Project Salon vs West Escape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Project Salon
Build and manage your own hair salon in this idle strategy game. Cut, dye, and style hair to attract customers, hire staff, and expand your business. Enjoy a relaxing simulation experience at your own pace.
- Hair cutting and dyeing simulation
- Salon expansion and management
- Customer attraction
- Employee hiring
- Idle strategy gameplay
- Handcrafted worlds
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Project Salon is a simple, yet addictive exploration based idle strategy game! Cut hairs, dye them, grow your salon, attract more customers, hire employees and much more! Key Features - 1. Free to play 2. Handcrafted worlds 3. Action packed, near real simulation 4. Enjoy Salon World at your own pace 5. Suitable for all age groups
West Escape
Embark on an adventure through the Old West to reunite with a loved one. Gather resources, upgrade your equipment, and uncover a hidden mystery. The game offers simple controls and engaging gameplay in a visually appealing setting.
- Resource gathering
- Gear upgrades
- Adventure gameplay
- Mystery unraveling
- Easy controls
- Visually rich environment
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Escape the pursuers and reach your loved one. On your journey home gather resources, upgrade your gear, experience the adventure, and most importantly - unravel the mystery that shrouds the Old West. The game features easy controls, and simple gameplay in a visually rich environment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Project Salon at every 2 weeks against West Escape's every 6 weeks. Project Salon also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 24%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). West Escape's advantage is ratings volume (8.7K vs 1.6K). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Project Salon sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and West Escape sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Project Salon against 4.6 for West Escape. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: West Escape has 8.7K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Project Salon's written reviews are positive against 24% of West Escape's.
Project Salon ships an update every 2 weeks, West Escape every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Project Salon | West Escape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.6 (8.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.1% of reviews — better | 24.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K | 8.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 284 MB | 567 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +9 |
| Developer | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD | Estoty |
Customer experience
Project Salon
West Escape
User reviews
Project Salon
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good time waster
- 👍 Non-forced ads
- 👍 Satisfying gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 🛑 Too many ads
- 🤑 Expensive to remove ads
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 💰 Lose progress when moving to new salon
West Escape
From 8.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good gameplay
- 👍 Fun to play and upgrade character
- 👍 Great graphics
- 👍 Decent story line
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- ⏱️ Long wait times for upgrades
- ⏱️ Repetitive gameplay
- 🔍 Ads disrupt gameplay
- 💰 Expensive to remove ads
Bugs and requests
Project Salon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cashier getting stuck
- App force closing
- Data loss when exiting the game
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to keep progress when moving salons
- More diverse customer base in the braiding shop
West Escape
Reported bugs
2 issues- Ads cause game to crash or freeze
- Restore purchases feature not working
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to replay old levels
- Cloud save functionality
- Reduced ad frequency
In-app purchases
Project Salon
- SkipIts Pack 1 - 6 Skipits$0.99
- Gem Pack - 100 gems$1.99
- SkipIts Pack 1 - 20 Skipits$2.99
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- NoForcedAds_Pack2$2.99
- Instant Product Delivery$5.99
- Gem Pack - 255 Gems$5.99
- Unlimited Free VIP Guests$11.99
- SkipIts Pack 4 - 200 Skipits$11.99
- SkipIts Pack 1 - 80 Skipits$11.99
- Unlimited SkipIts - NoAds Ever$29.99
West Escape
- Gem Pack 1$0.99
- Resources Pack Average$2.99
- Tickets Pack 1$2.99
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- Resources Pack Large$4.99
- CP Boost Offer 1$4.99
- Remove ADS$8.99
- Resources Pack Massive$9.99
- Tool Damage Boost$9.99
- CP Boost Offer 2$9.99
- CP Boost Offer 3$19.99
Questions
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