Comparison

Escape Horrible House vs Second Best

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

Head to head
About

Escape Horrible House

Embark on a creepy point-and-click adventure set on a dark, snowy night. Solve puzzles and confront monsters in this surprisingly long game with significant potential, despite some design flaws.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Monster encounters
  • Puzzle solving
  • Adventure storyline
  • Creepy atmosphere
Features
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It was a dark and snowy night. Perfect time for a little breaking and entering, right? Deal with monsters and more in this creepy-cool point-and-click adventure that'll take you a surprisingly long time to finish and has piles of potential despite its design missteps.

About

Second Best

Continue an absurd mystery adventure filled with unexpected twists and whimsical humor. Solve clever puzzles and explore a world brought to life with charming hand-drawn visuals. Uncover the truth about your identity and escape a perilous journey.

Highlights
  • Absurd mystery adventure
  • Interactive story with twists
  • Classic point and click gameplay
  • Solve zany puzzles
  • Hand-drawn visuals
  • Colorful characters
Features
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The excitement CONTINUES. You're a LONGER way from home than you ever thought possible. And the more you learn about your IDENTITY, the less you seem to KNOW. It's not easy being BEST. Welcome back to the world of COLBIES and OPIES, where nothing is what you think, not even your OWN PAST … WHEN WE LAST LEFT OFF IN BESTED You had just been spirited away by a gang of SUPERHUMAN meanies. WHY are they doing this, and can you get a better stateroom for the JOURNEY? Find the answers to these questions and more, and try not to get tangled up in too many MURDERS along the way. FEATURES • Absurd Mystery Adventure – A comedy-filled interactive story with unexpected twists, whimsical humor, and a genuinely complex but curious plot. • Classic Point and Click Gameplay – Tap around, poke things, collect clues, and talk your way out of (and into) trouble. • Zany Puzzles – Solve clever puzzles that are unique and satisfying, the MysteryCaper way! • Hand-Drawn Visuals – Explore a world brought to life with charming art created by hand. Human hand. • Colorful Characters – From a puzzling ally to ship crew to tricky villains, everyone's got something to hide. – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.

Screenshots

Escape Horrible House3 screens
Second Best4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Escape Horrible House at Free against Second Best's $5.99. Escape Horrible House also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 11.0). Second Best's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (32 vs 3). On review sentiment, 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

Escape Horrible House is free to download; Second Best costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Second Best holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Second Best has 32 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Escape Horrible House ships an update every 4 days, Second Best every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Escape Horrible House versus Second Best: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEscape Horrible HouseSecond Best
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)5.0 (32 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings332 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB340 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer炜春 唐MysteryCaper, LLC

Customer experience

Escape Horrible House

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Second Best

All ratings32 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Escape Horrible House

No in-app purchases

None

Second Best

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Escape Horrible House free?
Escape Horrible House is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Second Best free?
Second Best costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Escape Horrible House or Second Best?
Second Best is rated higher. Escape Horrible House averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Second Best averages 5.0 from 32 ratings.
Do Escape Horrible House or Second Best have ads?
Neither Escape Horrible House nor Second Best shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Escape Horrible House or Second Best?
Escape Horrible House ships an update every 4 days, and Second Best every 3 months. Most recently, Escape Horrible House was updated on October 24, 2026 and Second Best on October 28, 2026.

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