Comparison

Hat vs Escape Game Magic Paint

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

Head to head
About

Hat

Solve puzzles and find hidden objects to escape a mysterious room. Explore your surroundings, use items strategically, and decipher clues to find your way out.

Highlights
  • Find hidden items
  • Solve puzzles
  • Explore rooms
  • Interpret tricks
  • Use items strategically
Features
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When I wake up I was in a strange room Find the hidden items in the room The interpretation of the tricks many escape from this room Method of operation examine the suspicious location · Touch the place you want to examine select an item · Touch the item you want to select see a detailed image of the item ・The touch again the selected item  Select other items to display detailed image of the item You can use the item to item by touching

About

Escape Game Magic Paint

Solve puzzles and escape a black-and-white room where colors gradually appear as you progress. Investigate suspicious areas and use items to uncover clues and find your way out.

Highlights
  • Solve riddles to escape
  • Colors appear as you progress
  • Investigate suspicious areas
  • Use items to find clues
  • Hint system available
Features
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■Game Description You are trapped in a black-and-white room! Solve the riddles and try to escape from the room. As you solve the riddles, more colors will gradually appear in the room. You may find new clues by examining the room again. ■How to play Tap a suspicious place to investigate. Tap an item in the item column twice. Tap an item in the item column twice to enlarge it. You can also see a hint if you don't understand the puzzle. ■Music provided 効果音ラボ 様 https://soundeffect-lab.info

Screenshots

Hat4 screens
Escape Game Magic Paint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hat at none against Escape Game Magic Paint's shown. Hat also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). Escape Game Magic Paint's advantage is ratings volume (80 vs 18). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Escape Game Magic Paint holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 80 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Hat's written reviews are positive against 90% of Escape Game Magic Paint's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hat versus Escape Game Magic Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHatEscape Game Magic Paint
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings)4.8 (80 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1880 — better
Update frequency—Every 43 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkoji morimotoMitsuaki Itasaka

Customer experience

Hat

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative4.9%

Escape Game Magic Paint

All ratings78 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.6%

Bugs and requests

Hat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Escape Game Magic Paint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes at title screen on older iPhones
  • Hint videos not playing
  • Mismatched hints and puzzles
  • Game crashes after pressing start

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make mini-games skippable
  • Improve visibility of small game elements
  • Series continuation
  • Allow zooming on small elements
  • Fix hint video playback issues

In-app purchases

None

Hat

No in-app purchases

None

Escape Game Magic Paint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hat free?
Hat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape Game Magic Paint free?
Escape Game Magic Paint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hat or Escape Game Magic Paint?
Escape Game Magic Paint is rated higher. Hat averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Escape Game Magic Paint averages 4.8 from 80 ratings.
Do Hat or Escape Game Magic Paint have ads?
Escape Game Magic Paint shows ads; Hat does not.

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