Comparison

Escape Lala vs Not Another Weekend

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

Head to head
About

Escape Lala

Embark on a magical point-and-click adventure to escape a mysterious cave. Solve puzzles with a nostalgic feel, collect items, and uncover secrets. Hints are available through in-game gold coins.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Escape room puzzles
  • Magical twists
  • Handcrafted pixel-art graphics
  • Item collection and usage
  • Hint system with gold coins
Features
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You wake up inside a magical cave, full of mysteries. You remember nothing, but you know one thing for sure, you need to escape! Escape Lala. Escape Lala is a point-and-click adventure game / Escape room with a nostalgic feel. Escape Lala is not the regular Escape the Room game, it is full of charming handcrafted pixel-art graphics and animations. And it contains puzzles with magical twists that take inspiration from classic point-and-click adventure games. "Every now and then comes some title that reminds us of the times of LucasArts and Sierra .. Escape Lala made us relive that magic" - Paolo Paglianti (Tgcom24 - Mastergame) Struggling with a puzzle? Look for the gold coins scattered around the cave and use them to reveal hints! Try to find them all and use them sparingly to get a better score at the end of the game. - Discover the secrets of Lala - Collect items and use them to Escape Lala - Lovely pixel-art graphics inspired by the classic point-and-click adventure games from the 90’s Miss the good old point-and-click adventure games? Then you'll definitely love Escape Lala! We'd love to hear your feedback! Feel free to contact us: duckbearlab@gmail.com

About

Not Another Weekend

Embark on a humorous point-and-click adventure set in the '80s. Play as a peculiar bellboy with a dark plan to clear out a high-class hotel over a single weekend. Experience a unique story filled with twists, strange characters, and challenging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Unique story with twists
  • Strange characters and funny dialogues
  • Adult humor
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Original soundtrack
Features
Currently charting
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For all the fans of pixel art out there, get ready for one wacky adventure! You play as a bellboy, Mike Melkout, who works in a high-class hotel. Mike may seem crazy, or even peculiar, or he might as well be. However, he has only one plan. A dark plan! To kick everyone out in a single Weekend. A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the ’80s as a tribute to the pop culture of that era. Key Features: - Beautiful pixel art graphics. - A unique story with lots of twists. - Strange characters, depicting some famous 80’s icons, and funny dialogues. - Adult humor and challenging puzzles. - Original soundtrack.

Screenshots

Escape Lala4 screens
Not Another Weekend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Escape Lala at Free against Not Another Weekend's $1.99. Escape Lala also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (87% vs 79%). Not Another Weekend's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On ratings volume, 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

Escape Lala is free to download; Not Another Weekend costs $1.99 up front. Escape Lala sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Not Another Weekend asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Not Another Weekend holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 53 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Escape Lala's written reviews are positive against 79% of Not Another Weekend's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Escape Lala ships an update every 3 weeks, Not Another Weekend every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Escape Lala versus Not Another Weekend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEscape LalaNot Another Weekend
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (110 ratings)4.8 (53 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.3% of reviews — better78.8% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better53
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB264 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDuckbearLab LTDDionous Games

Customer experience

Escape Lala

All ratings110 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive87.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative11.3%

Not Another Weekend

All ratings53 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Escape Lala

One-time2
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Support Us - Donate 1$$0.99
None

Not Another Weekend

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Escape Lala free?
Escape Lala is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Not Another Weekend free?
Not Another Weekend costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Escape Lala or Not Another Weekend?
Not Another Weekend is rated higher. Escape Lala averages 4.6 out of 5 from 110 ratings, while Not Another Weekend averages 4.8 from 53 ratings.
Do Escape Lala or Not Another Weekend have ads?
Neither Escape Lala nor Not Another Weekend shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Escape Lala or Not Another Weekend?
Escape Lala ships an update every 3 weeks, and Not Another Weekend every 10 months. Most recently, Escape Lala was updated on October 20, 2026 and Not Another Weekend on October 27, 2026.

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