Help Annie vs I Saw Black Clouds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Help Annie
Embark on an interactive mystery thriller where your choices determine the fate of a woman caught in suspenseful events. This game offers an engaging narrative experience, similar to a messenger app, where you are the protagonist's only hope.
- Interactive narrative
- Mystery thriller genre
- Branching story choices
- Suspenseful gameplay
- Messenger app style
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"Help Annie" is an adventurous interactive mystery thriller in the manner of a Messenger App Game – exciting, fantastic and full of suspense. YOU are Annie's last and only hope, the choices YOU make may save Annette Lewis who is – instead of spending a once-in-a-lifetime holiday – confronted with a series of mysterious events. Caught by the shadows of her past it is now a matter of life and death. Play „Help Annie“ for free and unlock the full experience for a small price! There are no other costs or ads in the game! Commissioner for the Protection of Youth Kristine Peters Kattensteert 4 22119 Hamburg Phone: 0174/81 81 81 7 Mail: jugendschutz@reality-games.com Web: www.jugendschutz-beauftragte.de
I Saw Black Clouds
Uncover dark secrets in your hometown after a friend's death. This interactive FMV thriller features a branching narrative driven by your choices and character interactions. The truth you find will be harrowing.
- Branching narrative
- Interactive FMV
- Supernatural elements
- Moral choices affect outcome
- Unlock 'Skip Scene' feature
- Personality Assessment
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After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. The truth turns out to be far more harrowing than she could have imagined… I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines. How you connect with the characters and the moral choices you make along the way will affect what you discover, the journey you take, and the resolution you find at the end. FEATURES - A branching narrative that changes depending on which path you take - Starring Nicole O'Neill (Penny Dreadful) - Unlock a 'Skip Scene' feature after your first playthrough - Receive a 'Personality Assessment' at the end of your playthrough WARNING This game contains depictions and discussions of suicide, implied sexual violence, and depictions of violence right from the start. Please do not play this game if you are triggered by these things. If you are affected by anything in this game please seek help from relevant support groups.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Help Annie at 4.4 against I Saw Black Clouds's 3.8. Help Annie also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (344 vs 49). I Saw Black Clouds's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Help Annie sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and I Saw Black Clouds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Help Annie holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Help Annie has 344 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Help Annie's written reviews are positive against 59% of I Saw Black Clouds's.
Help Annie ships an update every 6 weeks, I Saw Black Clouds every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Help Annie | I Saw Black Clouds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (344 ratings) — better | 3.8 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 58.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 344 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 1.8 GB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SponsorAds GmbH & Co.KG | Wales Interactive Ltd. |
Customer experience
Help Annie
I Saw Black Clouds
Bugs and requests
Help Annie
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notifications not working
- Crashes during gameplay
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More language support
- Reduced wait times
- Additional story branches
- Ability to skip or fast-forward
- Earn in-game currency
I Saw Black Clouds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Help Annie
- 100 $kipcoins$0.99
- All chapters$2.99
- Werbefreiheit$2.99
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- 700 $kipcoins$4.99
- 1500 $kipcoins$8.99
I Saw Black Clouds
- I Saw Black Clouds - Full Game$4.99









