Comparison

Ratings War vs Endless Crafter

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

Head to head
About

Ratings War

Become a cybernetic reporter in a dystopian future, solving murders and battling rivals to dominate the news. Your choices shape the narrative, influencing your ambition, integrity, and romantic relationships.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Future-noir story
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Develop reporting style
  • Romance options
  • Multiple character genders
Features
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Implant cameras in your eyes to win the news wars of 2061! Record your way through dystopian New Angeles, solving multiple murders and conquering the airwaves as you go! "Ratings War" is a thrilling 80,000-word interactive novel by Eddy Webb, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Outwit your rivals at the biggest news network in the industry to win market share and dominate the ratings. As one of the first reporters with a pair of cybernetic eyes, you’ll break stories while you live them—and become a celebrity when you uncover a vast criminal conspiracy. When you blow the whistle on a human trafficking operation, will you focus on facts or on fame? Will you strike out as an independent, or follow the guidelines of your network? You can escape from an underground organ farm—but can you get your footage on the air and win the Ratings War? • Play a future-noir story of murder, corruption, and mystery. • Develop your reporting style as you balance your ambition and integrity. • Decide what facts make it to air, and how to spin them. • Break the rules to get your story. • Play as male, female, or non-binary. • Straight, gay, and bisexual romance options.

About

Endless Crafter

Engage in a word-crafting adventure where creating words unlocks powerful units and defenses. Merge your way to stronger shooters and discover new abilities to survive increasingly difficult waves of enemies in this addictive game.

Highlights
  • Create words to unlock units
  • Merge units into powerful shooters
  • Discover new skills and abilities
  • Endless waves with increasing difficulty
  • Fast and addictive progression
Features
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Craft new words, build stronger shooters, and survive endless waves of enemies. Experiment with merges and discover new ways to defend. Features • Create words to unlock stronger units • Merge your way into powerful shooters • Discover new skills and special abilities • Endless waves with increasing difficulty • Fast, simple, and addictive progression

Screenshots

Ratings War4 screens
Endless Crafter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Endless Crafter at Free against Ratings War's $4.99. Endless Crafter also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 18 months). Ratings War's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (75% vs 56%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Endless Crafter is free to download; Ratings War costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ratings War holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Ratings War's written reviews are positive against 56% of Endless Crafter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ratings War ships an update every 18 months, Endless Crafter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ratings War versus Endless Crafter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRatings WarEndless Crafter
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better3.8 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better56.3% of reviews
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB629 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCUgur Gulser

Customer experience

Ratings War

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

Endless Crafter

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral15.4%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ratings War

No in-app purchases

None

Endless Crafter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ratings War free?
Ratings War costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Endless Crafter free?
Endless Crafter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ratings War or Endless Crafter?
Ratings War is rated higher. Ratings War averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Endless Crafter averages 3.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Ratings War or Endless Crafter have ads?
Both Ratings War and Endless Crafter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ratings War or Endless Crafter?
Ratings War ships an update every 18 months, and Endless Crafter every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ratings War was updated on November 6, 2026 and Endless Crafter on November 5, 2026.

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