Maxwell Gate vs Bendy and the Ink Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maxwell Gate
An action game where you guide flowers to matching colored areas by strategically using a bar. Adjust the bar's reflection angle to direct red flowers to red zones and blue flowers to blue zones. Aim for chain reactions to achieve high scores.
- Flower color matching
- Bar reflection mechanics
- Chain reaction aiming
- Action-puzzle gameplay
- Score-based progression
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It is an action game that operates the bar. A red flower is led to a red area and it leads to the area where a blue flower is blue. The reflection angle of the flower changes at the position that hits the bar. Let's hit the flower to the bar well, and aim at the chain.
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Step into a vintage cartoon world as an animator returning to a mysterious studio. Explore a twisted nightmare, fight darkness, and escape the Ink Demon. This first-person horror game features combat, puzzles, stealth, and hidden secrets.
- First-person combat
- Horror gameplay
- Puzzle solving
- Stealth mechanics
- Hidden secrets
- Vintage cartoon world
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Henry was the lead animator at Joey Drew Studios in its 1930s heyday, a studio that was best known for producing animated cartoons of their most popular and beloved character, Bendy. Many years later Henry receives a mysterious invitation from Joey Drew himself to return to the old cartoon workshop. Journey deep into the sketchy madness of this twisted cartoon nightmare. Fight the darkness. Escape the Ink Demon. Fear the Machine. • Varied Game Play! - First person combat, horror, puzzles, stealth and numerous hidden secrets. • A Beautiful Cartoon World! - Lovingly crafted by a small indie studio. • A Global Bendy Community! - Delve deep into the mystery and join the discussion at joeydrewstudios.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Maxwell Gate at Free against Bendy and the Ink Machine's $0.99. Maxwell Gate also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Bendy and the Ink Machine's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 2). On 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
Maxwell Gate is free to download; Bendy and the Ink Machine costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bendy and the Ink Machine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bendy and the Ink Machine has 5.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Maxwell Gate's written reviews are positive against 81% of Bendy and the Ink Machine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Maxwell Gate ships an update every 10 months, Bendy and the Ink Machine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maxwell Gate | Bendy and the Ink Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (5.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #5 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | turu3net | Joey Drew Studios Inc. |
Customer experience
Maxwell Gate
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Bugs and requests
Maxwell Gate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashing when loading Chapter 3
- Elevator buttons not working in Chapter 3
- Enemies getting stuck or behaving erratically
- Progression reset after crashes or exits
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save progress mid-chapter
- Option to adjust screen brightness
- Optimization for older devices
- Fixing issues in specific chapters
In-app purchases
Maxwell Gate
No in-app purchases
Bendy and the Ink Machine
No in-app purchases
Questions
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