Comparison

Alien Escape vs Stretch Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

Alien Escape

Defend your alien babies from waves of Earth invaders as a brave alien father. Tap to aim and shoot, building powerful combos to survive intense arcade battles and fight your way back home. Explore multiple environments and use a variety of powerful weapons against diverse enemy types.

Highlights
  • Tap to aim and shoot
  • Build powerful combos
  • Powerful weapons arsenal
  • 15+ enemy types
  • Multiple unique environments
  • Combo-based scoring
Features
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An alien family crash-lands on Earth. As a brave alien father, defend your babies from waves of invaders and fight your way back home! Tap to aim, shoot, and survive as long as you can. Build powerful combos, defeat enemies, and protect your alien family through intense arcade battles. Features: • Powerful weapons Use laser guns, sonic cannons, missiles, and more to stop waves of attackers. • 15+ enemy types Battle against agents, scientists, spy robots, helicopters, and other Earth invaders. • Multiple environments Defend your family across five unique locations, including the alien home planet. • Combo-based scoring Chain your attacks together to earn higher scores and challenge yourself. How long can you survive? Protect your alien babies and help your family find a way home!

About

Stretch Dungeon

Bounce, spring, and fall through a mind-bending action game by stretching walls. Navigate randomized levels in a deadly prison, aiming for a high score. Features unique mechanics, realistic physics, and atmospheric pixel art.

Highlights
  • Unique wall stretching mechanics
  • Easy single-tap portrait gameplay
  • Realistic beard physics
  • Atmospheric pixel art
  • Randomized levels for replayability
  • Warped prisoner's mind theme
Features
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Tap to stretch the walls, as you bounce, spring and fall through this fast paced mind bending action game. By the award winning studio that brought you Silly Sausage and Leap Day. Trapped in a deadly prison, do you have what it takes to escape? Or would you rather keep dreaming of a higher score? Features: • A Unique wall stretching mechanics! • Easy to pick up and play(single tap portrait game play). • Cool realistic beard physics. • Atmospheric pixel art set through 4 zany dungeon environments. • Experience a different play through every time. (levels are randomised) • A unique look inside the warped mind of a prisoner. -Important information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion for other nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.

Screenshots

Alien Escape2 screens
Stretch Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alien Escape at none against Stretch Dungeon's 4. Alien Escape also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Stretch Dungeon sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Alien Escape asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alien Escape ships an update every 2 weeks, Stretch Dungeon every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Alien Escape versus Stretch Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlien EscapeStretch Dungeon
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—83 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB149 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNebula Soft Inc.Nitrome

Customer experience

Alien Escape

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative15.0%

Stretch Dungeon

All ratings83 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews149 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative43.6%

Bugs and requests

Alien Escape

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Stretch Dungeon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes on launch
  • Unavoidable damage from certain obstacles
  • Synchronization issues between character and walls
  • Inability to continue after watching an ad

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more characters and customization options
  • Implement a level editor or creator
  • Improve tutorial and onboarding for new players
  • Reduce the frequency and intrusiveness of ads

In-app purchases

None

Alien Escape

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Stretch Dungeon

One-time4
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Pot of Gems$2.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Chest of Gems$4.99

Questions

Is Alien Escape free?
Alien Escape is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stretch Dungeon free?
Stretch Dungeon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alien Escape or Stretch Dungeon have ads?
Stretch Dungeon shows ads; Alien Escape does not.
Which is updated more often, Alien Escape or Stretch Dungeon?
Alien Escape ships an update every 2 weeks, and Stretch Dungeon every 6 months. Most recently, Alien Escape was updated on October 7, 2026 and Stretch Dungeon on October 18, 2026.

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