Comparison

Hosted Games vs Ord.

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

Ord.

Embark on quests to defeat evil or create worlds as a god. This app tells stories that emphasize player choices and fast-paced narratives. It includes multiple stories, visual polish, sound effects, and achievements.

Highlights
  • Player choice emphasis
  • Fast-paced narratives
  • Multiple stories included
  • Visual polish
  • Sound effects
  • Achievements
Features
Currently charting
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Whether it is embarking on a quest to defeat an evil warlock or creating your own world as a god, Ord. tells stories that emphasise player choices and evocative fast-paced narratives. THREE additional stories for a total of four. New visual polish and sound effects. More achievements to hunt for!

Screenshots

Hosted Games4 screens
Ord.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hosted Games at Free against Ord.'s $1.99. Hosted Games also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 315). Ord.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 35) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and device support 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

Hosted Games is free to download; Ord. costs $1.99 up front. Hosted Games sells 33 one-off in-app purchases. Ord. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hosted Games against 4.7 for Ord.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 315 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Hosted Games's written reviews are positive against 71% of Ord.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hosted Games ships an update every 10 days, Ord. fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hosted Games versus Ord.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHosted GamesOrd.
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better4.7 (315 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better315
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#30 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB76 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCCrescent Moon Games LLC

Customer experience

Hosted Games

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

Ord.

All ratings316 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative23.8%

Bugs and requests

Hosted Games

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ord.

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck in loops with no option to change
  • German translation has spelling errors
  • Some text is too dark to read outdoors

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more stories/adventures
  • Implement a story maker
  • Add checkpoints to avoid full restarts
  • Consider a free version with IAPs for content
  • Option to pet the dog
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  • Add a story mode with a deity/alien
  • Consider an inventory and stat system
  • More tangible branching paths
  • Availability on Apple Watch

In-app purchases

33 purchases

Hosted Games

One-time33
  • Dragon of Steelthorne$2.99
  • Side Stories 21-30$2.99
  • First Bull Run$2.99
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  • Tokyo Wizard$2.99
  • It Takes Three to Tango$3.99
  • Divine Ascension$4.99
  • Samurai of Hyuga$4.99
  • Keeper's Vigil$5.99
  • World War II Armored Recon$5.99
  • Life as a Lich$5.99
  • Velocity: The Race Begins$6.99
  • Keeper of the Sun and Moon$6.99
  • Samurai of Hyuga Book 6$6.99
  • Fallen Hero: Rebirth$6.99
  • Hero or Villain: Genesis$6.99
  • A Kiss from Death$6.99
  • Kitsune$6.99
  • Whiskey-Four$6.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One$7.99
  • The Soul Stone War$7.99
  • Leas: City of the Sun$7.99
  • The People's House$7.99
  • Scales of Justice$7.99
  • Tale of Two Cranes$8.99
  • Breach: The Archangel Job$8.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two$8.99
  • Saturnine$8.99
  • The Golden Rose: Book One$11.99
  • Diaspora$11.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles Three$11.99
  • Fallen Hero: Retribution$11.99
  • An Unexpectedly Green Journey$11.99
  • Fields of Asphodel$11.99
None

Ord.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hosted Games free?
Hosted Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ord. free?
Ord. costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hosted Games or Ord.?
Hosted Games is rated higher. Hosted Games averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Ord. averages 4.7 from 315 ratings.
Do Hosted Games or Ord. have ads?
Hosted Games shows ads; Ord. does not.
Which is updated more often, Hosted Games or Ord.?
Hosted Games ships an update every 10 days, and Ord. fortnightly. Most recently, Hosted Games was updated on October 26, 2026 and Ord. on October 27, 2026.

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