Comparison

Sara is Missing vs NoStranger

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

Head to head
About

Sara is Missing

Investigate a missing person's phone to uncover clues about their disappearance. Explore messages, photos, and files to piece together their final days and discover what happened.

Highlights
  • Investigate messages, notes, emails, pictures, and videos
  • Unlock password-protected files
  • Decrypt lost data
  • Multiple choices with multiple endings
  • Simulated mobile phone helper
  • Typing mechanic similar to messaging apps
Features
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You found a phone belonging to a missing person. What would you do? Sara has disappeared under mysterious circumstances, and your only lead is her mobile phone. Search for clues by investigating Sara's personal messages, notes, emails, pictures and videos while trying to piece together her final days. Unlock password protected files, uncover hidden messages and decrypt lost data and figure out where she went, what she did, and how someone can disappear without a trace so suddenly. Features: - Multiple choices will lead to multiple outcomes and endings. - Chat with different people at the same time. - Receive phone calls from NPCs and other mysterious callers. - Hidden sub plots and extra information to unlock. - Receive videos and photos from other NPCs. - Simulated mobile phone helper, providing hints. - Utilizing a similar typing mechanic as popular messaging apps. More info at: www.saraismissing.com

About

NoStranger

Engage in a user-choice-driven narrative where you uncover a stranger's identity, motivations, and secrets. Explore virtual worlds through real-time conversations, searching blogs, social media, and contacting characters to piece together a compelling story.

Highlights
  • User-choice-driven narrative
  • Real-time conversation
  • Search blogs and social media
  • Contact story characters
  • Immersive virtual world exploration
  • Believable experience with real websites
Features
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NoStranger is not a game, it's a conversation. As the app opens, you receive a message from a stranger. But by the end of your experience, you will know his name, his motivation, and his dark secret. You will be led on a user-choice-driven narrative; searching through blogs, contacting the story’s characters, and scouring social media websites to find out more. Through real-time conversation, you will delve deep, and sometimes not so deep ;), exploring the interconnectedness of our virtual world. With inspiration from titles such as LifeLine and Her Story, ​NoStranger uses real websites, phone numbers, and videos to create a believable, immersive experience. Trigger Warnings: This narrative includes topics of suicide and violence. https://discord.com/invite/7nBgNCt https://twitter.com/BlackVeinPro http://nostranger.weebly.com/ Sign up for our newsletter via tinyurl.com/NoStrangerNews Created by Matthew Ventures (@mrVentures) and Scott Mulligan

Screenshots

Sara is Missing4 screens
NoStranger3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NoStranger at 4.6 against Sara is Missing's 3.7. NoStranger also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 66%). Sara is Missing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 419). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. NoStranger sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sara is Missing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NoStranger holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sara is Missing has 2.8K ratings behind it against 419, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Sara is Missing's written reviews are positive against 88% of NoStranger's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sara is Missing versus NoStranger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSara is MissingNoStranger
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (2.8K ratings)4.6 (419 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better419
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB160 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperKAIGAN GAMES OUeBlack Vein Productions, Inc.

Customer experience

Sara is Missing

All ratings2,803 ratings
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews741 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral12.1%
Negative21.5%

NoStranger

All ratings419 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative5.6%

User reviews

Sara is Missing

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Amazing game
  • 👍 Immersive and engaging
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Interesting mystery
  • 🔥 Creepy and thrilling
  • 💯 Great value for free game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Unsatisfying or abrupt ending
  • 🕰️ Too short gameplay
  • 🔍 Lack of character development
  • 🚨 Disturbing/graphic content

NoStranger

From 419 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Immersive and interactive experience
  • 🤔 Thought-provoking storyline
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Engaging scavenger hunt-style gameplay
  • 🎨 Unique and creative concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Broken links and offline locations
  • ⏱️ Frustrating wait times between interactions
  • 🤔 Unclear or unsatisfying ending
  • 🔍 Lack of in-game feedback/guidance

Bugs and requests

Sara is Missing

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game restarting/resetting progress
  • Redirecting to suspicious websites
  • Causing phone glitches or issues
  • Difficulty accessing certain features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer gameplay and story
  • More branching choices and endings
  • Ability to save progress
  • Expansion of lore and backstory
  • Option to avoid graphic content

NoStranger

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent save/progress tracking
  • Glitches that reset player choices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More content and chapters
  • Ability to skip wait times without ads
  • Clearer story resolution and explanations

In-app purchases

None

Sara is Missing

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

NoStranger

One-time3
  • Buy some Flubbertons$0.99
  • Buy some more Flubbertons$4.99
  • Buy ALOT of Flubbertons$7.99

Questions

Is Sara is Missing free?
Sara is Missing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NoStranger free?
NoStranger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sara is Missing or NoStranger?
NoStranger is rated higher. Sara is Missing averages 3.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while NoStranger averages 4.6 from 419 ratings.
Do Sara is Missing or NoStranger have ads?
Neither Sara is Missing nor NoStranger shows ads.

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