Comparison

Polyescape vs A Simple Mistake

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

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About

Polyescape

Engage in a unique 3D room escape experience. Solve challenging puzzles, find hidden clues, and combine items to break enigmatic codes and escape each meticulously designed room. Enjoy a relaxing yet mentally stimulating adventure.

Highlights
  • Unique 3D room escape challenges
  • Find and combine items
  • Solve enigmatic codes and tricky puzzles
  • Auto-save game progress
  • Easy tutorial
  • Unique room themes
Features
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Solve the puzzles and escape all rooms in Polyescape. Polyescape offers unique and challenging room escape game. Experience escape game in a relaxing yet challenging way. Explore this beautifully designed 3-D escape game. Look around the room and find something useful to help you escape. Look for the clues, look for the items, and look for the exits. Pay attention to every details found in the room, think outside the box, and solve the puzzles. Challenge your mind to break the enigmatic codes. Solve the tricky puzzles that are uniquely designed. Find useful items, combine, dismantle, and use the items to help you escape from the rooms. Features: * Easy Tutorial to follow * Basic Pack with 10 free levels * Purchase Extra Pack for 10 extra levels * Auto-save your game progress for each room and continue whenever you want * Unique room themes * Challenging and tricky puzzles Download and try POLYESCAPE now for free!

About

A Simple Mistake

Embark on a thrilling point-and-click adventure through a mysterious mansion filled with intricate puzzles and hidden secrets. Your goal is to make a crucial phone call and escape the enigmatic house.

Highlights
  • Point & Click Gameplay
  • Brain Teasing Puzzles
  • Hidden Pathways
  • Inventory Combinations
  • Captivating Soundscapes
  • Amazing Visuals
Features
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STORY It is a cold wintery night. You are driving on the deserted road towards the familiar hills of Westlake Creek and it isn’t far until you will be home. But then…BANG and a sound of grinding metal! A sudden jolt and you notice smoke is pouring from the hood of your car. You need to call for help. You look around and notice a large mansion house down a gated path. Lights are on so someone must be home. You are thankfully not alone out here. You decide to see if whoever lives there can help. But have you just made a simple mistake? GAMEPLAY Explore an ancient old building. A home to an elaborate architect that has a passion for puzzles and secret passageways. Make your way through the house room by room trying to make that all elusive telephone call. What secrets will you discover, will you ever manage to make that telephone call and escape? FEATURES = Amazing visuals = Captivating soundscapes = Brain teasing puzzles = Hidden pathways = Bountiful inventory items and combinations BACKGROUND From the creator of Mystery of Camp Enigma. If you are a fan of point and click, hidden object, mystery, adventure or escape rooms then you will love playing A Simple Mistake A Simple Mistake is the vision of a solo developer. I am always fascinated by your feedback, which is turn gives me the inspiration for the next adventure! Please continue to share your thoughts and feedback in all the usual ways. NOTES Please note that saving is automatic as each room or level is completed.

Screenshots

Polyescape4 screens
A Simple Mistake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Polyescape at 95% against A Simple Mistake's 23%. Polyescape also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.2). A Simple Mistake's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Polyescape is free to download; A Simple Mistake costs $2.99 up front. Polyescape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. A Simple Mistake asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Polyescape holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polyescape has 65 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Polyescape's written reviews are positive against 23% of A Simple Mistake's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polyescape ships an update every 5 months, A Simple Mistake monthly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Polyescape versus A Simple Mistake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyescapeA Simple Mistake
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (65 ratings) — better3.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better22.7% of reviews
Number of ratings65 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB448 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHarry TahirM9 Creative LTD

Customer experience

Polyescape

All ratings65 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

A Simple Mistake

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive22.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative63.6%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Polyescape

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlimited Hints$0.99
  • Extra Pack$1.99
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  • Complete Pack$2.99
None

A Simple Mistake

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Polyescape free?
Polyescape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is A Simple Mistake free?
A Simple Mistake costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Polyescape or A Simple Mistake?
Polyescape is rated higher. Polyescape averages 4.8 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while A Simple Mistake averages 3.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Polyescape or A Simple Mistake have ads?
Polyescape shows ads; A Simple Mistake does not.
Which is updated more often, Polyescape or A Simple Mistake?
Polyescape ships an update every 5 months, and A Simple Mistake monthly. Most recently, Polyescape was updated on October 23, 2026 and A Simple Mistake on October 23, 2026.

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