Comparison

Escape Room vs Parallel Room Escape

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

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About

Escape Room

Explore a mysterious family's history and uncover hidden truths in this atmospheric puzzle game. Solve a variety of unique puzzles with simple controls and no time limits. Hints are available to help you progress through the dark and suspenseful storyline.

Highlights
  • Mysterious atmosphere
  • Hidden object puzzles
  • Reasoning and suspense storyline
  • Simple click/drag controls
  • Variety of puzzle designs
  • Hints available
  • No time limit
Features
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A strange but familiar place. Memories were gone without cause. Non-stop heavy rain urges us to move into the darkness, deeper and deeper. What is hidden behind this story? All of this is waiting for you to find the answer!  "Escape Note" is a puzzle game full of mysterious atmosphere. Let us follow the footsteps of an old man, exploring the centuries-old vicissitudes of this mysterious family, uncovering the truth that hidden in the dark.  The dark and concealed storyline could affect the sensitive nerves of the player. IF YOU LIKE REASONING SUSPENSE OR SUPERNATURAL STYLE, DON'T MISS OUT THIS GAME! *Simple click/drag operation to make the gameplay without pressure. *All users can smoothly experience all levels for FREE. *A variety of puzzle designs, a good choice for you who like puzzle games! *No time limit, no physical limitations, you can smoothly play the game at any level. *When you are experiencing difficulties, there are a variety of tips to help you get through. *There are no repetitions of the puzzles. *Suitable for children and adults to train your brain and exercise your logical thinking and analytical skills.

About

Parallel Room Escape

Embark on a thrilling adventure through 25 challenging levels filled with puzzles and a captivating storyline. Explore mysterious rooms, find hidden objects, and use logic to escape. This game offers hours of engaging gameplay and daily rewards.

Highlights
  • 25 challenging levels
  • Addictive storyline
  • Numerous riddling puzzles
  • Helpful hints
  • Realistic background designs
  • Over 8 hours of gameplay
  • Daily gifts and rewards
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Explore the new brain challenge puzzle & try to escape from this unknown spot. We are introducing another interesting adventure mystery room escape game, so get ready for this new parallel room escape game 2020 and enjoy this interesting challenge from beginning to end. Game Story: James is an air force pilot, he is willing to take his wife for a romantic peaceful trip, but the situation is totally vice-versa, the TRIP CHANGES INTO TERRIFIC TRAP, James and Lara get trapped in the volcano base research center and they enter into that new parallel world it is so different and beautiful but the strange worlds are like a fear trap, Finally, they escape from the parallel world. Our James will protect the world by blasting and destroying the volcano base by the guilty guidance of base people everything goes wrong in the initial stage but everything happens for a reason, Suddenly James opens his eyes from the morning dreams and he realizes this is a dream, but same things happened after he wake, but he cancels the trip and ready to attend the ceremony function. Travel through the different rooms and witness a series of mysterious events that led to the greatest discovery in the volcano base research center. Collect the clues and start building the plan to escape the way out. All the 25 levels you feel different astonishment thrilling adventures. Find all the objects with which you can unhitch the hatchway otherwise are very difficult to open. It's not easy to find hidden objects. You can’t escape the feeling that there is a hidden secret mission. You’re more than the right detective; your puzzle progression is accompanied by an exciting story! The entire puzzle adventure contains several hours of playtime. Search the rooms for hidden items, find clues, use logic, and solve brain teaser puzzles, find the keys, and escape from the room. You have to find a way to escape from there by finding useful object, hints, and solving baffles. Enjoy an hour of mind blending fun! Challenge yourself! Solve the most difficult puzzles in all different rooms to prove you are adventure loved person. Features: * 25 Challenging Levels with Addictive storyline * Numerous Riddling Puzzles * Hints helpful for next move * Realistic Background designs * More than 8 Hours Gameplays * Daily gifts and rewards available * Game translated in 25 major languages * Fantastic Mini games & Exquisite Game scenes

Screenshots

Escape Room4 screens
Parallel Room Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Escape Room at 66% against Parallel Room Escape's 25%. Escape Room also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). Parallel Room Escape's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Escape Room sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Parallel Room Escape sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parallel Room Escape holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Escape Room's written reviews are positive against 25% of Parallel Room Escape's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Escape Room ships an update every 3 weeks, Parallel Room Escape every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Escape Room versus Parallel Room Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEscape RoomParallel Room Escape
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (34 ratings)4.3 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB114 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer元林 何HFG ENTERTAINMENTS

Customer experience

Escape Room

All ratings34 ratings
Positive67.6%
Neutral23.5%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral17.2%
Negative17.2%

Parallel Room Escape

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Escape Room

One-time10
  • remove ads$0.99
  • Unlock the level in advance 06$0.99
  • Unlock level 09 in advance$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Unlock level 10 in advance$0.99
  • Unlock level 08 in advance$0.99
  • first recharge$0.99
  • 12 tips$0.99
  • 25 tips$1.99
  • all tips in "Mystery of Memory$2.99
  • 40 tips$2.99
12 purchases

Parallel Room Escape

One-time12
  • Get 50 coins$0.99
  • Get 115 coins$1.99
  • Remove All ads$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Get 240 coins$3.99
  • Get 250 coins from offer$3.99
  • Get 300 coins from seasonal$4.99
  • Get 500 coins$7.99
  • Get 675 coins$9.99
  • Get 875 coins from seasonal$9.99
  • Get 810 Coins +Ads Free$9.99
  • Get 810 Coins$9.99
  • Get 1200 coins$14.99

Questions

Is Escape Room free?
Escape Room is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Parallel Room Escape free?
Parallel Room Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Escape Room or Parallel Room Escape?
Parallel Room Escape is rated higher. Escape Room averages 4.1 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Parallel Room Escape averages 4.3 from 31 ratings.
Do Escape Room or Parallel Room Escape have ads?
Parallel Room Escape shows ads; Escape Room does not.
Which is updated more often, Escape Room or Parallel Room Escape?
Escape Room ships an update every 3 weeks, and Parallel Room Escape every 9 months. Most recently, Escape Room was updated on October 6, 2026 and Parallel Room Escape on October 3, 2026.

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