RoomEight vs Anomaly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RoomEight
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Standard (Recommended) RoomEight is a tense observation game where a single mistake sends you back to the beginning. Start in Room 0 and memorize every detail. Move forward and decide: ・If the room is completely normal, tap NEXT. ・If you notice even one anomaly, tap BACK. Choose correctly and you advance. Choose wrong and you return to Room 0. The rules are simple, but your eyes will start to doubt what you saw. Features ・Simple two-button gameplay: NEXT / BACK ・A psychological, minimalist horror atmosphere ・Anomalies ranging from obvious to barely noticeable ・Progression that rewards attention and memory ・Collect achievements and badges as you improve Can you keep your focus, trust your judgment, and reach Room 8?
Anomaly
Test your observation skills with daily photo puzzles. Find impossible elements or confirm normalcy to earn bonuses. Compete with your own accuracy and track your progress with daily streaks.
- Daily photo puzzles
- Tap to identify anomalies
- Report 'nothing wrong' option
- Daily accuracy scoring
- Streak tracking
- Spoiler-free result sharing
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A photo that looks perfectly normal. Somewhere in it, something physically impossible may be hiding — or nothing at all. A mug floating just a little. A clock missing one number. A shadow pointing the wrong way. Or… is everything fine? Anomaly is an observation game played on a single photo. No second image to compare. No count of how many. Just your eyes and your judgment. ■ Tap, then call it Tap anything that feels wrong. When you think you've seen everything, hit REPORT. Found them all? Perfect observation. Missed one? That's on you. Wrong taps cost time. ■ The nerve to say "nothing's wrong" Some photos are completely normal. Report "nothing wrong" without a single tap and earn the biggest bonus. Doubt too much and you lose. Trust too much and you lose. ■ 5 levels a day Fresh levels at midnight, about 3 minutes total. Today's levels are today only — a perfectly-sized daily habit. ■ Compete with your own Accuracy Every day is scored as Accuracy — how close you got to that day's maximum. It stays comparable across days of different difficulty, so your progress actually shows. Tap STREAK to read your past accuracy, standing and the distribution. ■ Share your result A spoiler-free emoji card of today's observations. Weekly streak stamps show your run at a glance. No tutorial needed. Today's 5 are waiting. ■ Full Access (optional) A monthly subscription lets you play every past level you missed or never saw the answer to — as many as you like. Ads are removed too. It renews automatically and can be canceled anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://anomaly.shioristudio.dev/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://anomaly.shioristudio.dev/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Anomaly at every 4 days against RoomEight's fortnightly. Anomaly also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. RoomEight sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Anomaly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RoomEight ships an update fortnightly, Anomaly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoomEight | Anomaly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kawamata Koichiro | Mitsuhiro Ogata |
In-app purchases
RoomEight
- Unlock Stage$0.99
- Secret Book$0.99
- Rewind Watch (Gold)$0.99
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- Secret Book x5$3.99
- Rewind Watch (Gold) x5$3.99
- Remove Ads$29.99
Anomaly
- Full Access$2.991 Month
- The Late-Night Store$3.99
Questions
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