Ruins vs Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ruins
Explore mysterious ruins, find items, and solve puzzles to escape. This game features auto-save and simple controls for an immersive experience.
- Explore mysterious ruins
- Collect items
- Solve hidden mysteries
- Escape the ruins
- Auto-save
- Simple controls
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You got lost in mysterious ruins. Explore the site to get items. Solve the hidden mysteries and escape from the ruins squeezing your brain. - Game Features ・Auto-save ・Simple controls
Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]
Solve puzzles and find hidden items to escape a mysterious room. This interactive game challenges your logic and observation skills. Can you find the secret code and break free?
- Find hidden items
- Solve riddles
- Zoom in on items
- Use hints
- Tap-only controls
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This app is a room escape game. You have ended up trapped in a strange room. Let's escape from this room. Please find items and solve riddles. Then you will be able to escape from this room. When you select the item and press the ZOOM button, you can zoom the item. Push [HINT] button to view the hints. (You can escape without the hints.) ※Requirement operation※ [Tap Only] （Search/Select item/Use item）
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ruins at none against Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]'s shown. Ruins also leads on update cadence (every 7 months vs every 19 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Ruins against 4.4 for Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Ruins's written reviews are positive against 72% of Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]'s.
Ruins ships an update every 7 months, Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3] every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ruins | Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3] |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) | 4.4 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 71.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 58works | Gam.eBB |
Customer experience
Ruins
Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]
Bugs and requests
Ruins
Reported bugs
8 issues- Ad bar blocking the screen
- Game freezing on logo
- Cannot pick up items (crowbar, pick)
- Sun/star puzzle not working
- Cannot enter certain areas/doors
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- Third puzzle piece missing
- Game not opening on older iOS versions
- Game not working after update
Requested features
4 requests- More levels/longer game
- Sequel to the game
- More escape room themes
- Hint system improvement
Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ruins
No in-app purchases
Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Ruins free?
Is Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3] free?
Which has better reviews, Ruins or Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]?
Do Ruins or Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3] have ads?
Which is updated more often, Ruins or Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]?
Other comparisons
![Room Escape [SECRET CODE 2]](https://cdn3.appshunter.io/i/Purple211/936193873d283f2670d0d888cecb0d4e/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-0-85-220.png/640x0w.webp "Room Escape [SECRET CODE 2]")
![Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]](https://cdn3.appshunter.io/i/Purple221/2ef0cc44775d6f2c200d388f4975beb9/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-0-85-220.png/640x0w.webp "Room Escape [SECRET CODE 3]")
