Escalators vs They Are Coming!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Escalators
Guide people onto boats by strategically using escalators. Navigate the flow of passengers to ensure efficient boarding and clear the docks.
- Escalator movement
- People guiding
- Boat boarding
- Dock clearing
- Strategic placement
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Use the escalators to move the people into the boats
They Are Coming!
Engage in a thrilling survival-based running game where your objective is to defeat all enemies. Experience intense gameplay focused on combat and evasion to achieve victory.
- Enemy defeat
- Survival gameplay
- Running mechanics
- Combat challenges
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Defeat all enemies and win!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: They Are Coming! at none against Escalators's shown. Escalators's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 13%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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. Escalators sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and They Are Coming! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Escalators against 4.5 for They Are Coming!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40K and 70K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Escalators's written reviews are positive against 13% of They Are Coming!'s.
Escalators ships an update every 2 weeks, They Are Coming! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escalators | They Are Coming! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (40K ratings) | 4.5 (70K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.8% of reviews — better | 13.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40K | 70K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 410 MB | 460 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Escalators
They Are Coming!
User reviews
Escalators
From 40K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay
- 💡 Different game modes
Room to improve
- 🔥 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and crashes
- 🔋 Game performance issues
They Are Coming!
From 70K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun game concept
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
- 💰 Paid version still has ads
- 🤯 Repetitive levels with no progression
Bugs and requests
Escalators
Reported bugs
3 issues- People getting stuck on escalators
- Game freezing when too many people
- Multiplier not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Reduce frequency of ads
- Improve game stability and performance
- Add more level variety and challenges
They Are Coming!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Paid 'no ads' feature doesn't work as expected
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety and difficulty progression
- Reduce ad frequency or provide ad-free option that works
- Improve performance and stability
In-app purchases
Escalators
- No Ads$3.99
- Holiday Bundle$4.99
They Are Coming!
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
Questions
Is Escalators free?
Is They Are Coming! free?
Which has better reviews, Escalators or They Are Coming!?
Do Escalators or They Are Coming! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Escalators or They Are Coming!?
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