Escape from Laboratory vs EscapeGame Fireworks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Escape from Laboratory
Solve a mystery and escape a laboratory by using in-game items. This puzzle adventure offers hints and answers for all skill levels. Enjoy the entire experience for free.
- Solve laboratory mystery
- Use in-game items
- Hints and answers included
- Easy tap controls
- Intermediate difficulty
- Auto save function
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~Escape from laboratory~ When I arrived aWhen I was engrossed in my experiments, I found myself trapped in a laboratory! Use the items in the laboratory to solve the mystery and escape! This escape game has hints and answers, so everyone can enjoy it to the end for free. ● Easy to operate, just tap ●Difficulty: Intermediate. ●There are hints and answers, so it's okay if you stumble! ●With auto save function ●You can play for free until the end
EscapeGame Fireworks
Embark on a captivating escape game adventure set during a nostalgic Showa-era summer festival at a rural shrine. Solve riddles and puzzles to uncover a classmate's secret message. Enjoy a full, free experience with helpful hints and automatic saving.
- Showa-era summer festival theme
- Riddle and puzzle solving
- Story-driven gameplay
- Hint system
- Automatic progress saving
- Free to play
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This is a medium-length escape game themed on a Showa-era summer festival held at a shrine in the countryside. 【Story】 At the end of summer, my classmate Misaki invited me to a summer festival at a nearby shrine. Misaki said she had something to tell me, and disappeared to the observatory on top of the mountain. I follow Misaki to the top of the mountain, solving riddles set up in the stalls and shrines. 【How to play】 ・Tap a suspicious place to investigate. ・Tap an item to hold it in your hand. ・Double-tap an item to enlarge it. ・Double-tap an item to zoom in on it. ・If you have many items, you can scroll the item column horizontally. ・If you get stuck, check the hint in the upper right corner of the screen! 【Other features】 ・Progress is automatically saved. ・You can play for free until the end. Thank you very much for your reviews, they motivate me to create more! 【Music provided by】 ・Sound Effects Labo(効果音ラボ) ・The soul of the demon king(魔王魂) ・DOVA SYNDROME "The_sorrow_of_two_goldfish" by JoMa "Dew grass" by MATSU "Hanagasa Ondo" by Keisuke Ito
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: EscapeGame Fireworks at every 5 days against Escape from Laboratory's every 2 weeks. EscapeGame Fireworks also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 81%). Escape from Laboratory's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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
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 — 4.8 for Escape from Laboratory against 4.7 for EscapeGame Fireworks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 138 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Escape from Laboratory's written reviews are positive against 90% of EscapeGame Fireworks's.
Escape from Laboratory ships an update every 2 weeks, EscapeGame Fireworks every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escape from Laboratory | EscapeGame Fireworks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (182 ratings) — better | 4.7 (138 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | 138 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shiro Miyahara | RINTARO HORI |
Customer experience
Escape from Laboratory
EscapeGame Fireworks
Bugs and requests
Escape from Laboratory
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
EscapeGame Fireworks
Reported bugs
6 issues- Progress doesn't advance despite correct answer input
- Hints appear for unreached game areas
- Color identification issues causing wrong answers
- Timing lag when puzzle solutions are confirmed
- Candle fire state unclear/hard to detect
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- Drainage puzzle answer unclear despite solution viewing
Requested features
7 requests- Season 2 or sequel with more story
- More challenging puzzle options
- Extended ending or epilogue content
- Better visual indicators for interactive elements
- Improved color contrast for accessibility
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- More character backstory episodes
- Additional puzzle variety
In-app purchases
Escape from Laboratory
No in-app purchases
EscapeGame Fireworks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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