Comparison

Lost Yeti vs Mechanic Escape

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

Head to head
About

Lost Yeti

Guide a cute Yeti home by strategically sliding ice blocks to create a path. Navigate through challenging levels, collect bonus items, and avoid enemies and traps in this charming puzzle adventure.

Highlights
  • Slide ice cubes to create paths
  • Collect bonus items
  • Avoid enemies and traps
  • Explore 3 worlds
  • 60 challenging levels
  • Colorful pixel art
  • 8-bit music
Features
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Lead the Yeti to his way home! "A rich and rewarding puzzler full of neat ideas, Lost Yeti is well worth searching out." - Pocket Gamer 8/10 "Still, Lost Yeti deserves a lot of credit for drawing so affectionately upon the games of the past and effectively recreating their magic." - Gamezebo 4.5/5 "Lost Yeti uses a Nintendo-styled aesthetic to be one of the most accurate retro games on iOS." - 148Apps 4/5 "Lost Yeti’s throwback aesthetic and charming puzzles are a Super Nintendo-lover’s sugarcoated dream come true." - MacLife 4.5/5 Lost Yeti is an extremely cute puzzle adventure where you slide ice cubes to create a path for the Yeti and complete the level. Collect bonus items and be sure to avoid dangerous enemies and traps spread all over the levels. Features: • 3 worlds to explore • 60 levels • Colorful pixel art • 8-bit music • Original enemies and puzzles

About

Mechanic Escape

Embark on a challenging platforming adventure to rescue your species from ruthless machines. Navigate infernal chases, dodge deadly obstacles, and face formidable bosses in a race against time. This hardcore game tests your reflexes and platforming skills across 80 levels.

Highlights
  • 80 challenging levels
  • Hardcore gameplay
  • Original universe
  • Achievements to unlock
  • MFi controller support
  • Video replay sharing
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In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species! Mechanic escape is a platform game full of infernal chases. In order to find his lost friends, Mech (the hero) doesn't hesitate to play the human cannonball, to pass throughout high-voltage areas or even dodge the most deadly machines. As if that was not enough, many bosses will take a real pleasure in chasing you to stop your insane journey. Mechanic Escape is a challenge for the most experienced players, that aims to defy your reflexes. Prepare yourself for a delirious escape combining rhythm and fun. A breathtaking adventure! ▪ 80 levels ▪ A hardcore game ▪ An original universe ▪ Plenty of achievements to unlock ▪ MFi support: Completely playable with a joystick ▪ Share your video replay with ReplayKit Reviews (PC): “The game ends up being a cool combination of Super Meat Boy’s insane difficulty and Rayman’s vibrant art style and replayability” 8/10 – The Gamescouts “A classic and efficient die & retry, that will delight the admirers of this kind of game” 18/20 – Gamergen “Your patience and your platforming skills will be tested to their highest levels” 8/10 – That videogame blog Do not watch TV, play it. Mechanic Escape developed by Slak Games, Optimized and Published on Mobile by Playdigious. Follow us on social network: http://www.facebook.com/playdigious http://www.twtter.com/playdigious

Screenshots

Lost Yeti4 screens
Mechanic Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lost Yeti at 87% against Mechanic Escape's 43%. Lost Yeti also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 3). Mechanic Escape's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On price, 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

Lost Yeti costs $2.99 and Mechanic Escape $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mechanic Escape holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lost Yeti has 41 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Lost Yeti's written reviews are positive against 43% of Mechanic Escape's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost Yeti ships an update every 12 months, Mechanic Escape fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lost Yeti versus Mechanic Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost YetiMechanic Escape
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.4 (41 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings41 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB390 MB
Age rating+49+
DeveloperGionathan PesaresiPlaydigious

Customer experience

Lost Yeti

All ratings41 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews368 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative4.1%

Mechanic Escape

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

Bugs and requests

Lost Yeti

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing on level 17
  • Partial screen display on iPhone 11

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Ability to skip difficult levels
  • Option to disable ads

Mechanic Escape

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Lost Yeti

No in-app purchases

None

Mechanic Escape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lost Yeti free?
Lost Yeti costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mechanic Escape free?
Mechanic Escape costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lost Yeti or Mechanic Escape?
Mechanic Escape is rated higher. Lost Yeti averages 4.4 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Mechanic Escape averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Lost Yeti or Mechanic Escape have ads?
Neither Lost Yeti nor Mechanic Escape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Yeti or Mechanic Escape?
Lost Yeti ships an update every 12 months, and Mechanic Escape fortnightly. Most recently, Lost Yeti was updated on October 21, 2026 and Mechanic Escape on October 29, 2026.

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