with different abilities - complex magic, enchant and alchemy system - primary and secondary skills - advanced dialogue system - readable books, pickable locks, repairable items - race-, gender-, fame- and outfit-based relationships - fantasy card game with three decks at the inns - original soundtrack Watch the QUEST for iPhone YouTube video - http://tinyurl.com/bfmxgk Link to the PDF manual: http://www.redshift.hu/iPhone/TheQuestiPhoneManual.pdf Players who are familiar with Chronicles of Inotia (trademark of Com2uS Corp), Arvale (trademark of PDAMILL), Dungeon & Hero (trademark of CH Games), Orions Legends of Wizards (trademark of More Games) or Vay (trademark of SoMoGa Inc) might enjoy playing The Quest - the 3D Fantasy Role Playing Game. Here are some great reviews: "Near perfect RPG - The Quest more than delivers what it promises." -TheAPPera “It should be considered the benchmark for RPG makers to follow – Gameplay is beautiful and methodical - The sound is great and features a dramatic music track and good special effects - The Quest is pure bliss.” Kiss it, 5/5 -touchmyapps "The Quest is a massive game - don’t hesitate to grab this one up right now." -theportablegamer

About

GnollHack

Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike gameplay
  • Modern user interface
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • 13 classes and 5 races
  • Hundreds of items and spells
  • Challenging permadeath mode
Features
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy

Screenshots

The Quest Classic4 screens
GnollHack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GnollHack at Free against The Quest Classic's $4.99. GnollHack also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). The Quest Classic's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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

GnollHack is free to download; The Quest Classic costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GnollHack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GnollHack has 111 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of The Quest Classic's written reviews are positive against 85% of GnollHack's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest Classic ships an update every 2 months, GnollHack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Quest Classic versus GnollHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Quest ClassicGnollHack
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (18 ratings)4.7 (111 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better85.2% of reviews
Number of ratings18111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB772 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRedshiftHyvan mielen pelit ry

Customer experience

The Quest Classic

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.0%

GnollHack

All ratings111 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

The Quest Classic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup after recent updates
  • Enemies that relentlessly chase the player
  • Quests that become uncompletable due to bugs
  • Inventory and equipment issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved quest tracking and objective updates
  • More intuitive and customizable controls
  • Enhanced map and navigation features
  • Difficulty settings for more casual players
  • Support for newer iPhone/iPad screen sizes

GnollHack

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Quest Classic

No in-app purchases

None

GnollHack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quest Classic free?
The Quest Classic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GnollHack free?
GnollHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest Classic or GnollHack?
GnollHack is rated higher. The Quest Classic averages 4.1 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while GnollHack averages 4.7 from 111 ratings.
Do The Quest Classic or GnollHack have ads?
Neither The Quest Classic nor GnollHack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest Classic or GnollHack?
The Quest Classic ships an update every 2 months, and GnollHack every 5 days. Most recently, The Quest Classic was updated on October 17, 2026 and GnollHack on October 16, 2026.

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