Escape Director vs Escape Room Master
Escape Room Master's newest announced update is from 2017. Escape Director ships new features every month, costs less, and you can start today.
The short answer
Escape Room Master is browser-based Game Master software at $69 a month per location. Its newest announced update is from 2017, and its trial is by request. Escape Director also runs in the browser, ships new features every month, shows analytics for each Puzzle, and costs $59.99 a month per location.
Why owners pick Escape Director
Still getting better
New features every month. Escape Room Master's newest announced update is from June 2017.
See which Puzzle slows teams down
Time and Clues for every Puzzle, every Room and every Game Master. Escape Room Master lists room statistics and clue counts.
Start today, no sales call
Start your 30-day trial from the website and build your first Room tonight. Escape Room Master asks you to contact them.
Costs less
$59.99 a month against $69, with ready-made Arduino firmware and a free, open-source SDK for your own props.
Built this year. It shows.
A fast, clean Room Dashboard in any browser, on the computer you already have. Nothing to install, no license keys.
Click around the live demo, no sign-upThe scorecard
Escape Director checks all 11. Escape Room Master checks 7.
| Feature | Escape Director | Escape Room Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $59.99/mo per location | $69/mo per location |
| Runs in a web browser | Yes | Yes |
| Works on Mac and Windows | Yes | Yes |
| The whole game keeps running offline | Yes | YesOnce loaded |
| Works with your props, no special hardware | Yes | Yes |
| Free, open-source Arduino SDK | Yes | Not listed |
| Solved props start Automations | Yes | Yes |
| Analytics for each Puzzle | Yes | Not listedRoom stats only |
| Ask your analytics in plain English | Yes | Not listed |
| Live lobby leaderboard | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited Rooms on one plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial you start yourself | Yes | NoContact them |
Escape Room Master: $69 a month per location for Game Master. Yearly and lifetime plans by contact. Details are from its website, checked October 2026. “Not listed” means its website does not say. Spot something out of date? Email support@escapedirector.com and we will fix it.
Ask your business anything
Type a question in plain English and get the answer from your own games, with the numbers behind it. None of the other tools on these pages offer anything like it.
- “Which Puzzle stalls teams the most this month?”
- “Which Game Master gives the most Clues?”
- “How did the new Room do in its first 50 games?”
New features every month
Escape Room Master's newest announced update is from June 2017. Here are our latest.
- October 20, 2026Assistant
- October 20, 2026Team
- October 20, 2026Locations
- September 30, 2026Hardware Integration
Switch in an afternoon
Your clue list and media move over as they are, and network props connect through Room Connector. Send us your clue list and we will set up your first Room for you, free. Run it next to Escape Room Master during your 30-day trial, then switch on a quiet day.
Questions
Escape Director checks all 11 boxes on our scorecard; Escape Room Master checks 7. The biggest differences: still getting better; see which Puzzle slows teams down; start today, no sales call; costs less.
Yes. Escape Director runs in the browser on Windows or Mac, keeps the whole game running when the internet drops, works with the props you already own, and shows analytics down to each Puzzle, all on one plan with unlimited Rooms.
Escape Room Master: $69 a month per location for Game Master. Yearly and lifetime plans by contact. Escape Director: $59.99 a month or $599.99 a year per location, with unlimited Rooms and every feature included.
Its newest announced update, on its own blog, is from June 2017, and its website footer reads 2015 to 2017. Escape Director ships new features every month; every release is listed on our Updates page.
Yes. Send us your clue list and we will set up your first Room for you, free. Run it next to Escape Room Master during the 30-day trial, then switch on a quiet day.