Comparison

忘れんぼうAI vs Escape Game Magic Paint

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

Head to head
About

忘れんぼうAI

Experience a peculiar and mysterious story in this short visual novel and puzzle game. You play as an ordinary company employee tasked with training an AI, leading to unexpected and strange events. Enjoy unique visuals and engaging puzzles.

Highlights
  • Short visual novel and puzzle gameplay
  • Engaging and mysterious story
  • Pencil puzzle (one-stroke drawing) mechanics
  • Unique collage-like visual style
  • Playable in 30-60 minutes
Features
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30分〜1時間程度で遊べる、短編ビジュアルノベル&パズルです。 あなたは、架空のショートショート小説『忘れんぼうAI』の主人公となり、奇妙で不思議な体験をしていきます。 ・・ある企業の平凡な社員であるあなたは、自らの仕事を自動化するAIの育成を求められます。 AIは着実に成長し、仕事の生産性も高くなっていき、順調に思えたのですが・・ <3つの特徴> ①奇妙で不思議なストーリーを体験できる ストーリーを重視したパズルゲームのため、特にストーリーを読み進めることが好きな方におすすめのゲームです。 ②30分〜1時間程度で遊べるお手軽さ 短編ストーリーと、10ステージほどのパズルで構成されているため、お手軽に遊んでいただけます。 また、パズルはペンシルパズル(一筆書き)をベースにしており、幅広い年齢層の方々にお楽しみいただけます。 ③ワトソン紙を切り貼りして作られたような独特なビジュアル 全ゲーム画面が、まるでワトソン紙(表面の凹凸が強めの紙)を切り貼りしたようなイラストで構成されており、新しいような懐かしいようなビジュアルをお楽しみいただけます。 不思議な話が好きな方、 ストーリーを楽しみたい方、 パズルゲームが好きな方、 さあ、コーヒーでも片手に、 奇妙で不思議なひとときをごゆるりとお楽しみください・・

About

Escape Game Magic Paint

Solve puzzles and escape a black-and-white room where colors gradually appear as you progress. Investigate suspicious areas and use items to uncover clues and find your way out.

Highlights
  • Solve riddles to escape
  • Colors appear as you progress
  • Investigate suspicious areas
  • Use items to find clues
  • Hint system available
Features
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■Game Description You are trapped in a black-and-white room! Solve the riddles and try to escape from the room. As you solve the riddles, more colors will gradually appear in the room. You may find new clues by examining the room again. ■How to play Tap a suspicious place to investigate. Tap an item in the item column twice. Tap an item in the item column twice to enlarge it. You can also see a hint if you don't understand the puzzle. ■Music provided 効果音ラボ 様 https://soundeffect-lab.info

Screenshots

忘れんぼうAI4 screens
Escape Game Magic Paint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 忘れんぼうAI at none against Escape Game Magic Paint's shown. 忘れんぼうAI also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 43 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

忘れんぼうAI ships an update weekly, Escape Game Magic Paint every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
忘れんぼうAI versus Escape Game Magic Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter忘れんぼうAIEscape Game Magic Paint
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—80 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 43 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size357 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHidehiro NakamuraMitsuaki Itasaka

Customer experience

忘れんぼうAI

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative0.0%

Escape Game Magic Paint

All ratings78 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.6%

Bugs and requests

忘れんぼうAI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Escape Game Magic Paint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes at title screen on older iPhones
  • Hint videos not playing
  • Mismatched hints and puzzles
  • Game crashes after pressing start

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make mini-games skippable
  • Improve visibility of small game elements
  • Series continuation
  • Allow zooming on small elements
  • Fix hint video playback issues

In-app purchases

None

忘れんぼうAI

No in-app purchases

None

Escape Game Magic Paint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 忘れんぼうAI free?
忘れんぼうAI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape Game Magic Paint free?
Escape Game Magic Paint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 忘れんぼうAI or Escape Game Magic Paint have ads?
Escape Game Magic Paint shows ads; 忘れんぼうAI does not.
Which is updated more often, 忘れんぼうAI or Escape Game Magic Paint?
忘れんぼうAI ships an update weekly, and Escape Game Magic Paint every 43 months. Most recently, 忘れんぼうAI was updated on October 24, 2026 and Escape Game Magic Paint on October 27, 2026.

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