Granny vs Hide in The Backroom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Granny
Escape a terrifying house where Granny and Grandpa have locked you in. Move quietly to avoid detection, as Granny hears everything and Grandpa is a formidable threat. You have five days to find a way out, utilizing hiding spots like wardrobes and under beds to survive.
- Escape a locked house
- Avoid Granny's hearing
- Evade Grandpa's attacks
- Hide in closets and under beds
- Five-day survival challenge
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Welcome to Granny: Chapter Two. Granny and Grandpa keeps you locked in his house this time. To survive You have to try to get out of his house, but be careful and quiet. Granny hears everything as usual. Grandpa doesn't hear very well but he hits hard. If you drop something on the floor, Granny hears it and comes running. You can hide in wardrobes or under beds. You have 5 days. Be careful!
Hide in The Backroom
Experience a thrilling horror adventure in a mysterious backroom maze. Choose to escape from lurking monsters or hunt down those hiding. Test your courage with creepy surprises and supernatural abilities.
- Multiple backroom levels
- Hunter and fugitive game modes
- Horror atmosphere with sound and visuals
- Superpowers like invisibility and super speed
- Timed escape and hunt objectives
- Creepy monsters and nextbots
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Do you like horror games, scary backrooms and mad mazes? Then experience the ultimate horror adventure with Hide in The Backroom! Trapped in a mysterious backroom, your goal is to escape before it's too late or vice versa to catch those trying to hide! The backrooms are filled with creepy surprises, to put your wit and courage on test. Get ready for a heart-pumping and suspenseful game that will keep you on the edge of your seat! There's an endless mono-yellow backroom and many meters of confusing empty backrooms to be trapped in. Creepy vibes are guaranteed! Fortunately, here you can not only try to escape the backrooms while the monsters are chasing you, but also hunt for lost souls yourself! GAME FEATURES: - Lots of back rooms: there is always a new one around the corner, and another behind it, and so on. How many are there? Find out! - Two game modes: you can play as a hunter or a fugitive. If you are a fugitive and hear something wandering around, run as fast as you can, because there's no doubt it has sniffed you out! If you are a hunter, track down the prey on the paths and attack from around the corner! - The atmosphere of horror: time freezes inside the backroom, as there are monochrome yellow walls, strange sounds and scary monsters all around! - Superpowers: swing the power and collect new skills allowing to walk through walls, run superfast and even become invisible! - Beat the timer: every escape has an end, every hunt has a finale. Hurry up before the time runs out! - Creepy monsters and anomalous nextbots! Hide in The Backroom – is a free mobile game in the best traditions of backroom survivals. Challenge yourself in the endless yellow maze! Privacy Policy: https://aigames.ae/policy Terms of Use: https://aigames.ae/policy#terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Granny at none against Hide in The Backroom's 4. Hide in The Backroom's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Hide in The Backroom sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Granny asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hide in The Backroom holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19K and 24K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Granny's written reviews are positive against 82% of Hide in The Backroom's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Granny ships an update every 5 weeks, Hide in The Backroom monthly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Granny | Hide in The Backroom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (19K ratings) | 4.6 (24K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 81.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K | 24K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 483 MB | 365 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dennis Vukanovic | AI Games FZ |
Customer experience
Granny
Hide in The Backroom
User reviews
Granny
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Best game ever
- 👍 Awesome new features
- 🤪 Funny and entertaining
- 🎉 Improved from first game
- 🔥 Highly addictive and fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🤔 Gameplay too difficult
- 🤖 AI issues with Granny and Grandpa
- 🤯 Unrealistic elements
Hide in The Backroom
From 24K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive game
- 🚀 Easy to play
- 💡 Unique backrooms theme
- 🎨 Great graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy behavior
- 🔋 Excessive ads
- 🕹️ Repetitive gameplay
- 🕰️ Levels too short
Bugs and requests
Granny
Reported bugs
4 issues- Items not spawning correctly
- Invisible Granny and Grandpa
- Progress reset after ads
- Clipping and collision issues
Requested features
6 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More escape options
- New rooms and areas
- Additional pets or characters
- More difficulty settings
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- Christmas or holiday updates
Hide in The Backroom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads don't load or freeze the game
- Graphical glitches with certain characters
- Inconsistent player detection by the monster
Requested features
6 requests- Add more levels and chapters
- Implement multiplayer mode
- Introduce more entities and monsters
- Increase level difficulty and complexity
- Add endless/survival mode
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- Improve realism and immersion
In-app purchases
Granny
No in-app purchases
Hide in The Backroom
- Weekly VIP Subscription3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Monthly VIP Subscription$19.991 Month
- Yearly VIP Subscription$99.991 Year
- No ADS$2.99
Questions
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