Revival from... vs Need Escape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Revival from...
Experience a personal growth and rebirth story set in Japan's Tohoku region. Relive childhood memories from the 1990s, the impact of the 2011 earthquake, and life in 2022 through an augmented reality timeline. This narrative experience uses markerless AR and requires camera access.
- Augmented reality timeline
- Personal growth narrative
- Markerless AR technology
- Relive past experiences
- Camera integration
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This is a personal growth and rebirth story who was born in the Tohoku region of Japan. We relive her childhood in the 1990s, experiences in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, and life in 2022, superimposed on the time line that moves before our eyes with AR. What were you doing then? -- This is a narrative experience work using markerless AR. So, please allow the use of camera.
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: Revival from... at 5.0 against Need Escape's 3.3. Revival from... also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Need Escape's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Revival from... holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. 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.
Revival from... ships an update every 11 months, Need Escape every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Revival from... | Need Escape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cyberz Inc. (Japan) | Any Games OU |
Customer experience
Revival from...
Need Escape
In-app purchases
Revival from...
No in-app purchases
Need Escape
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Revival from... free?
Is Need Escape free?
Which has better reviews, Revival from... or Need Escape?
Do Revival from... or Need Escape have ads?
Which is updated more often, Revival from... or Need Escape?
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