# Backrooms vs The Backrooms experience

The clearest difference is rating: Backrooms at 4.4 against The Backrooms experience's 3.8. Backrooms also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (481 vs 72). The Backrooms experience's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Backrooms sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and The Backrooms experience sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Backrooms holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backrooms has 481 ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Backrooms's written reviews are positive against 60% of The Backrooms experience's.

Backrooms ships an update weekly, The Backrooms experience every 16 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Backrooms | The Backrooms experience |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.4 (481 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backrooms-coop-explore/id1626453047/reviews)** | [3.8 (72 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-backrooms-experience/id6443856687/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **481** | 72 |
| Positive reviews | **70.2% of reviews** | 60.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 16 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 348 MB | 492 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [IndieFist SRL](https://appshunter.io/developer/1458549407) | [Milan Janssen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1609864174) |

## What reviewers say

### Backrooms

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backrooms-coop-explore/id1626453047)

Navigate an endless maze of empty rooms in this survival horror game inspired by a popular creepypasta. Avoid terrifying entities, use items to your advantage, and stealthily find your way back home from this nightmarish dimension.

**Highlights:** Endless maze exploration, Scary levels with difficulties, Creepy monsters and entities, Survival horror gameplay, Stealth mechanics, Items to aid escape

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Mark | $3.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Very fun game
- 🚀 Nicely done, looks realistic
- 🚀 Great game, captures the feel of the Backrooms

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Confusing, weird monster sounds
- 🐛 Multiplayer not working, no people to play with
- 🔋 Too many ads, ads every 15 seconds
- 🐛 Can't save progress, have to restart from beginning
- 🐛 Glitches, game freezes or crashes

**Reported bugs**

- Can't get past the party level, game is rigged
- Can't use the flashlight, don't know where it is
- Can't enter codes correctly, door won't open
- Game restarts from the beginning when exiting

**Requested features**

- Add more levels, levels are too short
- Add a peaceful mode with no entities
- Improve audio and graphics
- Add more Backrooms monsters and entities
- Implement a save feature to continue progress


### The Backrooms experience

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-backrooms-experience/id6443856687)

Navigate an infinite, terrifying maze filled with lurking entities and unsettling sounds. Your goal is to escape this nightmarish world by hiding from dangers and solving puzzles. Experience true horror as you try to find a way out of the endless, monotone environment.

**Highlights:** Infinite maze exploration, Entity avoidance and hiding, Atmospheric horror sound design, Multiple distinct stages, Stealth mechanics

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Backrooms free?

Backrooms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is The Backrooms experience free?

The Backrooms experience is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Backrooms or The Backrooms experience?

Backrooms is rated higher. Backrooms averages 4.4 out of 5 from 481 ratings, while The Backrooms experience averages 3.8 from 72 ratings.

### Do Backrooms or The Backrooms experience have ads?

Both Backrooms and The Backrooms experience show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Backrooms or The Backrooms experience?

Backrooms ships an update weekly, and The Backrooms experience every 16 months. Most recently, Backrooms was updated on October 24, 2026 and The Backrooms experience on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*