Raving Manor vs Frontier Bound
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...
Frontier Bound
Recruit adventurers, build a trading guild, and embark on expeditions through a perilous frontier in this turn-based strategy RPG. Permanent death means your guild's legacy grows stronger with each run, offering new stories and challenges.
- Recruit and customize adventurers
- Build and manage a trading guild
- Send expeditions through a dangerous frontier
- Hundreds of hand-crafted encounters
- Permanent progression and upgrades
- Offline play
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Will you dive into the ancient ruins to find an enchanted amulet...or maybe death? Frontier Bound is a text-based strategy RPG where you recruit adventurers, build a trading guild, and send expeditions through a dangerous frontier. Death is permanent but your guild will live on. Every run tells a new story and every defeat leaves your guild stronger. BUILD YOUR CREW Hire mercenaries with unique stats, traits, and backstories. Customize them with specializations and artifacts. Watch them grow into legends or bury them in the frontier. RUN THE FRONTIER Face hundreds of hand-crafted encounters across escalating stages: ambushes, trade negotiations, rival showdowns, ancient ruins, and the Warlord boss. Roll the dice. Live with the result. GROW YOUR GUILD Between expeditions, manage your guild hub: upgrade facilities, stock provisions, trade cargo for profit, and recruit your next roster. Permanent progression means every run advances your legacy. BECOME A LEGEND Unlock three specialization paths: Merchant, Warlord, or Explorer. Earn titles and traits for your adventurers and conquer the Frontier. — Offline play, no internet required — Roguelite progression: permanent upgrades survive every run — No pay-to-win: deep strategy, fair progression — Game is now fully playable in: English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Raving Manor at 5.0 against Frontier Bound's 3.0. Raving Manor also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%). Frontier Bound's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Raving Manor costs $1.99 and Frontier Bound $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Raving Manor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Raving Manor's written reviews are positive against 50% of Frontier Bound's.
Raving Manor ships an update every 3 months, Frontier Bound every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raving Manor | Frontier Bound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 280 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Greg Chaffins | Luis Herskovic |
Customer experience
Raving Manor
Frontier Bound
In-app purchases
Raving Manor
No in-app purchases
Frontier Bound
No in-app purchases
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