Comparison

Hosted Games vs Twine Viewer

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

Head to head
About

Hosted Games

Explore a vast library of text-based interactive novels where your choices shape the narrative. Engage in diverse genres from horror and fantasy to romance and sci-fi, all powered by your imagination. Create your own stories using a simple scripting language.

Highlights
  • Vast library of interactive novels
  • Text-based storytelling
  • Choice-driven narratives
  • Multiple genres available
  • Create your own games
  • ChoiceScript programming language
Features
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The choice is yours! Joust for love and glory, solve an eldritch murder, find romance, or battle aliens with Magitek? "Hosted Games" is a magnificent library of interactive novels, written by authors like you. Hosted Games are entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Try a few of these fan favorites: • Zombie Exodus — Fight your way out of a zombie-filled city in this interactive horror story! • Fallen Hero — Step into the shoes of a telepath turned villain and explore the dark side. • Wayhaven Chronicles — Something stalks the shadows, and it's up to you to find out what! • Sabres of Infinity — Step into the boots of a Royal Dragoon in this tale of war in a fantasy world. • Golden Rose — Explore a medieval Europe where history took a different turn! • Soul Stone War — Fight for the future—your own, and the world's! Your fate is yours. • I, the Forgotten One — Can you defeat the rebellion in your kingdom before your past consumes you? • An Unexpectedly Green Journey — From birth to death, craft your orc's legacy. Are you destined for glory? • Fields of Asphodel — Join the ranks of the Underworld's misfit gods and make it your home! • Tin Star — Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal and craft a legend. Authors just like you have developed these games using ChoiceScript, a simple programming language for writing multiple-choice interactive novels. Writing games with ChoiceScript is easy and fun, even for authors with no programming experience. Learn more at https://hostedgames.org

About

Twine Viewer

Play games built with the Twine Engine directly on your device. Organize your games by copying them into a dedicated folder within your Files app. Supports both offline and online gameplay.

Highlights
  • Play Twine-based games
  • Organize games in Files app
  • Supports offline play
  • Supports online play
  • Optional ad-free subscription
Features
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Twine Viewer is a game player app, you can play games that uses the Twine Engine. Twine Viewer create a folder in your "Files" app, then you can copy your games directly on your device and play. Twine Viewer allows you to play online games too. Twine Viewer is only an HTML game player based on Twine, HC-WebApplications is not responsible for any misuse of the software or the content of certain games. --- The app contains an optional monthly subscription system. Payment and Subscription Infos : * These are auto-renewable subscriptions * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account (in the Settings App) after purchase. * The payment of these subscriptions via your iTunes account is effective only with the confirmation of the payment. * Your subscription will be automatically renewed unless the "Automatic Renewal" option has been deactivated at least 24 hours before renewal. * Your account will be charged 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Terms of Use : https://hc-webapplications.fr/apps/twineviewer/terms.html Privacy Policy : https://hc-webapplications.fr/apps/twineviewer/private.html

Screenshots

Hosted Games4 screens
Twine Viewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hosted Games at 77% against Twine Viewer's 33%. Hosted Games also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Twine Viewer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hosted Games sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Twine Viewer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hosted Games holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hosted Games has 1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Hosted Games's written reviews are positive against 33% of Twine Viewer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hosted Games ships an update fortnightly, Twine Viewer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hosted Games versus Twine Viewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHosted GamesTwine Viewer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better2.9 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better12
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB7 MB
Age rating+1217+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCCyril Hubeau

Customer experience

Hosted Games

All ratings956 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative16.0%

Twine Viewer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hosted Games

One-time10
  • Keeper of the Sun and Moon$6.99
  • Fallen Hero: Rebirth$6.99
  • Hero or Villain: Genesis$6.99
Show 7 more
  • A Kiss from Death$6.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One$7.99
  • The Soul Stone War$7.99
  • Breach: The Archangel Job$8.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two$8.99
  • The Golden Rose: Book One$11.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles Three$11.99
1 purchases

Twine Viewer

Subscriptions1
  • AdFree Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Hosted Games free?
Hosted Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Twine Viewer free?
Twine Viewer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hosted Games or Twine Viewer?
Hosted Games is rated higher. Hosted Games averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Twine Viewer averages 2.9 from 12 ratings.
Do Hosted Games or Twine Viewer have ads?
Both Hosted Games and Twine Viewer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hosted Games or Twine Viewer?
Hosted Games ships an update fortnightly, and Twine Viewer every 4 months. Most recently, Hosted Games was updated on November 6, 2026 and Twine Viewer on November 2, 2026.

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