“Had potential — I don’t think most people can afford to play a feee to play game with no ads. That’s the main positive of this game, there are no ads. However, it seems they’ve cranked the difficulty to 11 because players buying coins and…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 519 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-05.
4.7 ★217,040 ratings
—Downloads
12+Age rating
303 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Mysteries and puzzles await!
Welcome to the mysterious Castlewood Manor, a place where the past comes to life, ghosts lurk in the shadows, and every corner hides a dark secret and unfathomable treasure. Beat match-3 levels, solve puzzles, and search hidden object scenes to unravel all the enigmas of Castlewood.
Mystical adventures are here!
Game features:
- Exciting gameplay! Beat levels and collect stars. - Thousands of match-3 levels! Make matches with colorful power-ups and helpful boosters. - Vivid hidden object levels! Explore different search modes to find all the items. - Mysterious atmosphere! Find out all the secrets of the mystical manor. - Travels! Set out on exciting adventures alongside the characters. - Logic games! Solve puzzles and find treasure. - Renovate the ancient manor! Adorn Castlewood with stylish interior design elements. - Follow the plot twists.…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 6.9.5 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-05 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 6.9.5, updated 2026-09-14.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
3 or more themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
One source only — shown, not confirmed 4
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 5 distinct reviewers (1.0% of 519 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Progress pauses until you wait or pay
Use is rationed by an energy/hearts/lives meter that runs out and forces a wait or a purchase.
What we saw: Energy / timer gating: raised by 7 distinct reviewers (1.3% of 519 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Reports that the ads misrepresent the app
Reviewers repeatedly report that the app is not what its advertising showed. We never see the ad creative itself, so nothing we collect can corroborate or refute this — it is published as an attributed user report: what reviewers say, and how many of them said it.
What we saw: Misleading advertising: raised by 16 distinct reviewers (3.1% of 519 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Pay to progress
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Pay to progress: raised by 5 distinct reviewers (1.0% of 519 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Manor matters adventure games — Too many ads interrupting others games. Deceptive!”
“Changed the levels — I’ve been playing this game for years and when I first downloaded the game I loved the find the items levels or find the differences. Now most of the levels are the match 3 or the little games you would find in the…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 6.9.5.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown9
Lowest$0.99
Highest$15.99
Beginner's Bundle$1.99
Handful of Coins$4.99
Interesting Bundle$1.99
Standard Bundle$6.99
Stack of Coins$9.99
Show 4 more purchases
Super Bundle$15.99
Major Bundle$4.99
Some Coins$0.99
Gold Reserve$2.99