Comparison

Machine Room Escape vs Escape from P

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

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About

Machine Room Escape

Solve puzzles and find clues to escape a mysterious machine room. Interact with objects, combine items, and uncover the secrets to your freedom. The full experience is available at no cost.

Highlights
  • Tap to interact with the room
  • Collect and use items
  • Combine items for new solutions
  • Detailed item examination
  • Automatic game saving
Features
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Escape from the room. There is one way to escape. The game will be saved automatically. You can play the full game for free. How to play: 1. Escape from the room by tapping the room. 2. On the list of items, you can tap an item and select it. Then, you can use the item you selected by tapping the room. 3. After selecting an item, you can tap the item again and search it in detail. At this time, you can use the other item for it or combine the other item with it. Credit 無料効果音で遊ぼう! - https://taira-komori.jpn.org/ 効果音ラボ - https://soundeffect-lab.info/

About

Escape from P

Trapped in a phone booth at night, players must solve puzzles and combine items to escape. This single-stage game offers hints and answers for assistance, with automatic saving to resume progress anytime. Enjoy the entire experience for free.

Highlights
  • Single-stage escape game
  • Tap objects to interact
  • Automatic progress saving
  • In-game hints and answers
  • Paint notes for thinking
  • Item combination
Features
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At night I was in a phone booth. I have to get out of here.... ------- features------- ・This game is a short escape game with only one stage. ・All you have to do is tap objects. ・Progress is automatically saved, so you can start from the middle of the game at any time. ・When you are stuck on how to proceed, you can proceed the story by looking at "hints" and "answers". ・Paint notes are available to help you think about solving the puzzles. ・You can enjoy the game for free until the end. -------How to play------- ・Tap the place you are interested in to check it out. You may find a puzzle or an item. ・Tap the item box to zoom in on the item you have obtained. ・Items can be combined with other items or used in the field. ・Hints for solving puzzles are hidden in various places. Tap in various places to find clues. ・If you don't know how to proceed or how to solve a puzzle, you can use the "Hint" button. If you still don't know how to solve a puzzle, there is an "Answer" button to help you find the answer. ・If you want to start from the middle of a puzzle, click the "CONTINUE" button on the title screen to continue. Various riddles are available in the phone booth. Click in various places to find clues to solve the riddles. When you reach the end, you should be able to leave the phone booth.

Screenshots

Machine Room Escape4 screens
Escape from P4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Machine Room Escape at none against Escape from P's 1. Machine Room Escape also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Escape from P sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Machine Room Escape asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Machine Room Escape against 4.8 for Escape from P. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 317 and 213 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Machine Room Escape's written reviews are positive against 92% of Escape from P's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Machine Room Escape versus Escape from P: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMachine Room EscapeEscape from P
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (317 ratings) — better4.8 (213 ratings)
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews — better91.9% of reviews
Number of ratings317 — better213
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasahiro MorishimaMIST RAVEN, LLC.

Customer experience

Machine Room Escape

All ratings316 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive94.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative1.7%

Escape from P

All ratings212 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews111 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.3%

User reviews

Machine Room Escape

From 317 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Creative and unique puzzles
  • 👍 Well-designed and logical
  • ✨ Engaging and fun experience
  • 🧠 Stimulating and thought-provoking
  • 🎨 Simple and clean graphics

Room to improve

  • 🤏 Very short duration
  • ❓ Some puzzles are too difficult
  • 🤷‍♂️ Puzzles can be unclear

Escape from P

From 213 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Well-made and challenging puzzles
  • 👍 Engaging and logical gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and atmosphere
  • 🕰️ Nostalgic retro vibe
  • 💡 Clever use of limited space

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent audio issues (sound cutting out)
  • 🤖 Forced mini-game interruptions

Bugs and requests

Machine Room Escape

Requested features

2 requests
  • More volume/longer games
  • New games from the developer

Escape from P

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Disappearing items during gameplay
  • Audio cutting out repeatedly

Requested features

2 requests
  • More escape games from this developer
  • Improved audio stability

In-app purchases

None

Machine Room Escape

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Escape from P

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is Machine Room Escape free?
Machine Room Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape from P free?
Escape from P is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Machine Room Escape or Escape from P?
Machine Room Escape is rated higher. Machine Room Escape averages 4.9 out of 5 from 317 ratings, while Escape from P averages 4.8 from 213 ratings.
Do Machine Room Escape or Escape from P have ads?
Both Machine Room Escape and Escape from P show ads.

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