Comparison

Raving Manor vs Hell and Back

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

Head to head
About

Raving Manor

Escape a haunted mansion by finding objects and clues in this adventure game. It combines classic adventure gameplay with a graphic novel style, offering a pick-up-and-play experience with automatic progress saving and in-game notes.

Highlights
  • Object and clue finding
  • Graphic novel presentation
  • Automatic progress saving
  • In-game notes
  • Retina screen support
  • Sound effects
Features
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You are on a drive home from the airport, anxious to see family. You take a shortcut you know only too well, and suddenly the rented vehicle dies. With no other choice, you start walking. But a sudden pounding rainstorm forces you to take shelter, and you head for an abandoned mansion. Before you know it, you are trapped. This is not your day - you must now escape from RAVING MANOR! Raving Manor is a cross between a classic adventure game and a graphic novel. You must go through the manor, finding objects and clues that might help you with your escape, pitting your wits against the unknown. Will you find your way out? Only time will tell, but everything you do is presented to you in a stylish manner. The game is designed to be friendly in a pick up and play manner, automatically saving progress in case life interrupts the adventure. The game also incorporates built in notes, allowing you to keep track of your predicament as you explore the haunted halls of Raving Manor. As most people familiar with the Adventure Game genre already know, this is not an arcade type game but fun and challenging nonetheless. You can lose yourself within the not so hallowed walls of the Good Doctor's abode - as he did himself...

About

Hell and Back

Embark on a sci-fi roguelike RPG adventure to close a portal to hell on Mars. Fight, loot, and upgrade your gear in turn-based combat, recruiting mercenaries and making critical decisions to survive.

Highlights
  • Procedural and handcrafted levels
  • Weapon and armor upgrades
  • Mercenary recruitment
  • Challenging quests and bosses
  • Deep RPG progression
  • Turn-based combat
Features
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A sci‑fi roguelike RPG where you descend into hell to close the portal. A portal to hell has opened on Mars Base - and you’re the only one left to stop it. Fight, loot, upgrade, and survive in a turn‑based roguelike RPG where every run is different! - Procedural + handcrafted levels for endless replayability - Upgrade weapons and armor using power cells - Recruit mercenaries to build you squad - Challenging quests and bosses that evolve as you progress in this dungeon crawler - Deep RPG progression with stat points and gear builds - Classic roguelike tension - every decision matters - Turn based RPG action Do you have what it takes to descend into hell and come back alive?

Screenshots

Raving Manor3 screens
Hell and Back3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raving Manor at 83% against Hell and Back's 25%. Raving Manor also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hell and Back's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On ratings volume, device support 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

Hell and Back is free to download; Raving Manor costs $1.99 up front. Hell and Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Raving Manor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Raving Manor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Raving Manor's written reviews are positive against 25% of Hell and Back's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raving Manor ships an update every 3 months, Hell and Back every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Raving Manor versus Hell and Back: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaving ManorHell and Back
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB45 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGreg ChaffinsBrandon Stecklein

Customer experience

Raving Manor

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Hell and Back

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Raving Manor

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hell and Back

One-time2
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • Hell and Back Full Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Raving Manor free?
Raving Manor costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hell and Back free?
Hell and Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Raving Manor or Hell and Back?
Raving Manor is rated higher. Raving Manor averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hell and Back averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Raving Manor or Hell and Back have ads?
Hell and Back shows ads; Raving Manor does not.
Which is updated more often, Raving Manor or Hell and Back?
Raving Manor ships an update every 3 months, and Hell and Back every 7 months. Most recently, Raving Manor was updated on October 11, 2026 and Hell and Back on October 17, 2026.

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