Comparison

Gothic Classic vs Apple Knight 3

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gothic Classic

Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy RPG set in a simulated open world. Navigate a lawless prison colony, join factions, and master a hands-on combat progression system. Optimized for mobile with touch controls and gamepad support.

Highlights
  • Simulated open world with daily NPC routines
  • Three distinct convict factions
  • Hands-on combat progression system
  • Tailor-made touch controls
  • Gamepad compatibility
  • Cloud saves and Game Center integration
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Experience the award-winning masterpiece that revolutionized role-playing games. Return to the penal colony of Khorinis in the iconic, dark-fantasy RPG that pioneered fully simulated open worlds. Gothic redefined the genre by introducing a completely seamless, living ecosystem where every non-player character follows a strict 24-hour daily routine. Watch citizens work, eat, sleep, and dynamically react to your actions in a world that operates independently of your presence. Thrown into a lawless prison under an impenetrable magical barrier, you begin as an absolute nobody. In this brutal environment, you must quickly secure raw power and make critical political choices to survive. Align with one of three distinct convict factions, each boasting their own political agendas and unique armors. Your decisions actively reshape the balance of power inside the colony and dictate your ultimate path to freedom. Master a revolutionary, hands-on progression system that eschews abstract menus. Seek out physical trainers in the wilderness to learn combat stances that visually evolve your fighting style from awkward recruit to lethal master. OPTIMIZED FOR MOBILE * Tailor-Made Touch Controls: Navigate the rugged terrain and engage in high-stakes combat with layout options crafted specifically for touch screens. * Gamepad Compatibility: Connect your favorite controller for a high-precision, traditional console gameplay experience. * Cloud Saves & Game Center: Protect your progress across devices and track your accomplishments on the go.

About

Apple Knight 3

Embark on an action-packed platforming adventure in a vast, interconnected world. Battle enemies, master abilities, and explore dangerous dungeons with smooth controls and fast-paced combat. Customize your hero with unique skins, pets, and mounts.

Highlights
  • Interconnected world exploration
  • Fast action-platforming
  • Hack-and-slash combat
  • Dungeons and secrets
  • Special abilities and weapons
  • Character customization
  • Pets and mounts
Features
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Apple Knight is back with interconnected worlds and tons of new features! No ads or in-app purchases. Run, jump, and slash your way through a fast-paced action platformer full of secrets, mounts, and farm life. Some of the things to do in Apple Knight 3: • Explore 2 worlds (with more to come) and discover new mounts and dungeons • Track your journey on the world map • Run and jump through fast, fluid action-platforming • Switch between side-scrolling adventure and a top-down farm • Battle hordes of enemies with hack-and-slash combat and powerful special abilities • Find secret areas, hidden treasures, and hidden mounts • Collect 10 mounts, each with its own stats. At least 8 more are coming in future updates! • Grow crops on your farm and feed them to your mounts to level them up, or sell them for coins • Collect items and manage your inventory • Adopt a pet dog that gives you +1 heart • Sleep in your own house • Visit your friendly neighbor, Tobin, and his animals to buy or sell seeds and wheat, or just to chat • Feed the chickens on your farm or Tobin's to get a special bonus for 3 days • Experience a day/night cycle. Even the chickens go to bed at night! • Learn new moves in the training cave • Buy weapons at Torren's weapon shop. More branches with more weapons are opening soon! • Clear weeds from your farm • Choose your jump style: classic Apple Knight or the new variable jump height • Play with a game controller And much more to come!

Screenshots

Gothic Classic4 screens
Apple Knight 34 screens

Verdict

The call

Gothic Classic and Apple Knight 3 both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Gothic Classic's written reviews are positive against 44% of Apple Knight 3's. Gothic Classic also leads on ratings volume (51 vs 8) and chart position (#20 vs #87). Apple Knight 3's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $10.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Gothic Classic costs $10.99 and Apple Knight 3 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gothic Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gothic Classic has 51 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gothic Classic's written reviews are positive against 44% of Apple Knight 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gothic Classic ships an update every 2 months, Apple Knight 3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Gothic Classic versus Apple Knight 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGothic ClassicApple Knight 3
Price$10.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (51 ratings) — better4.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings51 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#20 — better#87
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.8 GB229 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTHQ Nordic Mobile GmbHLimitless LLC

Customer experience

Gothic Classic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Apple Knight 3

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

In-app purchases

None

Gothic Classic

No in-app purchases

None

Apple Knight 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gothic Classic free?
Gothic Classic costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apple Knight 3 free?
Apple Knight 3 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gothic Classic or Apple Knight 3?
Gothic Classic is rated higher. Gothic Classic averages 4.5 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Apple Knight 3 averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Gothic Classic or Apple Knight 3 have ads?
Neither Gothic Classic nor Apple Knight 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gothic Classic or Apple Knight 3?
Gothic Classic ships an update every 2 months, and Apple Knight 3 every 2 days. Most recently, Gothic Classic was updated on October 22, 2026 and Apple Knight 3 on October 18, 2026.
Which is more popular, Gothic Classic or Apple Knight 3?
Gothic Classic currently peaks at #20 in the App Store charts, and Apple Knight 3 at #87. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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