Comparison

ini vs Book, please

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

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About

ini

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At the beginning there was only darkness. Shadows dominated life but light dropped into the dark and a complex world evolved. You're on your own. You're the protector of your family. Go on a dangerous journey through unknown terrain looking for food for you and your kids. Your life is unconditionally bound to your children's' lives and your mutual love gives you strength and hope. Always remember: It is a beautiful but cold world. It is life. It is love. It is „ini“. INI in the NEWS: SuperGameDroid.com "The survival genre has gotten a surreal new addition in the form of the visually striking abstract ecosystem simulator ini" appgefahren.de "Mystisches Geschicklichkeits-Spiel in abstrakter Umgebung" iTopnews.de – App of the day: "Ein Indie-Highlight des Jahres 2017" iPlayApps.de "Künstlerisch wertvoll" AntyApps.pl "Grafik- und Sounddesign schaffen eine einzigartige Atmosphäre" Featured Game on GAMEJOLT 14th International Mobile Gaming Awards - Nominee

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Book, please

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BookPlease is not about “tap and get a reward.” It is about the morning when there is already a line at the door, the collection is short on a popular genre, a reader’s card is overdue, and the display shipment is still on its way. You are the owner of a private library: you are behind the counter yourself, and the rules are fair — but carelessness gets expensive. Serve visitors at the counter: check books out, extend loans, refuse requests with a reason — and every action is checked against the database and the collection. Make a mistake, and you get a fine, an entry in the error log, and a hit to trust and reputation. Do everything by the book, and the cash register comes alive while readers keep coming back. Manage your readers and your collection: copies on the shelf, statuses, repairs, courier returns, and batches “in transit.” Order books from the online store, catch shortages by genre, handle online reservations, and do not let down the readers who arrive on the promised dates. At the bank, you have a credit line, required payments, and a deposit: without money, you cannot expand; without discipline, you will hit the ceiling. Each in-game day can begin with a daily goal: a calm plan, a focus on accuracy, or a risky challenge with a reward — depending on your style and the state of your cash flow. Hire staff, pay salaries, and grow their skills. Unlock achievements and move toward the big goal: buying out the premises. It is not decoration, but a financial and reputational peak. A warm paper-like interface, an error log with no surprises, and rules you can read inside the game. Want to calmly catalogue the collection? You can. Want to squeeze everything out of a risky day? You can do that too. The main thing is simple: do not promise a reader what is not in the collection. BookPlease is a library as a job: attentive, a little strict, and deeply satisfying when everything adds up at the end of the day.

Screenshots

ini4 screens
Book, please4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ini at 3 against Book, please's 1. ini also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On price, 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

ini costs $0.29 and Book, please $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ini versus Book, please: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriniBook, please
Price$0.29 — better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 31 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristian StreinzSunspear Software LLC

In-app purchases

None

ini

No in-app purchases

None

Book, please

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ini free?
ini costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is Book, please free?
Book, please costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ini or Book, please have ads?
Neither ini nor Book, please shows ads.

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