Merry Robbery vs Need Escape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Merry Robbery
Engage in a thrilling bank heist where you swipe to move and collect cash from ATMs. Escape in a getaway car before you're apprehended. The goal is to steal everything and get away clean.
- Swipe to move gameplay
- Rob ATMs for cash
- Escape in a getaway car
- Avoid getting caught
- Collect all the loot
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Rob the bank and take everything! Swipe to move around. Hit the ATMs and pocket the cash! But be fast and don't get caught! As soon as you have enough, hop on the getaway car and skip town!
Need Escape
Explore dungeons, defeat enemies, and rescue companions. Upgrade your character to overcome challenges and escape. Collect loot from cleared floors.
- Clear floors for loot
- Encounter new enemies
- Find and save friends
- Upgrade character
- Escape the dungeon
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Clear floors and obtain their loot! Encounter with new enemies on every floor! Find friends and save them! Upgrade yourself and escape!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Need Escape at 3.3 against Merry Robbery's 1.0. Need Escape also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Need Escape holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Need Escape has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Merry Robbery ships an update every 3 weeks, Need Escape every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Merry Robbery | Need Escape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 344 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tetsuaki Mori | Any Games OU |
Customer experience
Merry Robbery
Need Escape
In-app purchases
Merry Robbery
No in-app purchases
Need Escape
No in-app purchases
Questions
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