Comparison

Congresswolf vs My Day off Work

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Manage a Congressional campaign
  • Choices impact story
  • Play as any gender/orientation
  • Campaign strategy elements
  • Investigate a murder
Features
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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

About

My Day off Work

Embark on a 24-hour text-based adventure where your decisions shape a unique fantasy story. Explore a city, make critical choices, and uncover hidden paths in this interactive novel.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Explore a city
  • Discover hidden paths
  • Multiple story outcomes
  • 24-hour gameplay
Features
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Your alarm goes off and you have a momentous decision to make – get up, or stay in bed? It’s your first big choice but far from your last. "My Day off Work" is a 240,000 word interactive fantasy novel by Andrew J. Schaefer, 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. You’ll have 24 hours to explore your world and the myriad treasures within it. Every decision opens new doors and closes others; every choice you make takes you to a new fork in the path. You might meet new friends, explore hidden rooms, or discover secret treasures. You could find yourself fighting a relentless killing machine, joyriding in a luxury sports car, or relaxing in a sleek lounge with the city’s movers and shakers while soothing the baby you’ve just agreed to watch. No two games are any more similar than you want them to be. Compelling plotlines and funny asides keep things relentlessly entertaining. You might even learn a few things, but only if you want to. It’s all your choice. Is that a light at the end of the tunnel? And is it the sun? Or an oncoming train? • Enjoy your surprise day off work. • Tackle tough choices like whether to get dressed, what to eat, and when to leave the house. • Explore the myriad paths a bustling city has to offer. • Look for hidden options, secret choices, and unexpected twists. • Experience a different story every time, from tragic to provocative to hilarious.

Screenshots

Congresswolf4 screens
My Day off Work4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Day off Work at 4.6 against Congresswolf's 4.2. My Day off Work also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 80%). Congresswolf's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Congresswolf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Day off Work sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Day off Work holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Congresswolf's written reviews are positive against 93% of My Day off Work's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Congresswolf ships an update every 6 months, My Day off Work every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Congresswolf versus My Day off Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCongresswolfMy Day off Work
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (33 ratings)4.6 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews93.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3336 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB28 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCHosted Games LLC

Customer experience

Congresswolf

All ratings33 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

My Day off Work

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Congresswolf

One-time1
  • Rest of the Game$4.99
2 purchases

My Day off Work

One-time2
  • Restart the Game Once$0.99
  • Remove Advertising$5.99

Questions

Is Congresswolf free?
Congresswolf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Day off Work free?
My Day off Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Congresswolf or My Day off Work?
My Day off Work is rated higher. Congresswolf averages 4.2 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while My Day off Work averages 4.6 from 36 ratings.
Do Congresswolf or My Day off Work have ads?
Both Congresswolf and My Day off Work show ads.
Which is updated more often, Congresswolf or My Day off Work?
Congresswolf ships an update every 6 months, and My Day off Work every 12 months. Most recently, Congresswolf was updated on October 20, 2026 and My Day off Work on October 24, 2026.

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