# Beholder vs Monthly Dystopia

The clearest difference is update cadence: Monthly Dystopia at every 5 days against Beholder's every 2 months. Monthly Dystopia also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 69%) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). Beholder's advantage is chart position (#167 vs unranked) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 373). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Beholder costs $4.99 and Monthly Dystopia $0.99 up front. Beholder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Monthly Dystopia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Beholder against 4.8 for Monthly Dystopia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 373 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Beholder's written reviews are positive against 96% of Monthly Dystopia's.

Beholder ships an update every 2 months, Monthly Dystopia every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Beholder | Monthly Dystopia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **$0.99** |
| Rating | [4.8 (1.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beholder/id1205486761/reviews) | **[4.8 (373 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monthly-dystopia/id1660396433/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.7K** | 373 |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | **95.6% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#167** | — |
| Size | 770 MB | 214 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 13.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [CM Games OU](https://appshunter.io/developer/463706169) | [Fatih Beceren](https://appshunter.io/developer/1419516270) |

## What reviewers say

### Beholder

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beholder/id1205486761)

**Currently charting:** #167 Top Paid · Role Playing (US App Store)

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:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blissful Sleep DLC | $2.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

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


### Monthly Dystopia

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/monthly-dystopia/id1660396433)

Experience a dystopian survival game inspired by 1984. Navigate an authoritarian world, choose to serve the regime or join the Resistance, and make critical survival decisions. Your words and actions have consequences.

**Highlights:** Dystopian survival experience, Serve the dictatorship or join the Resistance, Forbidden love and thought crimes, Resource management for survival, Conscientious decision-making, Escape or servitude choices

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food Pack | $0.99 | one-time |
| Health Pack | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Amazing creator
- 👍 Awesome game
- 👍 Great atmosphere
- 👍 Immersive experience
- 👍 Unique and interesting

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🔍 Limited story and character development
- 🕰️ Repetitive and tedious gameplay at times

**Reported bugs**

- Execution form cut off
- Game crashes on day 17 train ride

**Requested features**

- More job/action variety
- Additional language support
- Expanded storylines and endings


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Beholder free?

Beholder costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Monthly Dystopia free?

Monthly Dystopia costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Beholder or Monthly Dystopia?

Monthly Dystopia is rated higher. Beholder averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Monthly Dystopia averages 4.8 from 373 ratings.

### Do Beholder or Monthly Dystopia have ads?

Neither Beholder nor Monthly Dystopia shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Beholder or Monthly Dystopia?

Beholder ships an update every 2 months, and Monthly Dystopia every 5 days. Most recently, Beholder was updated on November 11, 2026 and Monthly Dystopia on November 7, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*