Escape Lala vs Not Another Weekend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Escape room puzzles
- Magical twists
- Handcrafted pixel-art graphics
- Item collection and usage
- Hint system with gold coins
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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
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.
- Pixel art graphics
- Unique story with twists
- Strange characters and funny dialogues
- Adult humor
- Challenging puzzles
- Original soundtrack
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Escape Lala | Not Another Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (110 ratings) | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better | 78.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #193 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 264 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | DuckbearLab LTD | Dionous Games |
Customer experience
Escape Lala
Not Another Weekend
In-app purchases
Escape Lala
- No Ads$0.99
- Support Us - Donate 1$$0.99
Not Another Weekend
No in-app purchases
Questions
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