Comparison

Escape Game Magic Paint vs SantaClausWork

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

Head to head
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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Cute festive atmosphere
  • Beginner-friendly escape game
  • Hints and answers provided
  • Auto-save progress
  • Free to play until the end
  • Item combination and usage
Features
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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

Escape Game Magic Paint4 screens
SantaClausWork4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SantaClausWork sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Escape Game Magic Paint asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Escape Game Magic Paint versus SantaClausWork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEscape Game Magic PaintSantaClausWork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (78 ratings)4.9 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 43 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitsuaki ItasakaAkina Kubota

Customer experience

Escape Game Magic Paint

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

SantaClausWork

All ratings38 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Escape Game Magic Paint

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SantaClausWork

One-time3
  • AdBlock1$0.49
  • AdBlock2$1.99
  • AdBlock3$2.99

Questions

Is Escape Game Magic Paint free?
Escape Game Magic Paint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SantaClausWork free?
SantaClausWork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Escape Game Magic Paint or SantaClausWork?
SantaClausWork is rated higher. Escape Game Magic Paint averages 4.8 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while SantaClausWork averages 4.9 from 41 ratings.
Do Escape Game Magic Paint or SantaClausWork have ads?
Both Escape Game Magic Paint and SantaClausWork show ads.

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