Comparison

Lifeline vs Beholder

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

Head to head
About

Lifeline

An interactive horror game where your choices determine a woman's survival in a mysterious facility. Guide her through dark hallways and make critical decisions to help her escape an unknown threat.

Highlights
  • Interactive horror experience
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Real-time heart-rate monitor feedback
  • Multi-platform play (phone, Apple Watch)
  • Multiple language support
Features
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The Lifeline series takes a terrifying turn in this interactive horror experience. Every decision you make could help Wynn to safety, or lead her to an untimely end. Something has gone horribly wrong... Venture deep into a mysterious scientific facility, where a woman named Wynn has just woken up strapped to a hospital bed. She doesn't remember what happened to her - all she knows right now is that she has to get out of this place. And her only link to the outside world... is YOU! Help Wynn navigate creepy darkened hallways as the shrieks of something inhuman get closer... In this thrilling interactive horror experience, your choices shape the story and ultimately decide Wynn's fate! • A truly immersive horror experience! • The Green Series continues with a terrifying twist! • Written by award-winning author Daryl Gregory. • Norman Fairbanks returns with an original bone-chilling score. • Wynn’s heart-rate monitor gives real-time feedback as you make decisions in the story. • Interact with the story on your phone, Apple Watch, or through notifications! • Play in English, German, French, Japanese, Russian, or Chinese at launch! WATCH US: http://www.youtube.com/c/LifelineGame Praise for Lifeline: “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

About

Beholder

In a totalitarian state, you manage an apartment building while secretly spying on tenants. Your choices impact their lives and the unfolding story, leading to multiple endings. Explore a grim future where privacy is a luxury and every decision has consequences.

Highlights
  • Moral choice-driven narrative
  • Tenant surveillance and profiling
  • Multiple story endings
  • Character personality development
  • Apartment management simulation
  • Additional story content available
Features
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Welcome to a grim dystopian future. A totalitarian State controls every aspect of private and public life. Laws are oppressive. Surveillance is total. Privacy is dead. You are the State-installed manager of an apartment building. Your daily routine involves making the building a sweet spot for tenants, who will come and go. However, that is simply a facade that hides your real mission. The State has appointed you to SPY ON YOUR TENANTS! Your primary task is to covertly watch your tenants and eavesdrop on their conversations. You must BUG their apartments while they're away, SEARCH their belongings for whatever can threaten the authority of the State, and PROFILE them for your superiors. You must also REPORT anyone capable of violating the laws or plotting subversive activities against the State to the authorities. Beholder is all about making choices - choices that matter! What will you do with the information you collect? Will you report the suspicious activities of a father and orphan his children? Or will you withhold the details about his illegal activities and give him a chance to make things right? You may also choose to blackmail him to acquire the money your family desperately needs. Features: - You decide what happens: Every decision you make affects the way the story unfolds. - People aren't just objects: Each character you meet will have a thoroughly developed personality with his or her own past and present. - No decision is easy: If you are given the power to destroy the privacy of another person, should you? Or should you treat those on which you are spying the way they deserve? - You don't know where you'll end up: "Beholder" is a game of multiple endings. "Blissful Sleep" additional story is already available!** The Ministry of Introductions is honored to introduce Hector, the ex-landlord succeeded by Carl Shteyn. The time has come to tell the stories of: - the one who has fallen a victim to a horrifying mistake, and is now desperately seeking for salvation; - the ones who broke the law to find happiness and are now facing the consequences; - the one who risked his life for the State but has been left behind; - the one who had everything but lost it all; - the one who mews! Return to Krushvice 6 and serve the State and Wise Leader well! ** Available through in-app purchase • 3D Touch. Force touch will open the characters interaction menu. • iCloud. Synchronize your game across all your devices. • iMessage Stickers. Owning Beholder gives access to free pack of stickers. Meet other Beholder fans at: https://beholder-game.com https://www.facebook.com/BeholderGame https://twitter.com/Beholder_Game

Screenshots

Lifeline4 screens
Beholder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lifeline at none against Beholder's 1. Lifeline also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Beholder's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 351). On review sentiment, ads, chart position 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

Lifeline costs $2.99 and Beholder $4.99 up front. Beholder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lifeline asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beholder holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 351 and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Lifeline's written reviews are positive against 69% of Beholder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lifeline ships an update weekly, Beholder every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Lifeline versus Beholder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLifelineBeholder
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.3 (351 ratings)4.8 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3511.7K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#92 — better#118
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.4 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB770 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developer3 Minute Games, Inc.CM Games OU

Customer experience

Lifeline

All ratings351 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral18.4%
Negative14.1%

Beholder

All ratings1,654 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.2%
Negative19.6%

User reviews

Lifeline

From 351 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging story
  • 👍 Immersive experience
  • 🔒 Ties into larger Lifeline universe
  • 💡 Innovative use of heart rate monitoring

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Frequent long pauses in gameplay
  • 👎 Protagonist Wynn can be frustrating or unlikable
  • 🐛 Inconsistencies between dialogue options and actual responses

Beholder

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game mechanics
  • 🚀 Engaging and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting moral dilemmas
  • 🎨 Excellent visuals and atmosphere
  • 🕹️ Unique and challenging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 💰 High price for the content
  • 🕹️ Difficult and unforgiving at times
  • 🔍 Limited replayability

Bugs and requests

Lifeline

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Website links in-game no longer working
  • Game restarting from the beginning unexpectedly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to skip long pauses
  • More impactful choices that affect the story
  • Ability to revisit past decisions

Beholder

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezing during tutorial or conversations
  • Inability to progress past certain points
  • Inconsistent language settings
  • Tenants not appearing as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • More randomized events and content
  • Additional locations and apartments to manage
  • Ability to delete save files
  • Improved cloud save functionality
  • Optimization for newer devices

In-app purchases

None

Lifeline

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Beholder

One-time1
  • Blissful Sleep DLC$2.99

Questions

Is Lifeline free?
Lifeline costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beholder free?
Beholder costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lifeline or Beholder?
Beholder is rated higher. Lifeline averages 4.3 out of 5 from 351 ratings, while Beholder averages 4.8 from 1.7K ratings.
Do Lifeline or Beholder have ads?
Neither Lifeline nor Beholder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lifeline or Beholder?
Lifeline ships an update weekly, and Beholder every 2 months. Most recently, Lifeline was updated on October 29, 2026 and Beholder on October 29, 2026.
Which is more popular, Lifeline or Beholder?
Lifeline currently peaks at #92 in the App Store charts, and Beholder at #118. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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