Comparison

Backrooms vs Noclip

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

Head to head
About

Backrooms

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
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NEW: FORTUNE WHEEL Spin every day for prizes: characters, batteries, almond milk and the new royal jelly. 19 NEW CHARACTERS Only obtainable from the wheel. NEW MECHANICS · Smilers flee from light — hold your flashlight on them. · Crouch and the PartyGoers won't see you. · Find the notes scattered around: they tell you how to survive. ALSO · New elevator puzzle. · You can now hear your teammates' footsteps. · Improved enemy AI and stability fixes.

About

Noclip

Embark on a cooperative horror adventure through the eerie backrooms. Explore multiple levels, solve puzzles, and evade unique enemies with up to four friends. Utilize proximity voice chat and stealth to survive this thrilling multiplayer experience.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer co-op with up to 4 players
  • Proximity voice chat
  • Multiple backrooms levels
  • Stealth mechanics
  • Puzzle solving
  • Unique enemies
  • Single player mode
Features
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Noclip into the backrooms. Escape the backrooms now with friends! Explore multiple levels in backrooms multiplayer game. Escape from backrooms with your friends by playing online. There is proximity voice chat in the game so try to not wander away!. Explore deeper into the the backrooms as you descend into the matrix of horror and fear. You can hide from the enemies by hiding under the table. This game has a great focus on stealth to give a thrilling experience. If you hear an enemy just run because chances are they already heard you!. Solve puzzles together to escape out of each unique level!. As a co-op horror game you can play with up to four players. Hop in now and don't forget to invite your friends!. You can play this horror multiplayer game with three or even four players!. Features: * Voice Chat * Multiple levels * Unique Enemies * multiplayer with up to 4 players * single player mode!

Screenshots

Backrooms4 screens
Noclip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noclip at none against Backrooms's 2. Noclip also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Backrooms's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.9) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Backrooms sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Noclip asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backrooms holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 484 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Backrooms's written reviews are positive against 66% of Noclip's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backrooms ships an update weekly, Noclip every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Backrooms versus Noclip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackroomsNoclip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (484 ratings) — better3.9 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews70.2% of reviews — better65.7% of reviews
Number of ratings4841.4K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size356 MB904 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperIndieFist SRLSibi Chakravarthy

Customer experience

Backrooms

All ratings483 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive70.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative17.3%

Noclip

All ratings1,358 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews431 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral12.1%
Negative22.3%

User reviews

Backrooms

From 484 App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

  • 🐛 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

Noclip

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game quality
  • 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
  • 🔒 Creepy and immersive experience
  • 💡 Proximity chat feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔒 Multiplayer issues (getting kicked out)

Bugs and requests

Backrooms

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 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

5 requests
  • 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

Noclip

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Entities getting stuck or glitching through walls
  • Inability to escape certain areas (e.g., pools)
  • Microphone issues causing game crashes
  • Inconsistent performance and stability

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and maps
  • Improve entity AI and behavior
  • Implement a jump button
  • Allow VR and mobile cross-play
  • Add character customization options

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Backrooms

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Unlock Mark$3.99
None

Noclip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backrooms free?
Backrooms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noclip free?
Noclip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backrooms or Noclip?
Backrooms is rated higher. Backrooms averages 4.4 out of 5 from 484 ratings, while Noclip averages 3.9 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Backrooms or Noclip have ads?
Both Backrooms and Noclip show ads.
Which is updated more often, Backrooms or Noclip?
Backrooms ships an update weekly, and Noclip every 2 weeks. Most recently, Backrooms was updated on October 30, 2026 and Noclip on October 30, 2026.

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