Comparison

McPixel vs Escape Lala 2

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

Head to head
About

McPixel

Guide a hero through 100 quick challenges in a classic point-and-click style. Prevent explosions by using available tools within a strict 20-second time limit. Think fast to save the day!

Highlights
  • 100 short challenges
  • Oldschool point'n'click gameplay
  • Prevent explosions
  • Use available tools
  • 20-second time limit
Features
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Saving the day the McPixel way! McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges in an oldschool point'n'click fashion. The goal in each challenge is to prevent stuff from blowing up using available tools! You have only 20 seconds to save the day! Think quick!

About

Escape Lala 2

Embark on a magical point-and-click adventure to find a missing princess and restore peace. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and explore a world of surprises with charming retro pixel-art graphics. Collect items and use hints to overcome challenges in this nostalgic quest.

Highlights
  • Solve puzzles
  • Uncover secrets
  • Collect and use items
  • Retro pixel-art graphics
  • Hours of gameplay
  • Hint system
Features
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Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Find out in this magical point-and click adventure in the mysterious land of Lala. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world. Escape Lala 2 is the second installment in the Escape Lala series, with a new story, and much longer gameplay. Explore this land filled with surprises and beautiful landscapes all handcrafted in retro pixel-art graphics. From the damp caves down below through a giant castle filled with ancient remains and out to the sunny outdoors, the land of Lala has a lot to uncover. Escape Lala is a series of point-and-click adventure games / Escape rooms with a nostalgic feel. Escape Lala is not the regular Escape the Room game, it is full of charming handcrafted pixel-art graphics and musics, and it contains puzzles with magical twists that take inspiration from classic point-and-click adventure games. Struggling with a puzzle? Look for the gold coins scattered around the cave and use them to reveal hints! Try to find them all and use them sparingly to get a better score at the end of the game. Features – Discover the story of the world of Lala – Collect items and use them to solve puzzles and escape lala – Lovely pixel-art graphics inspired by the classic point-and-click adventure games from the 90’s – Hours of gameplay and replayability – Try to find all the secrets of Lala Miss the good old point-and-click adventure games? Then you'll definitely love Escape Lala 2!

Screenshots

McPixel4 screens
Escape Lala 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Escape Lala 2 at monthly against McPixel's every 27 months. Escape Lala 2 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (40 vs 11). McPixel's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

McPixel costs $2.99 and Escape Lala 2 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Escape Lala 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 40 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 91% and 90% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

McPixel ships an update every 27 months, Escape Lala 2 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
McPixel versus Escape Lala 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMcPixelEscape Lala 2
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)4.9 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews — better90.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1140 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB122 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSosDuckbearLab LTD

Customer experience

McPixel

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative7.0%

Escape Lala 2

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

McPixel

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch for some devices
  • Compatibility issues on older iOS versions
  • Incorrect aspect ratio on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels/content updates
  • Inclusion of DLC from PC version
  • Improved orientation/full-screen support
  • Hint system or option to skip levels

Escape Lala 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

McPixel

No in-app purchases

None

Escape Lala 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is McPixel free?
McPixel costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape Lala 2 free?
Escape Lala 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, McPixel or Escape Lala 2?
Escape Lala 2 is rated higher. McPixel averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Escape Lala 2 averages 4.9 from 40 ratings.
Do McPixel or Escape Lala 2 have ads?
Neither McPixel nor Escape Lala 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, McPixel or Escape Lala 2?
McPixel ships an update every 27 months, and Escape Lala 2 monthly. Most recently, McPixel was updated on October 26, 2026 and Escape Lala 2 on October 22, 2026.

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