Comparison

KOMRAD vs John Ray Space Adventure

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

Head to head
About

KOMRAD

Engage in a unique interactive story game where you chat with a Soviet AI from 1985. This AI, unaware the Cold War has ended, may be connected to a nuclear arsenal. Your conversational choices shape your destiny and the world's.

Highlights
  • Interactive story game
  • Chat with AI
  • Conversational choices
  • Soviet era setting
  • Multiple endings
Features
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=> Free for a limited time to celebrate landing on CNET's Best Mobile Games of 2016! <= Chat with an A.I. - this interactive adventure game gives you a chance to chat with a Soviet Artificial Intelligence from 1985 that’s been training in the dark for thirty years, doesn’t know the Cold War ended, and may be connected to the world’s second largest nuclear arsenal. KOMRAD is a casual interactive story game for iOS 9 and 10 and watchOS 2 and 3 that plays out through conversations and choices. When the Soviets shut down a secret project in 1985, they forgot one thing—to turn off the computer. Now you are the first person to connect to this advanced artificial intelligence that has been training in the dark for thirty years, unaware the Cold War has ended. Your conversational choices will determine your fate--and the fate of the world. KOMRAD is a work of interactive fiction* created by the former Chief Design Officer of IBM Watson** based on fundamental principles of real AIs and chatbots. You may learn something. We promise it won't hurt.*** As mentioned in The Verge, WIRED Germany, TouchArcade, Polygon, and other fine publications. More importantly, here's what some of the first players**** said: - "I felt like a kid again...I couldn't put it down!" (US) - "just wanted you to know this game is incredible...really amazing script and story"" (US) - "Komrad is a fantastic experience...It changed how I see Chat Bots and AI development." (Germany) - "I just started the game but I can already say i love it...you really feel like someone's "on the other side" (Denmark) -------------------------------------------------- * not an actual AI ** batteries (and IBM Watson) not included *** much **** quotes from actual players--not our mothers

About

John Ray Space Adventure

Embark on a retro point-and-click adventure as a space archaeologist searching for ancient artifacts. Explore planets, interact with characters, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten civilization. This indie game offers a classic adventure experience with pixel art and atmospheric music.

Highlights
  • Retro point-and-click gameplay
  • Space archaeology theme
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Inventory puzzles
  • Interactive world
  • Atmospheric music and sound effects
  • Manual and auto-save options
Features
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John Ray's Space Adventure Archeology, Adventure, Artifacts. To excavate where no space archeologist has dug before. An indie adventure game! An retro point and click adventure game about John Ray, a space archaeologist, under contract by the wealthy Mr. Maljerk. John's adventure begins with the search for ancient artifacts scattered throughout the local star system. These artifacts are part of a powerful device left by a technologically advanced but mostly forgotten Xec race. Travel between planets, talk to people and robots, make friends, collect inventory items, solve puzzles and interact with the world. This is gameplay in the best point and click tradition. Independent game design, writing, development and publishing. Features: - John Ray's Space Adventure is a classic point & click adventure game. - Beautiful pixel art (hope you like it). - Wonderful scenes and worlds are waiting to be discovered. - Players become John Ray, a space archeologist. - There are many characters to talk to. - There is some humor and surprises. - Items can be collected and used to solve inventory puzzles. - John can interact with objects and inventory items. - Atmospheric ambient music and cool sound effects (see the credits to check out more from the musicians). - The game is in English without a voice-over for a classic gaming experience. - A hotspot-highlighting-function helps minimize pixel hunting. - Save game slots manually or use the convenient auto-save. - An advanced adventure game player will probably need a weekend to finish it, less experienced players may need one to two weeks. - An indie game from beginning to the end. - Available for iOS and Mac, so you can play it via touch or with a mouse.

Screenshots

KOMRAD4 screens
John Ray Space Adventure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: KOMRAD at $0.99 against John Ray Space Adventure's $5.99. KOMRAD also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (144 vs 9). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

KOMRAD costs $0.99 and John Ray Space Adventure $5.99 up front. 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 — 4.7 for KOMRAD against 4.6 for John Ray Space Adventure. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KOMRAD has 144 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KOMRAD ships an update every 4 days, John Ray Space Adventure fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
KOMRAD versus John Ray Space Adventure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKOMRADJohn Ray Space Adventure
Price$0.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.7 (144 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews71.3% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB145 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSentient Play LLCAdam Musial-Bright

Customer experience

KOMRAD

All ratings144 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative20.0%

John Ray Space Adventure

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

KOMRAD

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Game freezes
  • Game closes down
  • KOMRAD is busy (script, no queries)
  • Nothing for over a week
  • Cannot get back into game after failing
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  • Game reset after update, lost progress
  • Progress doesn't sync with Apple Watch
  • Froze on watch
  • Freezing on iPhone
  • App froze after waiting period
  • Kompletionist achievement bug
  • Game crashes at the end
  • Doesn't work on Apple Watch
  • Bug when game cannot play after 3rd chapter
  • Freeze when trying to go back to AI from texts

Requested features

17 requests
  • Sequel
  • More chapters
  • Longer gameplay
  • Carry over previous choices/relationship in sequel
  • More endings
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  • Option to download more adventures/chapters
  • More paths and options
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Fix Apple Watch sync
  • More time with KOMRAD
  • Option to spend longer getting to know KOMRAD
  • More dialogue options
  • More routes
  • Fix bugs
  • Lower price
  • Continue making interactive AI story games

John Ray Space Adventure

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

KOMRAD

No in-app purchases

None

John Ray Space Adventure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KOMRAD free?
KOMRAD costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is John Ray Space Adventure free?
John Ray Space Adventure costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KOMRAD or John Ray Space Adventure?
KOMRAD is rated higher. KOMRAD averages 4.7 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while John Ray Space Adventure averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do KOMRAD or John Ray Space Adventure have ads?
Neither KOMRAD nor John Ray Space Adventure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KOMRAD or John Ray Space Adventure?
KOMRAD ships an update every 4 days, and John Ray Space Adventure fortnightly. Most recently, KOMRAD was updated on November 1, 2026 and John Ray Space Adventure on November 3, 2026.

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