Comparison

Sally Face vs Unwanted Experiment

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

Head to head
About

Sally Face

Embark on a dark mystery adventure with a boy who uses a handheld device to communicate with the deceased. Uncover sinister secrets plaguing a small town after a series of murders, encountering bizarre characters and challenging puzzles along the way.

Highlights
  • Speak with ghosts using the Gear Boy
  • Inspired by 1990s cartoons and nightmares
  • Handcrafted by a solo developer
  • Challenging optional puzzles
  • Bizarre characters and narrative threads
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A DARK MYSTERY IS UNFOLDING Delve into an unsettling adventure following a boy with a prosthetic face, as he uses his handheld video game system to speak with the dead and learn their stories. After a string of mysterious murders, Sal and his three friends discover something truly sinister casting shadows over their small town. FEATURES * Speak with ghosts using the Gear Boy * Inspired by 1990s cartoons and personal nightmares * Handcrafted by a solo dev (including art, design and music) * Challenging optional puzzles reveal new narrative threads * Bizarre characters, ponies, headbanging and more

About

Unwanted Experiment

Trapped in a scientist's laboratory, you must solve puzzles and interact with another character to escape before becoming a victim of strange experiments. This point-and-click adventure offers a tense, interactive detective story with multiple endings and a hint system.

Highlights
  • Interactive detective story
  • Two characters to control
  • Puzzles and secrets
  • Multiple endings
  • Hint system
  • Detailed graphics
Features
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A scientist has come to Hidden Town. It is rumored that he is conducting very strange experiments. Some of the villagers claim to have seen very unusual creatures near his laboratory. The scientist has kidnapped you and has trapped you in his laboratory. Try to escape the room before he comes back and you become a victim of his tests. Unwanted Experiment is the second chapter in the Hidden Town escape room games series. You will have to interact between two characters who have to help each other to escape together from the mysterious laboratory in this great haunted house adventure full of adrenaline. The order of the Dark Dome escape room games is not crucial, you can play them in any order and you will still see the connections between the stories until you unravel the mysteries of Hidden Town. All escape room games are connected in one way or another. - What you will find in this suspense thriller game: A large number of puzzles and secrets spread inside the scientist's laboratory and a prison inside it. An interactive detective story full of tension and suspense thriller, you will want to escape the room from the first moment. A sensational and detailed graphic style that will make you live the adventure and the desire to escape in your own flesh from start to finish. Two different endings that will depend on the actions you take. A complete hint system that can guide you throughout this point and click escape puzzle game whenever you find yourself trapped. - Premium Version: If you purchase the Premium Version of this horror mystery game you will be able to access a secret scene where you can play an additional Hidden Town story and face additional brain teasers and puzzles. You will also be able to play the entire escape puzzle game without ads and you will have direct access to the hints. - How to play this horror escape mystery game: To interact with the objects and characters in the environment, just touch them with your finger. Find hidden objects, select items from the inventory and use them on in-game objects or combine them to create a new item that helps you solve a puzzle and continue your horror escape mystery adventure. Test your wits and solve the puzzles and riddles. Perfect for Lovers of Horror Escape Puzzle: Test Your Limits If you're a fan of challenging puzzles and immersive gameplay, then this horror mystery is tailor-made for you. With its cleverly designed puzzles and intricate mysteries, this detective story game will push your problem-solving skills to their limits. Are you up to the challenge? “Immerse yourself in the enigmatic stories of the Dark Dome escape games and reveal all its secrets. There are still many mysteries to be unraveled in Hidden Town."

Screenshots

Sally Face4 screens
Unwanted Experiment4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Unwanted Experiment at $1.99 against Sally Face's $9.99. Unwanted Experiment also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Sally Face's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (95% vs 71%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Sally Face costs $9.99 and Unwanted Experiment $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sally Face against 4.8 for Unwanted Experiment. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sally Face has 340 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Sally Face's written reviews are positive against 71% of Unwanted Experiment's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sally Face ships an update every 6 days, Unwanted Experiment monthly. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sally Face versus Unwanted Experiment: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSally FaceUnwanted Experiment
Price$9.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.9 (340 ratings) — better4.8 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings340 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#13 — better#119
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size936 MB59 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPortable Moose LLCDark Dome

Customer experience

Sally Face

All ratings126 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%

Unwanted Experiment

All ratings13 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Sally Face

No in-app purchases

None

Unwanted Experiment

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sally Face free?
Sally Face costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unwanted Experiment free?
Unwanted Experiment costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sally Face or Unwanted Experiment?
Sally Face is rated higher. Sally Face averages 4.9 out of 5 from 340 ratings, while Unwanted Experiment averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Sally Face or Unwanted Experiment have ads?
Neither Sally Face nor Unwanted Experiment shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sally Face or Unwanted Experiment?
Sally Face ships an update every 6 days, and Unwanted Experiment monthly. Most recently, Sally Face was updated on November 9, 2026 and Unwanted Experiment on November 9, 2026.
Which is more popular, Sally Face or Unwanted Experiment?
Sally Face currently peaks at #13 in the App Store charts, and Unwanted Experiment at #119. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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