Raving Manor vs The Escape Gate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Object and clue finding
- Graphic novel presentation
- Automatic progress saving
- In-game notes
- Retina screen support
- Sound effects
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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...
The Escape Gate
Solve intricate puzzles in a mysterious research lab to find your way out. This beginner-friendly escape room game offers a compelling narrative and helpful tools to aid your progress.
- Puzzle solving
- Mystery narrative
- Hint system
- Autosave
- Screenshot tool
- Handwritten memo
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When you come to, you find yourself in what looks like a research lab. In front of you is a device resembling a gate. You have no memory of how you got here. Solve the mystery and escape from this place. This is a beginner-level escape-the-room puzzle adventure game where you find items, use hints to solve mysteries, and escape from a locked room. The game features auto-save, screenshot capability, a handwriting memo function, and a hint system. [Main Features] - Autosave - Screenshot - Handwritten Memo - Hints [Autosave] The game saves automatically. [Screenshot] By watching an ad, you'll be able to take up to 10 screenshots. [Handwritten Memo] By watching an ad, you'll be able to use handwritten memos. (black pen, red pen, eraser) [Hints] By watching an ad, you can view hints. Hints may sometimes be the direct answer. [Notes] - Requires iOS 15.6 or higher. - Supports portrait mode 4:3 (the screen may be cut off on shorter devices).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Escape Gate at Free against Raving Manor's $1.99. The Escape Gate also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (28 vs 3). Raving Manor's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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The Escape Gate is free to download; Raving Manor costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Raving Manor against 4.9 for The Escape Gate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Escape Gate has 28 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Raving Manor's written reviews are positive against 80% of The Escape Gate's.
Raving Manor ships an update every 3 months, The Escape Gate monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raving Manor | The Escape Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Greg Chaffins | Bunrou Imanari |
Customer experience
Raving Manor
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In-app purchases
Raving Manor
No in-app purchases
The Escape Gate
No in-app purchases
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