Scarlet Sails vs Congresswolf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scarlet Sails
Embark on an 80,000-word text-based adventure on the high seas. Make choices that shape your pirate's destiny, from their fighting style and magical abilities to their romantic pursuits and personal demons. Discover treasure, betrayal, and the possibility of true love.
- 80,000-word interactive novel
- Choice-driven narrative
- Customizable character personality
- Multiple romance options
- Text-based gameplay
- Fantasy and pirate themes
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Hoist the Jolly Roger and set sail to find the legendary Titan’s Treasure! Do you fight with a cutlass or with magic? Are you biding your time until you can shoot your captain in the back, or are you the reason the rum is gone? "Scarlet Sails" is an 80,000-word interactive novel by Felicity Banks, author of "Attack of the Clockwork Army" and "Bali B & B." 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. • Enjoy an 80,000 word adventure on the high seas. • Choose your personality, fighting style, and magical skill. • Play as male or female or nonbinary; gay, straight, or asexual. • Choose who to love, including options for singlehood or polyamory. • Face the horrors of your past, and of the deep. • Find treasure, treachery, and maybe even true love.
Congresswolf
Navigate a text-based interactive novel where you manage a Congressional campaign for a werewolf candidate. Your choices determine the story's outcome as you face media scrutiny, political challenges, and the potential for lycanthropy.
- Text-based interactive novel
- Manage a Congressional campaign
- Choices impact story
- Play as any gender/orientation
- Campaign strategy elements
- Investigate a murder
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Is the next member of Congress a werewolf? Can you survive a lycanthrope's bite? There's no silver bullet for winning an election! "Congresswolf" is an interactive novel by Ellen Cooper, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—140,000 words, without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. "Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner." — James Bovard When a werewolf murders your boss, you must step up to run a Congressional campaign all on your own. While werewolves, protestors, and worse—the media—lurk around every corner, you'll use everything you can to get your candidate elected. Email servers? Tax returns? Who cares. Election-season secrets and October surprises are nothing compared to the possibility that your candidate might be a werewolf...or that you might become one yourself. • Play as any gender, play as gay or straight • Set the right tone with your TV ads • Prep your candidate for debates • Impress big donors • Get out the vote • Find out who killed your predecessor • Decide where your candidate will stand on werewolf rights
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Congresswolf at 80% against Scarlet Sails's 20%. Congresswolf also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 21 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Scarlet Sails sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Congresswolf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Congresswolf holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Scarlet Sails's written reviews are positive against 80% of Congresswolf's.
Scarlet Sails ships an update every 21 months, Congresswolf every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scarlet Sails | Congresswolf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (18 ratings) | 4.2 (33 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hosted Games LLC | Choice of Games LLC |
Customer experience
Scarlet Sails
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In-app purchases
Scarlet Sails
- Rest of the Game$3.99
Congresswolf
- Rest of the Game$4.99
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