Escape Game Magic Paint vs ForestLibrary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Solve riddles to escape
- Colors appear as you progress
- Investigate suspicious areas
- Use items to find clues
- Hint system available
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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
ForestLibrary
Explore a mysterious forest library to uncover its hidden secrets. This casual escape game offers a charming atmosphere, helpful hints, and an auto-save feature for a relaxed puzzle-solving experience. Discover clues, use items, and combine them to progress through the game.
- Cute and charming atmosphere
- Beginner-friendly escape game
- In-game hints and answers
- Auto-save progress
- Item combination and usage
- In-game camera function
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A mysterious library in the forest used by the forest's inhabitants. There are rumors that there is a secret place deep inside. Let's find out what this secret place could be. [Features] ◆The cute atmosphere makes it fun for both men and women. ◆Even beginners to escape games can play it casually. ◆Don't worry if you get stuck because there are hints and answers. ◆Your progress is auto-saved so you can progress little by little. ◆This is an escape game that you can play for free until the end. [How to play] ◆Use the input device to find clues somewhere and release them. ◆Sometimes you may need to use items. ◆Tap the selected item to enlarge it. ◆You may also combine items together. ◆Use the in-game camera function to save locations that will give you hints for solving the puzzle. ◆When you get stuck, you can see the next hint or answer by pressing the light bulb button. [NAZOKOI] We mainly create puzzles and escape games. If you thought it was fun, please try our other apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Escape Game Magic Paint at none against ForestLibrary's 3. ForestLibrary's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 43 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ForestLibrary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Escape Game Magic Paint asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Escape Game Magic Paint against 4.9 for ForestLibrary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 47 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Escape Game Magic Paint's written reviews are positive against 100% of ForestLibrary's.
Escape Game Magic Paint ships an update every 43 months, ForestLibrary every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escape Game Magic Paint | ForestLibrary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (78 ratings) | 4.9 (47 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 3 days — 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 | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitsuaki Itasaka | Akina Kubota |
Customer experience
Escape Game Magic Paint
ForestLibrary
Bugs and 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
ForestLibrary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Escape Game Magic Paint
No in-app purchases
ForestLibrary
- AdBlock1$0.49
- AdBlock2$1.99
- AdBlock3$2.99
Questions
Is Escape Game Magic Paint free?
Is ForestLibrary free?
Which has better reviews, Escape Game Magic Paint or ForestLibrary?
Do Escape Game Magic Paint or ForestLibrary have ads?
Which is updated more often, Escape Game Magic Paint or ForestLibrary?
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