Comparison

Force Escape vs Uplift!

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

Head to head
About

Force Escape

Utilize unique force powers to clear a path for your shuttle and escape a dying planet. Navigate through 50 challenging levels with physics-based gameplay and a minimalist design. Compete with friends for high scores or aim to conquer all levels.

Highlights
  • Physics-based gameplay
  • Minimalist design
  • 50 challenging levels
  • High score competition
  • Force power mechanics
Features
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In Force Escape, you must escape the planet and survive the obstacles placed in your path. Use your force powers to clear the way for your fleeing shuttle! Includes: ◉ A beautiful minimalist design and physics based game-play. ◉ 55 challenging and unique levels to beat. ◉ Competitive game-play: Try to beat your friend's top score with Game Center, or be the first to beat all 55 levels and prove you're the master! ◉ Mesmerizing music keeps you focused ◉ Free download (with in app purchase for removing ads). Easy to learn and difficult master. Download Force Escape today and begin one of the most challenging and addicting games of 2017! How to play: Playing Force Escape is simple. Touch anywhere on the screen and drag to move your force power ring. Knock obstacles out of the way of your shuttle to avoid being destroyed as you escape the planet!

About

Uplift!

A fast-paced, one-touch arcade game where players ascend through endless tiers, avoiding enemies. Collect cute characters and utilize power-ups to achieve higher scores and challenge friends.

Highlights
  • One-touch gameplay
  • Endless mode
  • 60 unlockable characters
  • Power-ups
  • GameCenter integration
  • Real-time random level generator
Features
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Uplift! is a simple and fast paced one-touch arcade game where your only goal is to climb up as far as you can, tier after tier, without getting killed by squared enemies. Sounds easy? Give it a try! Features: ・60 cute characters ・Gumball-style unlock machine ・Power-ups for more fun ・Addictive one-touch gameplay ・Endless mode with real-time random level generator ・Gamecenter to challenge your friends ・Amazing soundtrack

Screenshots

Force Escape4 screens
Uplift!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Uplift! at none against Force Escape's shown. Uplift! also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (86% vs 60%). Force Escape's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Force Escape sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Uplift! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Uplift! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Uplift! has 656 ratings behind it against 99, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Force Escape's written reviews are positive against 86% of Uplift!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Force Escape ships an update fortnightly, Uplift! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Force Escape versus Uplift!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForce EscapeUplift!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (99 ratings)4.7 (656 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews86.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99656 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudio Rouleau IncChristoph Muller

Customer experience

Force Escape

All ratings99 ratings
Positive80.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral12.2%
Negative27.8%

Uplift!

All ratings656 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive86.1%
Neutral6.2%
Negative7.7%

User reviews

Force Escape

From 99 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • ✨ Unique and original concept
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design
  • 🎵 Great atmosphere and music
  • 💪 Challenging and rewarding

Room to improve

  • 😫 Extremely difficult/impossible levels
  • 広告 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🐌 Laggy and delayed controls
  • 🐛 Game freezes/crashes after losing
  • 😩 Frustrating difficulty spikes

Uplift!

From 656 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 💡 Chance to win money
  • 🚀 Simple and easy to play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔋 Can be draining on battery

Bugs and requests

Force Escape

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Game freezes after losing and requires app restart
  • App force closes when viewing ads
  • App force closes at unrelated times
  • Screen goes black at unrelated times
  • Purchased ad removal not working on other devices
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  • In-app purchases made by mistake
  • Some obstacles from previous challenges appear in new ones
  • Game becomes super laggy after latest update
  • Tutorial appears every time the app is opened
  • Tried purchasing icon pack but it didn't work
  • Delayed movement/lagging controls
  • Orb doesn't follow finger fast enough
  • In-game levels interfere with those above
  • Force fields not as expected (user wants refund)

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add a level system
  • Include in-game currency for customization
  • Allow customization of ring and ship
  • Add checkpoints
  • Implement a difficulty setting (easy, medium, hard)
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  • Add new shapes/shields unlockable with points
  • Make sensitivity adjustable
  • Update for iPhone X display
  • Add more options
  • Allow carrying on after ship is hit (more lives)
  • Add 'powers' to help with levels

Uplift!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes after reaching high scores
  • Revive feature sometimes doesn't work
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More characters and customization options
  • Ability to pay for ad-free version
  • Easier scoring requirements for prize

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Force Escape

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Force Icon Pack$2.99
1 purchases

Uplift!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Force Escape free?
Force Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Uplift! free?
Uplift! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Force Escape or Uplift!?
Uplift! is rated higher. Force Escape averages 4.3 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Uplift! averages 4.7 from 656 ratings.
Do Force Escape or Uplift! have ads?
Force Escape shows ads; Uplift! does not.
Which is updated more often, Force Escape or Uplift!?
Force Escape ships an update fortnightly, and Uplift! monthly. Most recently, Force Escape was updated on October 5, 2026 and Uplift! on October 13, 2026.

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