Escape from Laboratory vs EscapeGame The Bartender
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 The Bartender
Solve puzzles and escape a mysterious bar run by an enigmatic bartender. Investigate your surroundings, collect items, and use hints to progress through this engaging escape room experience.
- Investigate suspicious locations
- Collect and use items
- Enlarge items for closer inspection
- Horizontal item scrolling
- In-game hints available
- Automatic progress saving
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This is an escape game set in a bar run by a mysterious bartender. 【Story】 Today I finished work early for the first time in a while. I have some time to kill, and I want to stop by somewhere before going home. Oh? I didn't know there was a bar here. Just in time. Let's take a peek...... 【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 "グラスと夜景" by のる "愉快な潜入捜査" by のる
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Verdict
Escape from Laboratory and EscapeGame The Bartender both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of EscapeGame The Bartender's written reviews are positive against 81% of Escape from Laboratory's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 4.8 for EscapeGame The Bartender. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 182 and 215 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Escape from Laboratory's written reviews are positive against 96% of EscapeGame The Bartender's.
Escape from Laboratory ships an update every 2 weeks, EscapeGame The Bartender every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Escape from Laboratory | EscapeGame The Bartender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (182 ratings) | 4.8 (215 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | 95.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 | 215 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 302 MB | 228 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shiro Miyahara | RINTARO HORI |
Customer experience
Escape from Laboratory
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In-app purchases
Escape from Laboratory
No in-app purchases
EscapeGame The Bartender
No in-app purchases
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