Escape Lala vs Dawn, P.I.
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
Dawn, P.I.
Step into the shoes of a high school detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game. Explore a mysterious high school, find clues, solve puzzles, and interrogate characters to uncover the truth behind strange occurrences.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Investigative puzzles
- Character interrogation
- Hand-drawn animation
- Mystery solving
- Explore school environment
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What mystery lurks in Marlowe High? Become a detective in this point-and-click adventure game and solve the case! If you enjoy detective stories, escape games and puzzles, Dawn, P.I. is the game for you. Become Dawn, a high schooler with a penchant for investigation and occasional property damage. Explore the school to find clues and solve puzzles to ultimately get to the bottom of the case: why is Meg's horoscope suddenly working? Is someone interfering with the school paper? Why are people missing? Why is the librarian so annoying? And what in the world is "The Guiding Wind"? Fully hand-drawn and -animated, Dawn, P.I. will transport you to a cartoon noir world, where you'll have to be sharp and creative to advance in every step. Sweep rooms for objects to help you on your investigation and interrogate everyone to uncover their hidden secrets.
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Verdict
Escape Lala and Dawn, P.I. both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Escape Lala's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s. Escape Lala also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and ratings volume (110 vs 16). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Escape Lala sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Escape Lala against 4.6 for Dawn, P.I.. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Escape Lala has 110 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Escape Lala's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s.
Escape Lala ships an update every 3 weeks, Dawn, P.I. monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escape Lala | Dawn, P.I. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (110 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | DuckbearLab LTD | Bruno Maestrini |
Customer experience
Escape Lala
Dawn, P.I.
In-app purchases
Escape Lala
- No Ads$0.99
- Support Us - Donate 1$$0.99
Dawn, P.I.
- Full Game$2.99
Questions
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