Escape Lab vs Second Best
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Escape Lab
A cooperative online escape room game where two players must work together to solve puzzles and escape a mad scientist's lab. It features a dark, scary atmosphere and requires constant communication between players.
- Two-player cooperative gameplay
- Online multiplayer
- Puzzle solving
- Dark and scary atmosphere
- Interactive objects
- Save and resume progress
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In Episode 1 you found yourself locked up in the lab of the psychopathic Dr. Holmes, but you managed to escape... Or did you? Will you and your friend be able to find out what Dr. Holmes' twisted mind is scheming, and escape the lab again? Escape Lab is an escape room game for 2 players. It is played online, with the two players either physically sitting together or playing from their homes. The game requires constant communication (e.g. voice call) to be played. * Play with a friend, spouse, or a family member * Witness the horrid experiments conducted by Dr. Holmes, and use all your wit to avoid ending up as the subject of one of them * Co-operate to solve puzzles and escape the lab * Dark, scary atmosphere with beautiful graphics * Interact with objects by tapping on them. Join your partner by tapping on the Partner Location icon on the top left * It takes about 2-3 hours to escape, and the game can be stopped and resumed at any time * No ads! ----------------------- Looking for Episode 1? https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1565150724 ----------------------- Issues? Contact me at https://bit.ly/3rnKMqN . I'd love to help you.
Second Best
Continue an absurd mystery adventure filled with unexpected twists and whimsical humor. Solve clever puzzles and explore a world brought to life with charming hand-drawn visuals. Uncover the truth about your identity and escape a perilous journey.
- Absurd mystery adventure
- Interactive story with twists
- Classic point and click gameplay
- Solve zany puzzles
- Hand-drawn visuals
- Colorful characters
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The excitement CONTINUES. You're a LONGER way from home than you ever thought possible. And the more you learn about your IDENTITY, the less you seem to KNOW. It's not easy being BEST. Welcome back to the world of COLBIES and OPIES, where nothing is what you think, not even your OWN PAST … WHEN WE LAST LEFT OFF IN BESTED You had just been spirited away by a gang of SUPERHUMAN meanies. WHY are they doing this, and can you get a better stateroom for the JOURNEY? Find the answers to these questions and more, and try not to get tangled up in too many MURDERS along the way. FEATURES • Absurd Mystery Adventure – A comedy-filled interactive story with unexpected twists, whimsical humor, and a genuinely complex but curious plot. • Classic Point and Click Gameplay – Tap around, poke things, collect clues, and talk your way out of (and into) trouble. • Zany Puzzles – Solve clever puzzles that are unique and satisfying, the MysteryCaper way! • Hand-Drawn Visuals – Explore a world brought to life with charming art created by hand. Human hand. • Colorful Characters – From a puzzling ally to ship crew to tricky villains, everyone's got something to hide. – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Second Best at 100% against Escape Lab's 57%. Second Best also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Escape Lab's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and price ($2.99 vs $5.99). 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
Escape Lab costs $2.99 and Second Best $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Second Best holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 50 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Escape Lab's written reviews are positive against 100% of Second Best's.
Escape Lab ships an update weekly, Second Best every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escape Lab | Second Best |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 340 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Avner Hadash | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Escape Lab
Second Best
In-app purchases
Escape Lab
No in-app purchases
Second Best
No in-app purchases
Questions
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