Comparison

Vive le Roi vs Lab Junk

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

Head to head
About

Vive le Roi

Embark on a puzzle platform adventure during the French Revolution. Outsmart guards, solve intricate puzzles, and prevent the King's execution to change the fate of France. Master each level with strategic moves.

Highlights
  • Puzzle platform gameplay
  • French Revolution setting
  • Stealth mechanics
  • Guard tricking
  • 30 levels
  • Minimal move challenges
Features
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January 21, 1793, Revolutionaries are about to guillotine King Louis XVI of France, leaving the elite free to take over and enrich themselves by snapping up the assets of the clergy and the nobility. You are the last hope for the people of France to prevent the King's execution and alter the country's destiny. Vive le Roi (Long live the King) is a puzzle platform game with levels taking place during the French Revolution. - 30 levels and many puzzles to solve during the adventure - Stealthy trick guards by opening gates, moving objects and much more - Challenge yourself to complete each puzzle with the minimum amount of moves

About

Lab Junk

Embark on a Metroidvania-style adventure as BALL and PADDLE escape a derelict lab. Discover hidden items and unique abilities to overcome enemies and solve puzzles. This challenging game requires strategy and exploration, honoring the spirit of classic 80s and 90s gaming.

Highlights
  • Metroidvania-style gameplay
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Hidden items and abilities
  • Boss battles
  • Offline play
  • Retro gaming inspired
Features
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Breakout meets Metroidvania. Experience the adventures of BALL and PADDLE as they try to escape from an old, abandoned laboratory. Find lots of hidden items and mysterious SpinFlavors to make your way to freedom. Defeat spiders, robots and who knows what else without being destroyed. And whatever you do, make sure you stay away from the ominous VOiD, because there is (almost) no escape from it. This game is aimed at real players - not casual gamers. If you count yourself among them, please move on, don't stop and don't even try to master the game - you won't make it anyway. Because it honors the virtues of the golden gaming era of the 80s and 90s. Not every little step is chewed out for you, but you have to figure out a lot on your own, develop strategies to defeat bosses and solve the odd puzzle by finding hidden clues and applying the knowledge distilled from them. All things that are rarely required in today's games. And best of all: the game really is FREE. No in-app purchases, no pay-to-win, no free-to-play and no microtransactions. It doesn't annoy you with ads or unnecessary waiting time and can be played completely offline. Original Soundtrack available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-803137355-375735371/sets/lab-junk-ost It would be nice if I could at least refinance the Apple developer account with my apps (let alone the expensive Macbook on which I developed Lab Junk), but that will probably always remain a dream as long as my apps only achieve download figures of 200 despite a price of 0.

Screenshots

Vive le Roi4 screens
Lab Junk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lab Junk at 100% against Vive le Roi's 19%. Lab Junk also leads on price (Free vs $4.99). Vive le Roi's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Lab Junk is free to download; Vive le Roi costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vive le Roi ships an update every 3 months, Lab Junk every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vive le Roi versus Lab Junk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVive le RoiLab Junk
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews19.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB108 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSylvain SecciaMartin Rosenthal

Customer experience

Vive le Roi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative66.7%

Lab Junk

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vive le Roi

No in-app purchases

None

Lab Junk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vive le Roi free?
Vive le Roi costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lab Junk free?
Lab Junk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vive le Roi or Lab Junk have ads?
Neither Vive le Roi nor Lab Junk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vive le Roi or Lab Junk?
Vive le Roi ships an update every 3 months, and Lab Junk every 7 months. Most recently, Vive le Roi was updated on October 10, 2026 and Lab Junk on October 1, 2026.

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