Comparison

N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. vs Evil Duck

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

Head to head
About

N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.

Explore the terrifying Backrooms and escape from a relentless pursuit of meme-inspired enemies. Navigate mazes, outsmart cunning foes, and compete with friends for the best escape times. Can you survive the chase and share your high scores?

Highlights
  • Backrooms exploration
  • Meme-based enemy pursuit
  • Maze navigation
  • Competitive escape challenges
  • Friend record sharing
Features
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Memes is what will haunt you. Run from the trends in the worst place in the Backrooms. The scariest and most challenging account awaits you ahead. You'll have to survive the pursuit in the Backrooms. Beware, the enemy will not be alone, there are many of them. They are cunning and nimble, you will not have time to react in time and lose. Huge mazes, incomprehensible corridors and scary corners await you. Compete with friends for time. Can you make the escape. See if you can avoid the scary memes chase. Share records with your friends in the hit Backrooms game. Explore the Backrooms, but be careful, because at every step there could be someone waiting for you: Alternative Amogus Armstrong Gigachad Granny Gru Isaac jerma Nerd Shukri Wenomachainsama Quandale Saul Selene Delgado Sidorovich Official Discord: https://discord.gg/7C5UbzQGwu Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cLXkZ-iSjjFZ2v0RAsJdaWFXnsyyiZ45K6ucE7c1fdE/edit?usp=sharing

About

Evil Duck

Navigate a terrifying laboratory as a scientist pursued by mutated, monstrous poultry. Use your wits to evade the creatures, find hidden paths, and escape before becoming their next meal. Your survival depends on speed and strategy in this suspenseful horror experience.

Highlights
  • Horror escape gameplay
  • Suspenseful and scary atmosphere
  • Multiple maps for escape
  • Discover hidden pathways
  • Multiple possible endings
Features
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Are you a horror game lover? Welcome to the Evil Duck: Scary Escape game where you must run for your life before the mutated duck can catch and wreak havoc on you. You are Alex, a young scientist working in a top-secret laboratory. You have been working on a new genetic modification that you believe could revolutionize the poultry industry. However, something has gone wrong with your experiment. The animals that you have modified have mutated into scray evil creatures with giant fangs and claws. These creatures are now loose in the laboratory and they are hungry for human flesh. Now you must run and escape from the laboratory for your life and save all your colleagues before those monsters can catch and destroy all of you. The game is full of suspense and scary elements as you explore the dark and abandoned laboratory. You will need to use your wits and skills to run as fast as you can, overcome obstacles, and help you escape in one piece. But be careful, the muted creatures are always watching and they will not hesitate to attack you if they get the chance. Features: - Horror - Escape game - Suspenseful and scary atmosphere - Multiple maps to run - Hidden ways to find - Multiple endings Can you escape the laboratory before it's too late? Download Evil Duck: Scary Escape now and experience a full pack of horror and thrills!

Screenshots

N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.4 screens
Evil Duck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evil Duck at none against N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.'s 12. Evil Duck also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.'s advantage is ratings volume (2K vs 101) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Evil Duck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. has 2K ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.'s written reviews are positive against 52% of Evil Duck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. ships an update every 6 weeks, Evil Duck fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. versus Evil Duck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterN.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.Evil Duck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2K ratings) — better3.8 (101 ratings)
Positive reviews55.3% of reviews — better51.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better101
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size365 MB202 MB
Age rating+1717+
DeveloperPayge LtdTrang Nguyen Thi

Customer experience

N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.

All ratings1,979 ratings
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews738 reviews
Positive55.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative32.0%

Evil Duck

All ratings97 ratings
Positive63.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative40.7%

Bugs and requests

N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • 5th map not working properly
  • Custom NextBot audio issues
  • Inability to skip certain ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Improve custom NextBots functionality
  • Add more levels and maps
  • Implement controller support

Evil Duck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S.

Subscriptions1
  • VIP$1.997 Days
One-time11
  • Zoonomaly pack. Sale!$0.99
  • Sprunki pack. Sale!$0.99
  • Small pack of Money$0.99
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  • Small pack of Skipits$0.99
  • Medium pack of Money$1.99
  • Big pack of Skipits$1.99
  • Zoonomaly pack$2.99
  • Crazy Offer$2.99
  • Big pack of Money$2.99
  • Backroom Offer$3.99
  • Tralalero Offer$3.99
None

Evil Duck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. free?
N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Evil Duck free?
Evil Duck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. or Evil Duck?
N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. is rated higher. N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Evil Duck averages 3.8 from 101 ratings.
Do N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. or Evil Duck have ads?
Both N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. and Evil Duck show ads.
Which is updated more often, N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. or Evil Duck?
N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. ships an update every 6 weeks, and Evil Duck fortnightly. Most recently, N.E.X.T.B.O.T.S. was updated on October 27, 2026 and Evil Duck on October 20, 2026.

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