The Manhole vs Lost Artifacts Chapter 4
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Manhole
Explore a whimsical, interactive world filled with delightful characters and surprises. This award-winning digital playground offers endless discovery for children, featuring charming animations, original music, and engaging activities.
- Interactive world exploration
- Whimsical characters
- Original music and sounds
- Hand-rendered characters
- Award-winning design
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From the creators of Myst, The Manhole is a silly, delightful, interactive, busy-box-of-a-world that kids can explore and explore - finding something new around every corner. This award-winning romp transports children to the fanciful world around, above, and beneath what appears to be just an average, everyday manhole. But there is much more than meets the eye - have tea with a rabbit, wake up a walrus, nibble biscuits with a dragon, hang with a penguin, boat with an elephant, speak French with a turtle, and much more! First released in the 80s, the original version won rave reviews and numerous awards including "Best New Use of a Computer" from the Software Publishers Association. This Masterpiece Edition was produced in the 90s as a ground-up re-make of the original with meticulous computer-rendered scenes layered with delightful hand-rendered characters. There are over 30 original music compositions and scores of original sounds and voices.
Lost Artifacts Chapter 4
Embark on a casual strategy adventure to stop a villain from altering history. Explore diverse locations, manage resources, and overcome challenges across numerous levels. The game features a fun storyline with memorable characters and a world filled with extinct creatures and advanced technologies.
- Resource management
- Over 50 levels
- Fantasy world exploration
- Time paradox fixing
- Extinct creature encounters
- Building restoration
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A mysterious villain is using a time machine to destroy everything in his path. He wants to return the Priest, the King of Atlantis and the Ancient Emperor so he can use them to create a new world order! Claire and her friends must find out who the villain is and stop him and all his minions. Hurry, let's go on a journey! Go on a journey across a world full of extinct creatures and fantastic technologies in the exciting casual strategy Lost Artifacts. Many varied quests, over 50 levels, a fun storyline, simple and exciting gameplay, and a fantasy world – all this awaits you right now! Create portals, restore epic buildings, seek out extinct animals, overcome challenges and manage resources. Simple controls and a clear tutorial will help you easily learn the basics of the game. Lost Artifacts – Fix time paradoxes!! -A world full of extinct creatures and fantasy technologies – energy generators, portals and the Sands of Time will help you find and stop the villains! -A fun plot, colorful comics and memorable characters! -A multitude of varied quests that you've never seen before. -Over 40 unique levels. -Dangerous enemies: Skeletons, mammoths, krakens, drones and dinosaurs. -4 inimitable locations: rocky mountains, endless deserts, impassible jungles and valleys of eternal snow. -Useful bonuses: speed up time, stop time, run fast. -Simple controls and an easy to understand tutorial. -More than 20 hours of exciting gameplay for any age. -Nice themed music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Manhole at 86% against Lost Artifacts Chapter 4's 25%. The Manhole also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Lost Artifacts Chapter 4's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
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Lost Artifacts Chapter 4 is free to download; The Manhole costs $1.99 up front. Lost Artifacts Chapter 4 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. The Manhole asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Manhole holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of The Manhole's written reviews are positive against 25% of Lost Artifacts Chapter 4's.
The Manhole ships an update every 21 months, Lost Artifacts Chapter 4 every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Manhole | Lost Artifacts Chapter 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (23 ratings) — better | 4.5 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 522 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cyan Worlds | 8Floor Company Limited |
Customer experience
The Manhole
Lost Artifacts Chapter 4
In-app purchases
The Manhole
No in-app purchases
Lost Artifacts Chapter 4
- Start offer$7.99
- One minute offer$8.99
- Season offer$10.99
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- Full price$14.99
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