Comparison

Infrared Escape vs Figure Run!

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

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About

Infrared Escape

Navigate an infrared light beam through atmospheric layers, dodging greenhouse gases to escape into space. Learn about the greenhouse effect and climate change solutions as you progress through increasingly challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Dodge greenhouse gases
  • Progress through atmospheric levels
  • Unlock science facts
  • Multiple difficulty modes
  • Educational gameplay
Features
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EarthGames is proud to announce Infrared Escape, a game that combines frantic arcade fun with... learning about the greenhouse effect!? You have to try it to believe it! You play the role of an infrared light beam, trying to make it out to space. Along the way you have to dodge pesky greenhouse gases by tapping left or right. Each collision with a greenhouse gas causes your beam to lose some energy. If you keep grazing the gases, it’s game over. Your journey through the air is divided into levels — each one an actual layer of the atmosphere. Making it through the Earth’s atmosphere and into space is a great accomplishment! It means your ray has done its part to cool down the Earth and offset global warming. The easiest mode is the year 1850, when there weren’t nearly as many greenhouse gases in the air to dodge. The hardest difficulty is set in a much more polluted future. Light-speed reaction times will be needed to conquer this mode, since greenhouse gases are so tightly packed in the air. When you escape to space, you prevent energy from warming the planet. You can spend that energy in the shop, unlocking science facts about the greenhouse effect and solutions to climate change.

About

Figure Run!

Navigate a challenging obstacle course by selecting the correct shape to pass through. Avoid incorrect shapes to reach the finish line and achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Shape selection
  • Obstacle course navigation
  • Avoidance of wrong shapes
  • Race to the finish
  • Precision gameplay
Features
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Choose correct shape and scrape it through. Avoid wrong shapes and get to the finish!

Screenshots

Infrared Escape4 screens
Figure Run!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Infrared Escape at Free against Figure Run!'s $0.99. Infrared Escape also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Figure Run!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 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

Infrared Escape is free to download; Figure Run! costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Figure Run! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Infrared Escape has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Infrared Escape versus Figure Run!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInfrared EscapeFigure Run!
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB106 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDargan M. FriersonEmre Yilmaz

Customer experience

Infrared Escape

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Figure Run!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Infrared Escape

No in-app purchases

None

Figure Run!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Infrared Escape free?
Infrared Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Figure Run! free?
Figure Run! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Infrared Escape or Figure Run!?
Figure Run! is rated higher. Infrared Escape averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Figure Run! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Infrared Escape or Figure Run! have ads?
Neither Infrared Escape nor Figure Run! shows ads.

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