NoStranger vs Tender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- User-choice-driven narrative
- Real-time conversation
- Search blogs and social media
- Contact story characters
- Immersive virtual world exploration
- Believable experience with real websites
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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
Tender
This narrative game simulates the modern dating experience with an intergalactic twist. Swipe through alien profiles, chat with matches, and schedule dates to explore branching storylines about connection and rejection.
- Swipe through intergalactic profiles
- Chat with matches
- Schedule and play out dates
- Branching storylines
- Narrative game
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Tender is a narrative game that explores connection and rejection in the era of swipe culture. It’s a story told by and through the modern interface for finding love. - Swipe through hundreds of intergalactic profiles - Chat with your matches and hope the sparks fly - Schedule dates in your calendar and play them out in real time - Unfold a vast array of branching storylines CW: Toxic relationships Written by Gideon Lazarus Art by Jie En Lee Programmed by Kenny Sun
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NoStranger at Free against Tender's $3.99. NoStranger also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 76%). Tender's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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
NoStranger is free to download; Tender costs $3.99 up front. NoStranger sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tender asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for NoStranger against 4.7 for Tender. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 419 and 545 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of NoStranger's written reviews are positive against 76% of Tender's.
NoStranger ships an update every 6 months, Tender every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NoStranger | Tender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (419 ratings) | 4.7 (545 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 76.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 419 | 545 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #179 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 337 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Black Vein Productions, Inc. | Kenny Sun |
Customer experience
NoStranger
Tender
User reviews
NoStranger
From 419 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Tender
From 545 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Lovely art and design
- 🤖 Unique concept of dating aliens
- 🕰️ Realistic real-time pacing
- 🤗 Charming and memorable characters
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Slow pace of matches and conversations
- 🙅♀️ Difficulty progressing relationships
- 🙃 Frustrating when dates go poorly
- 🤯 Emotionally impactful (in a good and bad way)
Bugs and requests
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
Tender
Reported bugs
2 issues- Dialogue getting stuck or resetting
- Progress being lost or reset unexpectedly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pause or schedule dates
- More diverse character profiles and storylines
- Faster swiping and response times
- Ability to continue relationships beyond first date
In-app purchases
NoStranger
- Buy some Flubbertons$0.99
- Buy some more Flubbertons$4.99
- Buy ALOT of Flubbertons$7.99
Tender
No in-app purchases
