Comparison

Around the World vs Tiny Escape #2

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

Head to head
About

Around the World

Embark on a magical Victorian-era adventure to find a legendary treasure. Explore six continents, uncover hundreds of hidden objects in vibrant locations, and solve puzzles. Combine items into collections to progress through an exciting storyline filled with steam-powered wonders and overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Hidden object gameplay
  • Victorian era setting
  • Explore six continents
  • Combine items into collections
  • Exciting storyline
  • Mini-games
Features
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The Clues are right in front of your Eyes! Find the Great Treasure - a Magic Stone that can make your dreams come true! Based in the magical Victorian era, help a young girl discover ancient mysteries, overcome numerous enemies and find the magical stone. A beautiful Victorian world full of steam and electricity, airships and hot air balloons, heavy machines and frozen progress awaits. Immerse yourself and enjoy finding hundreds of Hidden Objects in every colorful corner of the World. Explore six continents! Discover items in every town, then combine them in collections and find the way to the great treasure! - Fantastic gameplay - Dozens of hidden object locations - Exciting storyline - Fun mini-games

About

Tiny Escape #2

Guide a boy trapped in a treehouse to escape in this mini puzzle adventure. Solve riddles, find hidden objects, and crack codes with retro graphics and chiptune sounds. Play offline and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Retro hand-drawn pixel graphics
  • Chiptune sound effects
  • Save timings and statistics
  • Stop and resume progress
  • Clue system for hints
  • Offline play
Features
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In episode 2 of Tiny Escape, 'Lonely at the top', a little boy is trapped inside his treehouse. Help him escape! Make sure he finds the exit and his way out in this mini escape room puzzle game, featuring: • retro hand-drawn pixel graphics; • chiptune sound effects; • browse and save timings and statistics after your escape; • stop and resume whenever you want as progress is saved • ask for hints through the clue system • easy controls • playable in single player mode • play offline; no internet connection required The Tiny Escape series from Cellcrowd brings you cute little escape rooms to your phone and tablet! If you are into escape games, exit games, elevator games, door games, room games, puzzle games, brain games and thinking games you will love our escape room games. Crack codes, solve puzzles, pick locks, discover clues, find hidden objects and train your brain. And did we mention it is free? Can you escape in time in this great escape adventure mystery like a real detective? Logical thinking and problem solving skills will get you a long way. If it's too difficult for you, you can always ask for a hint. But what could be more fun than teasing your brain, solving riddles, thinking about the right solution. You will not be bored! Cellcrowd is a small Dutch indie developer focused on developing quality apps and games for iPhone™ and iPad™ devices.

Screenshots

Tiny Escape #23 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Around the World at 4.0 against Tiny Escape #2's 3.0. Around the World also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 10.0). Tiny Escape #2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Around the World sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Tiny Escape #2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Around the World holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Around the World versus Tiny Escape #2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAround the WorldTiny Escape #2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 20 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size532 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoyBits Co Ltd.Daniel Cornelis Johannes Maria van Geel

Customer experience

Around the World

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tiny Escape #2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Around the World

One-time8
  • Traveler's Suitcase$3.99
  • Researcher's Suitcase$4.99
  • Silver Pack$4.99
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  • Small Gold Pack$4.99
  • Medium Gold Pack$9.99
  • Discoverer's Suitcase$12.99
  • Big Gold Pack$49.99
  • Extra Gold Pack$99.99
None

Tiny Escape #2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Around the World free?
Around the World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Escape #2 free?
Tiny Escape #2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Around the World or Tiny Escape #2?
Around the World is rated higher. Around the World averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tiny Escape #2 averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Around the World or Tiny Escape #2 have ads?
Tiny Escape #2 shows ads; Around the World does not.
Which is updated more often, Around the World or Tiny Escape #2?
Around the World ships an update every 20 months, and Tiny Escape #2 every 20 months. Most recently, Around the World was updated on October 18, 2026 and Tiny Escape #2 on October 24, 2026.

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