FRAMED vs One Way
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FRAMED
This noir-puzzle game challenges you to reorder comic panels to alter the story's outcome. Featuring award-winning art, animation, and a jazz soundtrack, it offers a unique narrative experience.
- Rearrange comic panels
- Change story outcomes
- Award-winning design
- Hand-crafted art and animation
- Original jazz music soundtrack
- Unique narrative gameplay
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FRAMED is a multi-award winning noir-puzzle game where you re-arrange panels of an animated comic book to change the outcome of the story. ~~~~~ FEATURES ~~~~~ AWARD-WINNING DESIGN Featuring a fusion of all-new game mechanics & fiendish puzzles, FRAMED has received many design awards as well as being an 'Excellence in Design' finalist in the IGF 2015. EFFORTLESSLY ELEGANT Simply grab comic panels and swap them with a touch of your finger! BEAUTIFUL ART & RICH ANIMATION Hand-crafted, award-winning art and animation brings the noir world of FRAMED to life. ORIGINAL JAZZ MUSIC SOUNDTRACK An evocative music score featuring live jazz performances fused with modern themes and beats sets the mood. A BRAND NEW EXPERIENCE AWAITS Unlike anything you’ve played before, FRAMED delivers a completely new type of game experience. Plug in your headphones, sit back and enjoy! ~~~~~ RECEPTION ~~~~~ "My best game in this year without any doubt." - Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid) “It looks like a work of goddamn genius.” - Kotaku ”I was blown away by Loveshack’s Framed." - Penny Arcade “Guilty of Awesome.” - Rock, Paper, Shotgun “Noir-drenched motion comic puzzler gets big thumbs-up.” - IGN “Framed has an incredible art style, and it plays unlike anything else we’ve seen." - Slide to Play “Framed meshes narrative and gameplay like nothing else." - Mac Life “With a jazzy soundtrack and a gritty vibe befitting its genre, Framed succeeds at telling a story in more ways than one.” - Complex, Pop Culture “Don’t miss this smart and innovative indie gem.” - Pocket Gamer ** FINALIST ** ‘Excellence in Design’, IGF 2015 ** WINNER ** ‘VisuaI Design’, Indiecade Festival 2014 ** WINNER ** ‘Excellence in Design’, IGF China 2013 ** WINNER ** ‘Best Game’ - Freeplay Independent Games Festival 2013 ** WINNER ** ‘Best Upcoming Game’ - International Mobile Game Awards 2014 ** WINNER ** ‘Best Narrative’ - Brazil's Independent Games Festival 2014 ** WINNER ** ‘Best Puzzle Game’ - Intel Level Up Awards 2014 ** PAX 10 SELECTION ** - PAX Prime 2014 ** FINALIST ** ‘Most Amazing Game’ - A MAZE Festival Berlin 2014 ** FINALIST ** ‘Innovation Award’ - Australian Game Developer Awards 2014 ** OFFICIAL SELECTION ** BAFTA Inside Games Showcase 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRAMED is designed for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch iOS 7.0 and above. Loveshack Entertainment is an independent game development studio based in Australia. For more information www.loveshackentertainment.com Follow us @LoveShackers
One Way
Engage in a creative point-and-click puzzle adventure where you must find a blue orb on each floor to power an elevator and ascend. Carefully observe your surroundings and make strategic decisions to overcome unique challenges in diverse, hand-drawn worlds.
- Point-and-click puzzle gameplay
- Find blue orbs to power elevator
- Observe surroundings to solve puzzles
- Diverse, unique floor environments
- Hand-drawn art style
- Discover secrets and challenges
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One Way: The Elevator a creative point-and-click puzzle game.The player needs to find a blue orb in each scene to power the elevator and keep going up. To solve the puzzles, one has to carefully observe the surroundings and make decisions accordingly. Every floor is a world entirely different from others. The characters are made alive by the unique hand-drawing style. And everything you see is only the tip of an iceberg. More secrets and challenges are waiting for your arrival.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: One Way at every 2 months against FRAMED's every 9 months. One Way also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99). FRAMED's advantage is ratings volume (788 vs 101) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
FRAMED costs $3.99 and One Way $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for FRAMED against 4.4 for One Way. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FRAMED has 788 ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of FRAMED's written reviews are positive against 84% of One Way's.
FRAMED ships an update every 9 months, One Way every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FRAMED | One Way |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (788 ratings) — better | 4.4 (101 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 84.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 788 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 367 MB | 495 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Loveshack | COTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
FRAMED
One Way
Bugs and requests
FRAMED
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when certain animations play
- Rotating frames don't always work as expected
- Compatibility issues on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to replay individual levels
- Option to adjust volume or mute music
One Way
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FRAMED
No in-app purchases
One Way
No in-app purchases
