Skyscraper Escape vs Elevator Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skyscraper Escape
Solve unique puzzles in each level to unlock doors and progress. This game offers a completely free experience with no in-app purchases. It's a top-rated door exit game for iOS devices.
- Unique puzzles per level
- Door exit gameplay
- Completely free
- No in-app purchases
- Available on iOS
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- Each level has a different puzzle to be solved - Completely free. No in-app purchases. - One of the best door exit game available for iOS
Elevator Simulator
Experience realistic elevator simulations with customizable cabins, sounds, and animations. Adjust buttons, floors, and cabin speed, or explore unique modes like 'Crazy mode' and encounter a horror monster.
- Realistic sound and animations
- Adjustable buttons and floors
- Customizable backlight color
- Multiple cabin speeds
- Crazy mode
- Horror monster encounters
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Elevator cabin simulator with many customizable options, realistic sounds and design. What's here: - Realistic sound and animations - Adjustable number of buttons from 2 to 30 - Floors from -5 to 30 - Optional zero floor - Service buttons: open door, close door, cancel, ringer, fan - Different button shapes - Customizable backlight color - Cabin speed from 1 to 5 - Calm background music - Standby mode with light off - Crazy mode (use at your own risk) ! - A chance to meet and kick out a scary elevator horror monster! Hint: use the closet, wardrobe or pantry for more realistic lift effect!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elevator Simulator at 100% against Skyscraper Escape's 54%. Elevator Simulator also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4). Skyscraper Escape's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elevator Simulator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Skyscraper Escape's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elevator Simulator's.
Skyscraper Escape ships an update every 17 months, Elevator Simulator every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skyscraper Escape | Elevator Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (54 ratings) | 4.7 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jacob Duffy | Yan Koev |
Customer experience
Skyscraper Escape
Elevator Simulator
In-app purchases
Skyscraper Escape
No in-app purchases
Elevator Simulator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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