Comparison

The Quest Classic vs Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic

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 challenging adventure in a hand-drawn world filled with exciting quests and formidable enemies. This expansion can be played standalone or integrated with the base game for experienced players seeking new areas and a compelling storyline.

Highlights
  • New areas and quests
  • Standalone play option
  • Immersive hand-drawn world
  • Challenging gameplay for experienced players
  • Engaging storyline with powerful enemies
  • Explore a savage land with warring clans
Features
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This expansion has been designed for experienced players. For new players, we highly recommend The Quest first. The Quest Classic - Lost Archipelagos is an expansion to The Quest Classic, a beautifully hand-drawn, immersive and enchanting world full of exciting challenges. After enabling the expansion, you can explore new areas and quests. However, if you don't have The Quest Classic, you can also play the expansion as a standalone game. The story: You have just returned from your long and weary quests, in need of a vacation. But as fear spreads through the land, Mersant sends for the best: you, to solve the mysterious happenings. Your enemy, however, has grown stronger during your absence. He has allied with a powerful magician, who is hell bent on destroying you. As an early fog sets in on your boat, your entire world changes; the waves grow higher and higher, until the whole boat is tossed upon a foreign shore. You are the sole survivor. The land is a savage place, a war always in the works, as the two enemy clans battle it out for control of the islands. You must defeat the enemy wizard, fight savage Lyches, defeat a powerful Phoenix Queen and rescue a warrior from the famed Flying Army. But brute force will not get you very far. In strange lands, strange things happen. And this is the strangest land of them all. To access the new areas (not applicable if you are playing the expansion standalone), go to Mithria harbor and talk to captain Hanty, then select "Lost Archipelagos" as your travel destination. It is recommended to reach at least level 45 before trying to take on the challenges of this new expansion. The Quest Classic - Lost Archipelagos has been developed by CivilStriker and was adapted to iPhone by Redshift.

About

Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic

Embark on a retro dungeon crawl inspired by classic RPGs. Explore early levels, choose from classic classes, and level up your characters. This free edition offers a focused, old-school experience with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Classic dungeon crawling gameplay
  • 5 classic character classes
  • Level up characters to level 3
  • Explore first 6 dungeon levels
  • Automatic saving
  • No ads or in-app purchases
Features
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Step into a world of classic dungeon crawling—deadly traps, hidden doors, unholy relics, and riches beyond imagination await! This Basic Edition is your FREE entry point into Moldvay’s Labyrinth, a retro CRPG inspired by 1980s Dungeons & Dragons and legendary games like Wizardry and Bronze Dragon. • Explore the first 6 levels of the massive dungeon • Choose from 5 classic classes: Fighter, Magic-User, Cleric, Monk, or Thief • Level up your characters to level 3 • Save automatically, play for minutes or hours There are no ads and no in-app purchases—just a clean, focused, old-school experience. Want the full adventure? The paid version unlocks: • 42 handcrafted dungeon levels • 15 unique classes • 100 spells, 300+ monsters, and hundreds of magic items • Deadly traps, brain-teasing puzzles, and cursed treasure Your characters in the Basic Edition cannot level past 3 or descend beyond dungeon level 6. When you’re ready for more, you can upgrade to the full game and begin your true descent!

Screenshots

The Quest Classic4 screens
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Quest Classic at 77% against Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's 0%. The Quest Classic also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (23 vs 3). Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 14 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Quest Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Quest Classic has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of The Quest Classic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest Classic ships an update every 14 months, Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Quest Classic versus Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Quest ClassicMoldvay's Labyrinth Basic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (23 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB42 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperRedshiftCrossCut Games, Inc.

Customer experience

The Quest Classic

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.9%

Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

The Quest Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot exit areas
  • Repair issues
  • Combat turn-based not for animals

Requested features

6 requests
  • Japanese language version
  • Quest markers
  • Tutorial
  • iPad version
  • German language version
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  • French language version

Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Quest Classic

No in-app purchases

None

Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quest Classic free?
The Quest Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic free?
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest Classic or Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic?
The Quest Classic is rated higher. The Quest Classic averages 4.1 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do The Quest Classic or Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic have ads?
Neither The Quest Classic nor Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest Classic or Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic?
The Quest Classic ships an update every 14 months, and Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic every 4 days. Most recently, The Quest Classic was updated on October 29, 2026 and Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic on October 24, 2026.

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