Comparison

5 Star Escape vs Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]

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

Head to head
About

5 Star Escape

Embark on a thrilling room escape adventure with 20 challenging locked rooms. Solve intricate puzzles and riddles to test your wit and find all the exits. Experience hours of engaging gameplay and 5-star fun.

Highlights
  • 20 locked rooms
  • Puzzles and riddles
  • Test escape skills
  • Claustrophobic atmosphere
  • Hours of gameplay
Features
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Hey, escaper! Get ready for the real 5 star room escape game. We have prepared 20 locked rooms for you full of puzzles, riddles and mysteries. Your mission is to test your room escape skills and see if you are clever enough to find all the exits and break out. If you are ready for this smart adventure download 5 Star Escape game now! Game features: - Different puzzles - Claustrophobic atmosphere - Game play for hours! - ...most important - 5 star fun!

About

Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]

Embark on a thrilling escape room adventure where you're trapped in a mysterious environment. Discover hidden items, decipher challenging riddles, and utilize your logic to find a way out.

Highlights
  • Solve riddles
  • Find hidden items
  • Zoom in on items
  • Use hints
  • Tap-only controls
Features
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This app is a room escape game. You have ended up trapped in a strange room. Let's escape from this room. Please find items and solve riddles. Then you will be able to escape from this room. When you select the item and press the ZOOM button, you can zoom the item. Push [HINT] button to view the hints. (You can escape without the hints.) ※Requirement operation※ [Tap Only] (Search/Select item/Use item)

Screenshots

5 Star Escape4 screens
Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] at none against 5 Star Escape's 5. Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (90% vs 78%). 5 Star Escape's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (552 vs 73). On price 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

Both are free to download. 5 Star Escape sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 5 Star Escape has 552 ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of 5 Star Escape's written reviews are positive against 90% of Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]'s.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
5 Star Escape versus Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter5 Star EscapeRoom Escape [SECRET CODE 4]
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (552 ratings)4.8 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews90.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings552 — better73
Update frequency—Every 45 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPEXFLOW TECH SOLUTIONS LTDGam.eBB

Customer experience

5 Star Escape

All ratings553 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.6%

Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]

All ratings73 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative6.0%

Bugs and requests

5 Star Escape

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Bonus levels don't work
  • Screen rotation issues
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free levels
  • Ability to rotate screen
  • Reduce ads/pop-ups

Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

5 Star Escape

One-time5
  • Bonus Levels 1$0.99
  • Bonus Levels 2$0.99
  • Bonus Levels 3$0.99
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  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • All-In Package$2.99
None

Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 5 Star Escape free?
5 Star Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] free?
Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 5 Star Escape or Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4]?
Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] is rated higher. 5 Star Escape averages 4.4 out of 5 from 552 ratings, while Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] averages 4.8 from 73 ratings.
Do 5 Star Escape or Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] have ads?
Room Escape [SECRET CODE 4] shows ads; 5 Star Escape does not.

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