Lifeline vs DS1 Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lifeline
Experience a suspenseful story that unfolds in real time, delivering notifications throughout your day. Your choices directly impact the narrative and the fate of the characters. Replay the story to explore different outcomes and decisions.
- Real-time story unfolding
- Interactive narrative choices
- Notifications throughout the day
- Respond from lock screen/Apple Watch
- Multiple story paths
- Immersive survival story
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The hearts and imaginations of countless players worldwide were captured when the original Lifeline took the App Store by storm and became the #1 Top Paid Game, and now Taylor needs your help again in Lifeline: Silent Night! Acclaimed author Dave Justus returns with a suspenseful new story that plays out in real time, delivering notifications throughout your day. Keep up as they come in, or catch up later when you’re free. You can even respond to Taylor directly from your Apple Watch or iPhone lock screen without launching into the app. Your choices shape the story as you play. Simple actions can have a profound effect. Complete any single path in the game and then go back and see what happens when you make a different choice. Lifeline: Silent Night is a deep, immersive story of survival and perseverance, and it’s up to you to save the White Star before it’s too late for its intrepid crew. The fate of Taylor, and the world, is in your hands! Praise for Lifeline: “This is the best game on the Apple Watch.” – Time.com “I’ve played many games that I find engrossing, but Lifeline may be one of the first that changed the way I thought about my daily routine, which leapt off the screen and became a part of my lived experience.” - Eli Cymet, Gamezebo “For a few brief hours I cared – really cared – about the fate of a completely fictional character. I don’t think any other game I’ve played has made me feel that way before.” - Matt Thrower, PocketGamer
DS1 Guide
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Guide for upgrade paths and builds for Dark souls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DS1 Guide at Free against Lifeline's $2.99. DS1 Guide also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). Lifeline's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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
DS1 Guide is free to download; Lifeline costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lifeline ships an update every 11 months, DS1 Guide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lifeline | DS1 Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 3 Minute Games, Inc. | MAYA SYLVIA VANTERPOOL |
Bugs and requests
Lifeline
Reported bugs
5 issues- It does not work on Apple Watch and the story keeps restarting from a random point
- Mistakes in the story
- Sync issues between phone and watch
- Choices don't matter
- Resets to earlier point in the story
Requested features
5 requests- A directory would be handy
- More Taylor stories
- Fast mode
- More lifeline titles with Taylor
- Lifeline 4 with Taylor
DS1 Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lifeline
No in-app purchases
DS1 Guide
No in-app purchases









