Comparison

The Bottle Won't Open! vs 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

The Bottle Won't Open!

Engage in a point-and-tap adventure game where your goal is to open a stubborn bottle. Utilize drag-and-drop mechanics to interact with items and solve the puzzle. This escape game-style application offers a unique challenge.

Highlights
  • Point and tap gameplay
  • Bottle opening puzzle
  • Drag-and-drop item usage
  • Escape game style
  • Challenging puzzles
Features
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Take the lid off a bottle that won't open! It is an application of the escape game style [How to use] Items can be used in the drag-and-drop.

About

escape game

Trapped in a virtual reality game, you must find bugs and exploit system glitches to escape. Explore rooms built from incomplete memories, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery of the "Ghost" program to return to your real body.

Highlights
  • Digital x Soul visuals
  • Post-clear gallery content
  • In-game hint and answer system
  • Automatic progress saving
  • Tap to investigate gameplay
  • Arrow button and tap-to-move controls
Features
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A VR game you happen to get your hands on. The moment it starts, your consciousness connects to a virtual space, leaving only your soul trapped inside an incomplete room. Escape from this slightly strange virtual world where memories and data are intertwined. [ Story ] A VR game called “GHOST,” sold on the online shopping site “Bermuda Online.” The game is said to separate part of each participant’s soul and create a locked room based on their memories. What appears there is an incomplete room that somehow feels familiar, yet strangely different. Following lost memories and corrupted data, you aim for a forced logout from this virtual space in order to return to your original body. [ Features ] • A slightly mysterious escape game where souls and data intertwine • Explore an incomplete room created from memories • A strange space where polygons and collision boundaries reveal the hidden side of a game • A post-game gallaries exploring the world and setting • Hints and answers make it easy for beginners • Autosave features [ playPLANT Escape Games ] An escape game series set in the original world of “PLANT World.” Each game is a self-contained story, so newcomers can enjoy any title on its own. • • • After logging out, will the person on the other side really be the same old self?

Screenshots

The Bottle Won't Open!4 screens
escape game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: escape game at every 2 weeks against The Bottle Won't Open!'s every 2 months. The Bottle Won't Open!'s advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Bottle Won't Open! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bottle Won't Open! has 299 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of The Bottle Won't Open!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of escape game's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Bottle Won't Open! ships an update every 2 months, escape game every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Bottle Won't Open! versus escape game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bottle Won't Open!escape game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (299 ratings) — better4.4 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings299 — better52
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHENN Inc.LIBERTY PLANT inc.

Customer experience

The Bottle Won't Open!

All ratings298 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral1.4%
Negative22.5%

escape game

All ratings51 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

The Bottle Won't Open!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Stage 9 clock missing
  • Background music stopped working
  • Item bar too low, triggers control center
  • Game not working without internet (for ads)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to remove ads
  • More stages/levels
  • Background music restoration
  • More hints or clearer hints

escape game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Bottle Won't Open!

No in-app purchases

None

escape game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bottle Won't Open! free?
The Bottle Won't Open! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is escape game free?
escape game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Bottle Won't Open! or escape game?
The Bottle Won't Open! is rated higher. The Bottle Won't Open! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 299 ratings, while escape game averages 4.4 from 52 ratings.
Do The Bottle Won't Open! or escape game have ads?
Both The Bottle Won't Open! and escape game show ads.
Which is updated more often, The Bottle Won't Open! or escape game?
The Bottle Won't Open! ships an update every 2 months, and escape game every 2 weeks. Most recently, The Bottle Won't Open! was updated on November 6, 2026 and escape game on November 8, 2026.

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