Comparison

Fran Bow Chapter 2 vs Atomic Escape

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

Head to head
About

Fran Bow Chapter 2

Embark on a dark psychological horror adventure as a young girl navigating a mental asylum after a tragic event. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden worlds by administering medication, and search for your lost cat to escape and find your aunt.

Highlights
  • Story-driven psychological horror
  • Hand-drawn 2D art and animation
  • Medication mechanic for puzzle solving
  • Variety of story-based puzzles
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny. After witnessing the gruesome and mysterious loss of her parents, found dismembered at their home, Fran rushes into the woods, together with her only friend, Mr. Midnight, a black cat that Fran had previously received as a present from her parents. In the forest, Fran goes into shock over the loss of her parents and when she recovers, she’s at Oswald Asylum, an oppressive mental institution for children, and Mr. Midnight is nowhere to be found. After having a dream about her beloved cat, Fran decides to escape from the mental institution to find him and go back home to Aunt Grace, her only living relative. FEATURES * Story driven creepy psychological horror adventure game. * Unique and peculiar hand drawn 2D Art-Style and 2D animation. * Self administer medication to open the terrible hidden world that will help solve puzzles and find objects. * A big variety of puzzles designed with different levels of difficulty and specifically based on the story. * Original Soundtrack. IMPORTANT: New iPad, 3rd Generation, iPad Mini 2, iPod Touch 6th Generation and later devices with at least 1 GB of System Memory--RAM or more) are strongly recommended when playing the Fran Bow apps. Older devices may experience crashes or not play the Fran Bow apps at all.

About

Atomic Escape

Embark on a first-person point-and-click adventure set in a mid-century atomic age ranch. Uncover a secret space travel conspiracy by solving puzzles and cracking codes to access confidential files. Explore a retro-futuristic world with challenging yet accessible puzzles.

Highlights
  • Point and click gameplay
  • Explore atomic ranch and secret facility
  • Search for clues and solve puzzles
  • 3D real-time graphics
  • Retro-futuristic world
  • Challenging yet balanced puzzles
  • Conspiracy storyline
Features
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Uncover a profound secret conspiracy solving puzzles and cracking codes to access the confidential files from a secret space travel project in this first person point and click adventure game set in a beautiful mid century atomic age ranch. -Point and Click Gameplay- Classic Point and Click Fun with modern mechanics, Explore A Beautiful Atomic Ranch with an underground secret facility, Search for clues, Find Items and Solve Puzzles, no Hidden Objects or pixel hunting. -3D Fast Real Time Graphics- Discover a Beautiful Retro futuristic world rendered with colorful high-quality graphics, move fast between scenes with responsive controls, solve clever puzzles taking advantage of 3D puzzle Design. -Challenging Fun to Solve Puzzles- Well Designed and Balanced Puzzles that are fun to solve for the experimented puzzler and friendly for brand new players, All the Puzzles are designed to feel Challenging yet not frustrating. -Beyond this World Storyline- Solve an Atomic Space Travel Conundrum, Discover the amazing secret hidden under an apparently regular Mid Century Atomic Ranch, Crack the codes to Access the Confidential files to reveal the truth about a profound Conspiracy.

Screenshots

Fran Bow Chapter 22 screens
Atomic Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fran Bow Chapter 2 at $1.99 against Atomic Escape's $3.99. Fran Bow Chapter 2 also leads on ratings volume (102 vs 30) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Fran Bow Chapter 2 costs $1.99 and Atomic Escape $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fran Bow Chapter 2 against 4.6 for Atomic Escape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 102 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Fran Bow Chapter 2's written reviews are positive against 74% of Atomic Escape's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fran Bow Chapter 2 ships an update fortnightly, Atomic Escape every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fran Bow Chapter 2 versus Atomic Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFran Bow Chapter 2Atomic Escape
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (102 ratings) — better4.6 (30 ratings)
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings102 — better30
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB220 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKillmonday GamesMediaCity Games

Customer experience

Fran Bow Chapter 2

All ratings102 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative23.9%

Atomic Escape

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral15.8%
Negative10.5%

Bugs and requests

Fran Bow Chapter 2

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Faucet won't turn on
  • Game crashes when transitioning to Chapter 2
  • Game freezes after leaving the app
  • Game shuts down after entering the well
  • App closes immediately upon starting
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  • Black screen and exit upon starting
  • Game crashes every 30 seconds
  • Game crashes at the same point
  • Game crashes after playing the frogger game
  • Game closes suddenly when changing scenes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add Portuguese translation
  • Fix screen size on iPhone X
  • Make games consistently priced

Atomic Escape

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fran Bow Chapter 2

No in-app purchases

None

Atomic Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fran Bow Chapter 2 free?
Fran Bow Chapter 2 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Atomic Escape free?
Atomic Escape costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fran Bow Chapter 2 or Atomic Escape?
Fran Bow Chapter 2 is rated higher. Fran Bow Chapter 2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Atomic Escape averages 4.6 from 30 ratings.
Do Fran Bow Chapter 2 or Atomic Escape have ads?
Neither Fran Bow Chapter 2 nor Atomic Escape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fran Bow Chapter 2 or Atomic Escape?
Fran Bow Chapter 2 ships an update fortnightly, and Atomic Escape every 10 days. Most recently, Fran Bow Chapter 2 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Atomic Escape on October 23, 2026.

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