Comparison

Escape Rooms vs Room Escape Game

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

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About

Escape Rooms

Solve intricate mysteries and escape from various rooms in this popular puzzle adventure. With new stages added regularly and adjustable difficulty, it's suitable for both beginners and experienced players. Enjoy cooperative play with friends or tackle challenges solo.

Highlights
  • Solve mysteries and escape rooms
  • New stages added regularly
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Cooperative tag stages with friends
  • In-game camera function
  • Hint and explanation system
  • Data backup and restore
Features
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□■An escape game with a total of 20 million downloads■□ Let’s solve the mysteries and escape from the rooms! New stages are added approximately twice a month, so you can enjoy them for a long time with one download. There are various difficulty levels, so even those who have never played an escape game can easily play. There are tag stages where you can solve the mysteries in co-op with your friends and family. *Tag play requires the game to be installed on each device and a strong internet connection. ◆Introduction of useful functions◆ ・Camera Function Without taking notes or memorizing, you can use the camera to take pictures and check anytime. It helps you play stress-free. ・Hint Function Even if you get stuck while solving a mystery, you can easily find out the answer if you have a hint. You can review hints, answers and explanations of the riddles. ・Backup Function When switching devices, you can restore the data on the new device by taking an immediate backup. ・Tag Stages Tag stages are where two people work together to solve a mystery. Try to escape by sharing hints and items with each other on the screen. Tag stages can be played single-player as well. ・Extra Mini-Game You can play mini-games as a bonus after escaping from the normal stages. You can enjoy finding the differences and mistakes in the normal stages and solving short and simple puzzles in the tag stages. ◆Escape games manual◆ ・Move around Tap the area you want to check or tap the arrows at the bottom of the screen ・Search Tap the area you want to look at closely and check ・Select items Tap the icon of the item on the top and select ・Use items Tap the screen while the item icon is selected ・Expanded view of items Double-tap the item icon ・Use items on other items While the item is enlarged, select another item and tap on the enlarged item ・Display hints Select the hint button on the top left of the screen ◆Materials used for the development of escape games◆ Planning, Developing, 3D Graphics, Scenarios, CV: Nakayubi Corporation Music: 魔王魂 効果音ラボ ポケットサウンド 甘茶の音楽工房 OtoLogic Music is VFR “Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com” http://music.nonono.jp twitter: @HarukiRyohei @NAKAYUBI_CORP instagram: @nakayubi_corp

About

Room Escape Game

Solve puzzles and find items to escape a mysterious room. This immersive 3D escape game challenges your logic and observation skills. Utilize hints if you get stuck, supported by video ads.

Highlights
  • Immersive 3D environment
  • Item discovery and combination
  • Mystery unraveling
  • Tap-to-interact gameplay
  • Hint system with video ads
Features
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[Introduction of games] One day, When you realized it, you were trapped in the room. You can escape from here if you find the item and unravel the mystery. [How to play] 1.Tap and search the place you care about. 2.Select items by tapping and tap the place you want to use. 3.You can enlarge the item you care about by tapping it twice. 4.If you use another item for the enlarged item, there are some items to combine. 5.If you are in trouble with escape, let's use hints (With video ads)

Screenshots

Escape Rooms4 screens
Room Escape Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Room Escape Game at none against Escape Rooms's 13. Room Escape Game also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Escape Rooms's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 365). On price, rating, 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. Escape Rooms sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Room Escape Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Escape Rooms against 4.8 for Room Escape Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Escape Rooms has 3.6K ratings behind it against 365, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Escape Rooms's written reviews are positive against 96% of Room Escape Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Escape Rooms ships an update every 3 weeks, Room Escape Game every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Escape Rooms versus Room Escape Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEscape RoomsRoom Escape Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3.6K ratings)4.8 (365 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews95.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.6K — better365
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 25 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB160 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperNAKAYUBI CORPORATIONJun Wakabayashi

Customer experience

Escape Rooms

All ratings3,611 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews424 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative15.6%

Room Escape Game

All ratings365 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive95.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

Escape Rooms

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Cute and creative graphics
  • 💡 Unique and diverse escape room themes
  • 🧠 Challenging but not overly difficult puzzles
  • 🎁 Ability to earn free hints/coins through ads
  • 🕰️ Lots of content and levels to play through

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes, especially on newer levels
  • 💤 Repetitive gameplay and puzzle mechanics
  • 🔍 Difficulty in seeing/interacting with small details
  • 🔊 Audio issues like BGM cutting out
  • 📚 Poor English translations in some levels

Room Escape Game

From 365 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • 💡 Logical and thought-provoking puzzles
  • ✨ Beautiful graphics and animations
  • 😌 Relaxing music
  • 🚀 Challenging but not impossible

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Some puzzles are hard to understand
  • 🤏 May require hints for some puzzles

Bugs and requests

Escape Rooms

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to interact with certain puzzle elements
  • Levels getting stuck or softlocked at certain points
  • Saved screenshots/photos disappearing after crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • More tag/co-op play modes
  • Ability to save progress and continue later
  • Visual explanations for puzzle solutions
  • Option to remove ads by paying a one-time fee

Room Escape Game

Requested features

2 requests
  • Make more games
  • Faster release of new games

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Escape Rooms

One-time13
  • 30 Coin$0.99
  • 30 Coins$0.99
  • 60 Coins$1.99
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  • 90 Coin$2.99
  • 126 Coin$3.99
  • Beginner only$3.99
  • Beginners only$3.99
  • 165 Coin$4.99
  • 200 Coins$5.99
  • 330 Coin$9.99
  • 350 Coins$9.99
  • Beginners only$9.99
  • 750 Coins$19.99
None

Room Escape Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Escape Rooms free?
Escape Rooms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Room Escape Game free?
Room Escape Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Escape Rooms or Room Escape Game?
Room Escape Game is rated higher. Escape Rooms averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.6K ratings, while Room Escape Game averages 4.8 from 365 ratings.
Do Escape Rooms or Room Escape Game have ads?
Both Escape Rooms and Room Escape Game show ads.
Which is updated more often, Escape Rooms or Room Escape Game?
Escape Rooms ships an update every 3 weeks, and Room Escape Game every 25 months. Most recently, Escape Rooms was updated on September 22, 2026 and Room Escape Game on September 17, 2026.

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