DATA vs NoClip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DATA
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Welcome to the year 2095! Let me get you up to speed. There’s good news and bad news. The good news is: Some things never change. People still flock to the bustling metropolises for the chance to make something of themselves, Neo-Chicago deep-dish is still the most delicious meal known to man. And betting on the Bulls is still the best short-term investment known to man. Some things have changed though. The cars hover. The guns are laser pistols. AI can finally draw fingers. And when I said that people make something of themselves, they’re mostly making themselves into cybernetically enhanced criminals. Or selling their souls to the giant corporations that run pretty much everything now. We’ll call those guys corpos. And I know that’s not worse than criminal but … it kind of feels worse. It’s not all bad though. The hottest new tech on the streets is called “Daylight”. You know solar panels? It’s like that. Except like a million times stronger. And people have been building some pretty amazing things with it. Mecha robots. Supercomputers. Crazy new cybernetic augments. But you’ve gotta make hay while the sun shines because when night falls, all that stuff goes offline and we’re living in 2092 again. One thing’s for sure. There’s no shortage of adventure for corpos *or* criminals... Or hackers, vidjocks, ripperdocs, triggerheads, brutes or storytellers. It’s time for you to go find your own adventures and make your own stories. Who are you going to be?
NoClip
Explore the unsettling Backrooms in this AI-powered survival horror text adventure. Manage your stats, scavenge for supplies, and face terrifying entities. Permadeath means every choice matters, but meta-progression helps you learn and survive longer.
- AI-powered real-time narration
- Survival stat management (HP, Sanity, Hunger, Thirst)
- 18 levels across 6 difficulty tiers
- Freeform text input for actions
- Permadeath with meta-progression
- Unlockable narrative voice modes
- Shareable run summary cards
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You noclipped out of reality. Now you're trapped in the Backrooms. Infinite halls of yellow wallpaper. Buzzing fluorescent lights. Damp carpet stretching in every direction. Something is watching. And the only way out is deeper. NoClip: Backrooms is an AI-powered survival horror text adventure. A real-time AI narrator generates every moment on the fly — no scripts, no branching paths. Every single run tells a completely different story. Play free every day. SURVIVE THE BACKROOMS Manage four survival stats — HP, Sanity, Hunger, and Thirst — as you explore hostile liminal spaces. Scavenge Almond Water, flashlights, and supplies to stay alive. When a stat hits zero, the consequences are permanent. 18 LEVELS ACROSS 6 DIFFICULTY TIERS Begin in Level 0: The Lobby. Descend through abandoned offices, pipe-filled tunnels, the eerily serene Poolrooms, a terror hotel, lightless voids, and worse. Each level features unique entities, atmosphere, and survival challenges drawn from authentic Backrooms wiki lore. TYPE ANYTHING Quick-action buttons keep things moving, but freeform text input lets you try whatever you can imagine. Barricade a door. Fashion a weapon. Reason with a Faceling. Scream into the void. The AI adapts to every choice. THE AI LIES TO YOU As Sanity drops, the narrator becomes unreliable. Hallucinated items appear in your inventory. The text distorts. The UI warps. At zero Sanity, you enter The Wretched Cycle — and there is no coming back. FACE THE ENTITIES Smilers lurk in darkness. Hounds stalk corridors. Skin-Stealers wear familiar faces. Every entity follows distinct behavioral rules. Learn their triggers, weaknesses, and survival tactics — or die trying. RED DOOR OR BLUE DOOR Survive long enough and two doors appear. Every door leads deeper. Choose wisely. PERMADEATH WITH META-PROGRESSION Death is permanent, but knowledge persists. Each run unlocks entries in your Wanderer's Journal, earns Survival Instincts that give you an edge on future runs, and leaves behind Found Notes for future explorers. Learn from each death. Get further. 5 NARRATIVE VOICE MODES Unlock new AI narrator styles as you progress: Standard, Field Report, Survivor's Journal, Found Footage, and The Archivist. Each transforms how your story is told. SHARE YOUR STORY When you fall, a shareable run card captures your journey — cause of death, levels visited, stats, and a memorable AI-generated quote. Show the world how far you made it. PLAY FREE — NO ADS 5 free turns every day. No ads, no energy timers. Want more? Grab a turn pack. Purchased turns never expire. Built on authentic Backrooms lore from the community wiki. Made for fans of liminal horror, text adventures, AI games, and survival stories. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://www.minnerlabs.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NoClip at fortnightly against DATA's every 3 months. DATA's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, 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. DATA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NoClip sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DATA ships an update every 3 months, NoClip fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DATA | NoClip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ONE SHAKA MEDIA LLC | Minner Labs LLC |
In-app purchases
DATA
- Trait: Dog Whisperer$1.99
NoClip
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 10 Turn Pack$0.99
- 50 Turn Pack$4.99
- 120 Turn Pack$9.99









