Comparison

Ditching Work vs Psycho Boy

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

Head to head
About

Ditching Work

Escape your demanding boss and the office in this puzzle game. Solve riddles and use items to sneak away. Can you evade your responsibilities and reach freedom?

Highlights
  • Escape from boss
  • Puzzle solving
  • Item usage
  • 24 stages
  • Special bonus stage
  • Hint system via ads
Features
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"Ah, dang, overtime today too?! I wanna go hooome... ...Alright, I'll just ignore them!" An escape puzzle game in which you slip away from your draconian boss's sharp sight. Will you manage to evade your responsibilities? Don't give up, you corporate slave! Includes 24 stages, plus one special stage at the end! ●How to play It's very simple: just tap whatever catches your attention and use items. If you get stuck on a puzzle, you can get a hint by watching a video ad.

About

Psycho Boy

Help a new kid in town stop pranking classmates and make friends. Solve puzzles by tapping, using items, and dragging and dropping to progress through the story. Hints are available if you get stuck.

Highlights
  • Interactive tapping gameplay
  • Item collection and usage
  • Drag and drop mechanics
  • Hint system for puzzles
  • Story-driven progression
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What’s up with the new kid?! This is the story of a crazy new kid in town and his totally normal classmates. We’re not entirely sure what’s wrong with him. Is it that he has no fear? Or that he knows no shame? Or something else…? Either way, it’s up to you to help him go from crazy in a bad way to crazy in the BEST way! Stop this Psycho Boy from pulling pranks on everyone so he can actually make some friends! ●How to play ・Tap all around the screen and see what happens! ・Get and use items ・Drag and drop items to where you want to use them Stuck on a puzzle? No worries! There are plenty of hints to help you! Want more puzzles? Check out the other great titles in our Casual Escape Series, including Lonely Boy and Shy Boy! <CREDITS> ■Music ・DOVA-SYNDROME  https://dova-s.jp/ ・OtoLogic  https://otologic.jp/ ■Fonts ・にくまるフォント http://www.fontna.com/blog/1651/ ・チェックポイントリベンジ http://marusexijaxs.web.fc2.com/quizfont.html#quizfont5 ・チェックポイントフォント http://marusexijaxs.web.fc2.com/quizfont.html ・ふい字 http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA039499/ ・コーポレート・ロゴB https://logotype.jp/corporate-logo-font-dl.html ・7barPBd https://www.trojanbear.net/s/_fontlicense ・衡山毛筆フォント https://opentype.jp/kouzanmouhitufont.htm ・装甲明朝 https://flopdesign.com/blog/font/5228/ ・MagicRing  http://inatsuka.com/extra/magicring/ *Distribution link for the font “チェックポイントフォント/チェックポイントフォント” is currently broken.

Screenshots

Ditching Work4 screens
Psycho Boy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ditching Work at every 2 months against Psycho Boy's every 8 months. Ditching Work also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Psycho Boy's advantage is review sentiment (97% vs 77%) and ratings volume (386 vs 95). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Ditching Work against 4.9 for Psycho Boy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 95 and 386 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Ditching Work's written reviews are positive against 97% of Psycho Boy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ditching Work ships an update every 2 months, Psycho Boy every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ditching Work versus Psycho Boy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDitching WorkPsycho Boy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (95 ratings)4.9 (386 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews97.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings95386 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB162 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperWorks Inc.GlobalGear Co. Ltd.

Customer experience

Ditching Work

All ratings94 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.9%

Psycho Boy

All ratings386 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive97.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ditching Work

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Psycho Boy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen issues
  • Incompatibility with some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Translate Psycho Boy 2 to English
  • More games featuring Psycho Boy and Pink Shirt Guy
  • Psycho Boy and Pink Shirt Guy romance

In-app purchases

None

Ditching Work

No in-app purchases

None

Psycho Boy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ditching Work free?
Ditching Work is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Psycho Boy free?
Psycho Boy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ditching Work or Psycho Boy?
Psycho Boy is rated higher. Ditching Work averages 4.8 out of 5 from 95 ratings, while Psycho Boy averages 4.9 from 386 ratings.
Do Ditching Work or Psycho Boy have ads?
Both Ditching Work and Psycho Boy show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ditching Work or Psycho Boy?
Ditching Work ships an update every 2 months, and Psycho Boy every 8 months. Most recently, Ditching Work was updated on November 3, 2026 and Psycho Boy on November 3, 2026.

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