Poor Thief! vs Laqueus Escape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Poor Thief!
Embark on a unique puzzle adventure where death is the key to victory. Swipe through levels as an immortal thief, collecting treasure and strategically embracing demise to progress. Discover new worlds and unlock a mini-game.
- Unique 'die to win' mechanic
- Over 50 levels across 3 worlds
- Efficient level completion for stars
- Unlockable mini-game
- Catchy soundtrack
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“Something very special.” - TouchArcade, Game of the Week “A puzzle gem” - PocketGamer, Game of the Week You are the Poor Thief, a burglar cursed with immortality and an insatiable hunger for treasure. Swipe your way through dozens of levels, and remember - you can’t always avoid death. In fact, it’s the only way to win! • Unique mechanic - to win, you must die! • 3 unique worlds with over 50 levels total • Earn stars by beating each level efficiently • Catchy soundtrack by Lewmoth • Unlockable mini-game Help Poor Thief get the treasure, break the curse, and die a bunch along the way!
Laqueus Escape
Explore mysterious environments, find hidden clues, and utilize various objects to solve intricate puzzles. Your goal is to unravel the enigma of your surroundings and escape the room.
- Explore environments
- Find clues
- Use objects
- Solve puzzles
- Escape rooms
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You find yourself in a strange place. How did you get here? Is there a way out? You must look around, find clues, use random objects and solve puzzles to make your way out in this escape room game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Poor Thief! at none against Laqueus Escape's shown. Poor Thief! also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Laqueus Escape's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 49%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Poor Thief! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Laqueus Escape sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Laqueus Escape holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 74 and 205 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Poor Thief!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Laqueus Escape's.
Poor Thief! ships an update every 6 weeks, Laqueus Escape every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Poor Thief! | Laqueus Escape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (74 ratings) | 4.2 (205 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 74 | 205 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 13 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 920 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beep Yeah! | SmartCode |
Customer experience
Poor Thief!
Laqueus Escape
User reviews
Poor Thief!
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Clever and engaging puzzle design
- 👍 Quick and immediate to play
- 🎮 Responsive controls
- 😌 Relaxed gameplay, optional stars
- ✨ Well-made and thoughtfully put together
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- 💥 Frequent crashes and not launching
- ⏳ Ads are too long and frequent
- 🎮 Game is short
- 🔄 Game feels like a copy of another game
Laqueus Escape
From 205 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome puzzles
- 🎨 Great graphics and atmosphere
- 👍 Challenging but not impossible
- 💰 Good value for free game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs, especially in later chapters
- 🔍 Some puzzles too obscure or illogical
- 🔍 Hints not always helpful
- 🔍 Navigation and controls can be clunky
Bugs and requests
Poor Thief!
Reported bugs
6 issues- Bug with spike blocks not passing through one-way gates on level 53
- Bugged jungle achievement
- Arrow block bug on level 18 of Castle
- One-way passage block allows passage in both directions on level 18
- Coin grab mini-game: best time not persistent, 0.6 seconds added on finish, leaderboard issues, retry button not working
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- App crashes on opening or second level
Requested features
2 requests- New levels in the future
- Paid version without ads
Laqueus Escape
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to back out of certain screens
- Puzzle solutions not working as expected
- Crashes and lost progress
- Visibility issues with small details
Requested features
4 requests- More chapters and content
- Ability to reset progress
- Better hint system
- Improved navigation and controls
In-app purchases
Poor Thief!
- Feed the Developer$0.99
- Unlock More Levels$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Laqueus Escape
- Remove Ads$4.99
