Comparison

Hat vs EscapeServiceArea

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

EscapeServiceArea

Solve puzzles and escape a mysterious service area at night. This game features intuitive tap controls, item combination, and helpful hints to guide you through your escape.

Highlights
  • Tap to interact and move
  • Combine items to solve puzzles
  • Hint system available
  • Screenshot functionality
  • Auto-save progress
Features
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Escape from the service area! [Extra game] Searching for something in the service area at night! [Features] ・Hint ・Answer ・Screenshot function ・Auto save [How to play] ・Tap to check the place you are interested in. Tap the arrows to move the screen. Tap an item to get it. Tap an item in the item box to select it. Double-tap an item to enlarge it. You can change or combine items by using another item on the item that is zoomed in. To use an item, tap the place where you want to use it while it is selected. 【効果音・BGM】 ・OtoLogic (https://otologic.jp) ・Springin’Sound Stock (https://www.springin.org/sound-stock/) ・効果音ラボ (https://soundeffect-lab.info/) ・効果音小森 (https://taira-komori.jpn.org/) ・DOVA-SYNDROME 「優しい呼吸で(Breath,tenderly)」蒲鉾さちこ (https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play16495.html) ・DOVA-SYNDROME 「せせらぎに耳を澄まして」ゆうきわたる (https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play16495.html) ・DOVA-SYNDROME 「beginning」のる (https://dova-s.jp/bgm/play16495.html) 【食品画像】 ・SOZAIYA-SAN (https://sozaiya-san.jp/)

Screenshots

Hat4 screens
EscapeServiceArea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hat at none against EscapeServiceArea's shown. Hat also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hat against 4.7 for EscapeServiceArea. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Hat's written reviews are positive against 67% of EscapeServiceArea's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hat versus EscapeServiceArea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHatEscapeServiceArea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings)4.7 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better12
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB181 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkoji morimotoKosuke Yoshinaga

Customer experience

Hat

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

EscapeServiceArea

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hat

No in-app purchases

None

EscapeServiceArea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hat free?
Hat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EscapeServiceArea free?
EscapeServiceArea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hat or EscapeServiceArea?
EscapeServiceArea is rated higher. Hat averages 4.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while EscapeServiceArea averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Hat or EscapeServiceArea have ads?
EscapeServiceArea shows ads; Hat does not.

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