Comparison

Pan vs Ghost Castle Adventure

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

Head to head
About

Pan

Embark on an open plain adventure focused on environmental storytelling and puzzle-solving. Explore a serene world with ambient soundscapes as you repair your spaceship to begin your journey home.

Highlights
  • Environmental narrative storytelling
  • Puzzle solving
  • Exploration
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Spaceship repair
  • Pilgrimage home
Features
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Pan-Pan is an open plain adventure that expands on the concept of environmental narrative storytelling with puzzle solving and exploration elements at its core. Set against a backdrop of soothing ambient sounds crafted by renowned sound composer Simon Viklund, your task is to fix your downed spaceship and begin the pilgrimage home.

About

Ghost Castle Adventure

Embark on a thrilling adventure through a haunted castle. Solve intricate puzzles and utilize a variety of interactive methods to unlock doors and progress through increasingly challenging levels. Discover new items and enjoy stunning visuals and immersive sound.

Highlights
  • Gorgeous graphics and sound
  • Balanced difficulty levels
  • Solve puzzles to unlock doors
  • Multiple unlock methods (drag, shake, tilt, etc.)
  • Variety of items available
Features
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- Gorgeous graphics and Sound - Balanced difficult level from very easy to very hard -Solve the puzzle and unlock the current door to get the next level - Use any possible way to unlock: Drag, Shake, Touch the floor, Swipe, Tap,Tilt ,Push Buttons and so on - Many different items available

Screenshots

Pan4 screens
Ghost Castle Adventure2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ghost Castle Adventure at Free against Pan's $3.99. Ghost Castle Adventure also leads on ratings volume (408 vs 20). Pan's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ghost Castle Adventure is free to download; Pan costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pan holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ghost Castle Adventure has 408 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Pan's written reviews are positive against 55% of Ghost Castle Adventure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pan ships an update every 2 days, Ghost Castle Adventure every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pan versus Ghost Castle Adventure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanGhost Castle Adventure
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (20 ratings) — better3.6 (408 ratings)
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews — better54.6% of reviews
Number of ratings20408 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.08.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB101 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSpelkraftJacob Duffy

Customer experience

Pan

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral10.8%
Negative27.7%

Ghost Castle Adventure

All ratings409 ratings
Positive53.8%
Neutral24.7%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews216 reviews
Positive54.6%
Neutral20.8%
Negative24.5%

Bugs and requests

Pan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ghost Castle Adventure

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes on certain levels
  • Save progress not working properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add a hint system
  • Improve save/resume functionality
  • Reduce ad frequency

In-app purchases

None

Pan

No in-app purchases

None

Ghost Castle Adventure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pan free?
Pan costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Castle Adventure free?
Ghost Castle Adventure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pan or Ghost Castle Adventure?
Pan is rated higher. Pan averages 3.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Ghost Castle Adventure averages 3.6 from 408 ratings.
Do Pan or Ghost Castle Adventure have ads?
Neither Pan nor Ghost Castle Adventure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pan or Ghost Castle Adventure?
Pan ships an update every 2 days, and Ghost Castle Adventure every 7 months. Most recently, Pan was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ghost Castle Adventure on November 9, 2026.

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