Comparison

EscapeGame LostChapel vs next

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

EscapeGame LostChapel

Trapped in an abandoned chapel, you must work with a mysterious girl to find a way out. Explore the 3D environment, solve puzzles using notes and a camera, and follow flowchart-style hints to progress through four chapters of an escape story.

Highlights
  • 3D graphics
  • Four chapters
  • Escape story
  • Flowchart hints
  • Auto-save
  • In-game notes and camera
Features
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◯Escape from the abandoned chapel You have been captured in an abandoned chapel. Aim to escape together with the mysterious girl Eld, who is also captured. ◯Features - Beautiful graphics drawn in 3D - 4 chapters - Story about escaping - Flowchart-style hints - Auto-save - Handwritten notes ◯How to play - Tap on items and puzzles in the room to investigate - If you don't understand, you can get hints according to your progress from the hint button - Use notes and the camera to comfortably solve puzzles in the game ◯Credits Director, background CG, game design - sumino (@sumino_plumist) Character design, in-game illustrations - RaiN (@RaiN_1021)

About

next

Engage your mind with unique logic and math puzzles. Discover hidden patterns and find the missing element in an ever-evolving challenge. This game offers a minimalist design and a relaxing soundscape to enhance your reasoning and observation skills.

Highlights
  • Unique sequences
  • Evolving difficulty
  • Minimalist design
  • Mathematical and logical puzzles
  • Adaptive progression
  • Relaxing soundscape
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Step into a world where logic meets intuition, and numbers reveal their hidden patterns. Your mission is simple yet endlessly challenging: discover what comes next. Every level presents a new sequence, mathematical or logical, always unique. From basic arithmetic to unexpected patterns, your brain will face an ever-evolving test of reasoning, observation, and creativity. Can you decode the logic behind each sequence and find the missing element? - Unique Sequences: No two puzzles are alike. Each one hides its own logic, from simple progressions to mind-bending concepts that defy expectations. - Evolving Difficulty: The game starts simple but quickly pushes your limits, testing memory, math, and intuition in equal measure. - Minimalist Focus: A clean, distraction-free design keeps your mind on what matters. Every number counts, can you spot the rule? - Mathematical and Beyond: Not every answer lies in math alone. Some sequences draw from time, geometry, or hidden real-world logic. - Adaptive Progression: The challenge evolves with you. Whether you are a casual player or a puzzle expert, every sequence will keep you thinking. - Relaxing Soundscape: Subtle music helps you focus and stay calm, every solved puzzle feels like pure insight. - Multilingual Support: Challenge your brain in your preferred language. Are you smart enough to find the next number in every sequence? Will your mind uncover the patterns others miss? Your journey into the world of logic begins now. Think deeper. Guess smarter. Master the sequence.

Screenshots

EscapeGame LostChapel4 screens
next4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: next at 100% against EscapeGame LostChapel's 29%. next also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). EscapeGame LostChapel's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EscapeGame LostChapel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. next asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

next holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EscapeGame LostChapel has 52 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of EscapeGame LostChapel's written reviews are positive against 100% of next's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EscapeGame LostChapel ships an update every 4 days, next weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EscapeGame LostChapel versus next: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEscapeGame LostChapelnext
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (52 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size304 MB128 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKensuke MiyaharaRaul Davrishev

Customer experience

EscapeGame LostChapel

All ratings48 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral14.6%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral20.0%
Negative51.4%

next

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

EscapeGame LostChapel

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Remove Ads$7.99
None

next

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EscapeGame LostChapel free?
EscapeGame LostChapel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is next free?
next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EscapeGame LostChapel or next?
next is rated higher. EscapeGame LostChapel averages 4.4 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while next averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do EscapeGame LostChapel or next have ads?
Both EscapeGame LostChapel and next show ads.
Which is updated more often, EscapeGame LostChapel or next?
EscapeGame LostChapel ships an update every 4 days, and next weekly. Most recently, EscapeGame LostChapel was updated on October 28, 2026 and next on October 21, 2026.

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