Escape Game Magic Paint vs SantaClausWork
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
■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
SantaClausWork
Help Santa Claus get ready for his busy season in this casual escape game. Solve puzzles and find clues to progress through the festive challenges. Hints and answers are available if you get stuck.
- Cute festive atmosphere
- Beginner-friendly escape game
- Hints and answers provided
- Auto-save progress
- Free to play until the end
- Item combination and usage
Read full descriptionHide full description
Even though it's the busy season for Christmas, Santa Claus is a bit laid back. Hurry up and get him ready for work. [Features] ◆The cute atmosphere makes it fun for both men and women. ◆Even beginners to escape games can play it casually. ◆Don't worry, there are hints and answers if you get stuck. ◆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. ◆If 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.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Escape Game Magic Paint at none against SantaClausWork's 3. SantaClausWork's advantage is 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. SantaClausWork 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 SantaClausWork. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 41 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Escape Game Magic Paint's written reviews are positive against 100% of SantaClausWork's.
| Parameter | Escape Game Magic Paint | SantaClausWork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (78 ratings) | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | — |
| 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 | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitsuaki Itasaka | Akina Kubota |
Customer experience
Escape Game Magic Paint
SantaClausWork
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
SantaClausWork
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Escape Game Magic Paint
No in-app purchases
SantaClausWork
- AdBlock1$0.49
- AdBlock2$1.99
- AdBlock3$2.99
Questions
Is Escape Game Magic Paint free?
Is SantaClausWork free?
Which has better reviews, Escape Game Magic Paint or SantaClausWork?
Do Escape Game Magic Paint or SantaClausWork have ads?
Other comparisons















