Ada's Study vs Mini Escapes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ada's Study
Explore Ada Lovelace's study to uncover a hidden mystery. Solve intricate mechanical puzzles and interact with objects using intuitive touch controls in a beautifully crafted 3D environment. Unravel secrets of epic proportions in this engaging puzzle adventure.
- Investigate Ada Lovelace's disappearance
- Solve intricate mechanical puzzles
- Intuitive touch interactions
- Beautifully crafted 3D visuals
- Uncover a secret narrative
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Investigate the disappearance of Ada Lovelace and uncover a secret of epic proportions. A short, high quality game packed with intricate mechanical puzzles and a fascinating mystery, developed by Sherlocked. Dust swirls through her study. Clearly, nobody has been in here for years. The room is filled with desks, cupboards, books, and notes on top of notes. This is the last workplace of Ada Lovelace, the brilliant pioneer of programming, and she has been hiding something. Work your way through every challenge she has left, but beware, you’re not the only person doing the investigating… If you’re a fan of games like “The Room” and “The House of Da Vinci” chances are high you’ll enjoy Ada’s Study. INVESTIGATE ADA LOVELACE Uncover a mystery around the historical figure of Ada Lovelace, the genius mathematician and computer programming pioneer. INTRICATE PUZZLES Solve challenging mechanical puzzles that connect to a larger narrative. INTUITIVE TOUCH INTERACTIONS Interact with objects in a tactile way using natural touch controls. BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED 3D VISUALS Explore a carefully crafted world set in Victorian London with visuals that push the boundary of mobile graphics.
Mini Escapes
Solve clever puzzles and explore atmospheric environments in this bite-sized first-person adventure. Uncover a mysterious story at your own pace in a condensed experience designed for completion in one sitting.
- Bite-sized first-person adventure
- Clever puzzles and hidden secrets
- Atmospheric exploration
- Engaging condensed story
- Point and click gameplay
- Glitch Camera for clues
- Auto-save progress
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A Bite-Sized First-Person Adventure In Mini Escapes: The Below you find yourself in what appears to be an underground jail, locked there by who knows, but things aren't always what they appear to be. Step into a mysterious world full of puzzles but in a smaller package that you can complete in one sitting. Solve clever puzzles, explore atmospheric environments, and uncover the story at your own pace. Mini Escapes are small, bite-sized adventures, and there will be more coming! Features: • Short but immersive gameplay. • Clever puzzles and hidden secrets. • Atmospheric first-person exploration. • Engaging story in a condensed experience. • A first person point and click adventure game. • Trademark Glitch humour and puzzles that will leave you screaming at us. • Absolutely no adverts or in app purchases. • The Glitch Camera to help you solve puzzles and keep track of clues. • Lots of clues to find and puzzles to solve. • Auto-saves your progress!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mini Escapes at 4.6 against Ada's Study's 3.6. Mini Escapes also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (67% vs 53%). Ada's Study's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Ada's Study costs $0.99 and Mini Escapes $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mini Escapes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Ada's Study's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mini Escapes's.
Ada's Study ships an update every 2 weeks, Mini Escapes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ada's Study | Mini Escapes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (35 ratings) | 4.6 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 281 MB | 464 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sherlocked | Glitch Games |
Customer experience
Ada's Study
Mini Escapes
Bugs and requests
Ada's Study
Reported bugs
6 issues- Gold nub missing from mapping desk
- Scales string and key string not working
- Bugs requiring restarts
- Bookshelf puzzle unplayable
- Puzzles not working/broken
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- Weight puzzle broken
Requested features
4 requests- More content/longer game
- Sequels or more chapters
- More impactful choices
- Full-fledged multi-room game
Mini Escapes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ada's Study
No in-app purchases
Mini Escapes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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