Comparison

Return to Grisly Manor vs Discovery Trips

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

Head to head
About

Return to Grisly Manor

Travel back in time to save a historic manor from demolition. Explore the present and past, solve puzzles, and collect items to find a lost deed. Uncover secrets and restore the manor's future.

Highlights
  • Hand-painted graphics
  • Item collection
  • Puzzle solving
  • Original soundtrack
  • Journal for clues
  • Dynamic map
  • Hint system
Features
Currently charting
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The future of Grisly Manor lies in its past! Greedy developers BUYCO want to build their next MegaMart superstore on the site of Grandpa’s newly renovated Grisly Manor! To stop them from demolishing his home, Grandpa just needs to prove he owns the land - but this is where it gets tricky... Being the scatterbrained inventor you know and love, the last place Grandpa remembers seeing the deed was in the old manor - back in 1999! Explore the new house, help Grandpa repair his time machine, and travel back to the original Grisly Manor - before all of its secrets and memories are swept away forever! You must Return to Grisly Manor and save its future! Features: • Beautiful hand-painted graphics that draw you into this mesmerizing adventure! • Lots of items to collect and puzzles to solve! • Original soundtrack and sound effects! • A journal that keeps track of all the symbols and clues that you encounter. • A dynamic map that shows all of the areas you have explored, as well as your current location. • A complete hint system built right into the game.

About

Discovery Trips

Features
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Discovery trips is een geweldige manier om een nieuwe stad te verkennen of meer te leren over de stad waar jij in woont. Met Discovery trips combineer je het beste van escape rooms en stadswandelingen. Tijdens onze trips krijg je veel van de stad te zien en leer je over haar geschiedenis. Je lost uitdagende puzzels op waarbij de hints in jouw omgeving te vinden zijn om zo de beste plek op de ranglijst te bemachtigen!

Screenshots

Return to Grisly Manor4 screens
Discovery Trips4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Discovery Trips at Free against Return to Grisly Manor's $2.99. Discovery Trips also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Return to Grisly Manor's advantage is chart position (#198 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Discovery Trips is free to download; Return to Grisly Manor costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Return to Grisly Manor ships an update every 4 months, Discovery Trips every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Return to Grisly Manor versus Discovery Trips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReturn to Grisly ManorDiscovery Trips
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (230 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings230 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size162 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFire Maple GamesLukas Heeren

Bugs and requests

Return to Grisly Manor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing after certain events
  • Puzzle elements not functioning as intended
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to skip/fast-forward cutscenes
  • Map navigation to quickly access locations
  • More varied and challenging puzzles
  • Ability to save progress and resume later

Discovery Trips

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Return to Grisly Manor

No in-app purchases

None

Discovery Trips

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Return to Grisly Manor free?
Return to Grisly Manor costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discovery Trips free?
Discovery Trips is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Return to Grisly Manor or Discovery Trips have ads?
Neither Return to Grisly Manor nor Discovery Trips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Return to Grisly Manor or Discovery Trips?
Return to Grisly Manor ships an update every 4 months, and Discovery Trips every 6 weeks. Most recently, Return to Grisly Manor was updated on October 24, 2026 and Discovery Trips on October 13, 2026.

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