PARALLAX vs Help Annie
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PARALLAX
Experience a real-time text adventure where your choices shape the narrative and the fate of a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world. Engage with atmospheric sound design and make critical decisions to uncover the truth.
- Real-time story progression
- Branching choices with multiple endings
- Atmospheric sound design
- Offline mode
- Fast-forward option
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A while ago, the world ended. David Blythe is still here. After the great apocalypse, David found himself holed up in his flat with nothing but instant noodles and a jar of marmalade he took from Mrs. Crawley's pantry. He wrote a piece of software to send a call for help to every number on Earth, one by one, hoping someone would answer. Only you did. PARALLAX is a real-time text adventure told entirely through chat messages. David speaks. You reply. Choices you make shape the story, and David's fate. The horrors have passed, the world is quiet now, but David is still texting. Will you listen? Outside his window, the SH311s ("Shells") drag themselves through the streets. Inside, the pantry is almost empty, the batteries are running low, and David has questions only you can help him answer: - Are the footsteps getting louder, or is it just his imagination? — Should he risk going outside to scavenge for supplies? - What happened to the world, and is there anything left worth saving? - Do instant noodles go better with strawberry or raspberry jam? FEATURES • A story told in real time • Branching choices with real consequences and multiple endings • Atmospheric sound design and ambient notifications • Multiple endings shaped entirely by your decisions • Optional fast-forward mode and offline play • No ads. No timers. No free2play. Just David. This is not a game about shooting the undead. This is a game about keeping one stranger alive long enough to find out what happened to the world. A real-time interactive fiction experience for fans of atmospheric mystery games, narrative games, branching story adventures, and psychological thrillers told through chat messages. PARALLAX plays in the background of your day. Perfect for commutes, breaks, and sleepless nights when you're awake anyway. Pick up your phone. He's typing.
Help Annie
Embark on an interactive mystery thriller where your choices determine the fate of a woman caught in suspenseful events. This game offers an engaging narrative experience, similar to a messenger app, where you are the protagonist's only hope.
- Interactive narrative
- Mystery thriller genre
- Branching story choices
- Suspenseful gameplay
- Messenger app style
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"Help Annie" is an adventurous interactive mystery thriller in the manner of a Messenger App Game – exciting, fantastic and full of suspense. YOU are Annie's last and only hope, the choices YOU make may save Annette Lewis who is – instead of spending a once-in-a-lifetime holiday – confronted with a series of mysterious events. Caught by the shadows of her past it is now a matter of life and death. Play „Help Annie“ for free and unlock the full experience for a small price! There are no other costs or ads in the game! Commissioner for the Protection of Youth Kristine Peters Kattensteert 4 22119 Hamburg Phone: 0174/81 81 81 7 Mail: jugendschutz@reality-games.com Web: www.jugendschutz-beauftragte.de
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PARALLAX at 5.0 against Help Annie's 4.4. PARALLAX also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 67%). Help Annie's advantage is ratings volume (344 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. PARALLAX sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Help Annie sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PARALLAX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Help Annie has 344 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of PARALLAX's written reviews are positive against 67% of Help Annie's.
PARALLAX ships an update every 3 weeks, Help Annie every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PARALLAX | Help Annie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (344 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 344 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Extraordinerdy GmbH | SponsorAds GmbH & Co.KG |
Customer experience
PARALLAX
Help Annie
Bugs and requests
PARALLAX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Help Annie
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications not working
- Crashes during gameplay
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More language support
- Reduced wait times
- Additional story branches
- Ability to skip or fast-forward
- Earn in-game currency
In-app purchases
PARALLAX
- Episode 2$2.99
- Episode 22$2.99
- Episode 23$2.99
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- Episode 24$2.99
- Episodes 14-17$9.99
- Episodes 2-5$9.99
- Episodes 10-13$9.99
- Episodes 18-21$9.99
- Episodes 22-25$9.99
- Wallpapers$9.99
- All Episodes$49.99
Help Annie
- 100 $kipcoins$0.99
- All chapters$2.99
- Werbefreiheit$2.99
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- 700 $kipcoins$4.99
- 1500 $kipcoins$8.99








