Elba vs Echoes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elba
Embark on a text-based narrative adventure to uncover the secrets of an abandoned island. As you and an old friend explore, more questions arise about your shared past and the island's mysteries.
- Text-based gameplay
- Narrative experience
- Mystery uncovering
- Story-driven
- Chapter-based progression
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Elba is a text based, narrative experience. Together with an old friend you uncover the mysteries of an abandoned island. More questions then answers arise as your common past unravels throughout the story. Content: Prologue Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V
Echoes
Experience a real-time text thriller where your choices directly impact a woman's survival. Receive messages as she navigates danger, and guide her escape through branching storylines and meaningful decisions. The narrative unfolds dynamically, mirroring real-world time.
- Real-time text-based gameplay
- Branching storylines and multiple outcomes
- Meaningful player choices
- Dynamic narrative progression
- Immersive ambient audio
- Character emotional state tracking
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YOUR CHOICES. HER FATE. Echoes is a tense, real-time text thriller where your words may be the only thing keeping Jacky alive. Inspired by the acclaimed Lifeline series, you become the lifeline for a woman trapped, isolated, and in grave danger: reaching out to you, a stranger, for help. A STORY THAT FEELS REAL Jacky messages you in real-time as she explores her dark, unfamiliar surroundings. She’s scared. She’s resourceful. And she’s counting on you to help her escape. Every decision you make shapes her path, influences her state of mind, and determines how the story unfolds. The game comes with multiple outcomes and branching storylines. REAL-TIME SUSPENSE THAT FOLLOWS YOU The story plays out in sync with your day. When Jacky is hiding, moving, or waiting for danger to pass, time passes for you too. You’ll receive messages when she needs you—sometimes at unexpected or critical moments—drawing you back into the tension of her world. FEATURES - A Riveting Narrative: Dive into a dark, twist-filled thriller that keeps you guessing to the end. - Meaningful Choices: Every response matters. Your decisions shape the story, Jacky’s fate, and how much of the truth you uncover. - Real-Time Gameplay: Stay connected to the story as it unfolds naturally over hours or even days. - Immersive Audio: Ambient music and sound effects heighten suspense (customizable in settings). - Emotional Depth: Track Jacky’s emotional state and inventory: each can change what she says, does, or can even survive. - Inspired by Lifeline: A modern re-imagining of the beloved real-time text adventure genre. Can you earn Jacky’s trust? Can you uncover the truth? Or will your choices lead her deeper into the dark? Download Echoes now and answer when she calls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Echoes at 14 against Elba's 2. Elba's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Elba against 5.0 for Echoes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echoes has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Elba | Echoes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Steffen Diesing | AnLune LLC |
Customer experience
Elba
Echoes
In-app purchases
Elba
No in-app purchases
Echoes
No in-app purchases









