Phallaina vs CYOA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phallaina
Experience a unique digital comic book that blends graphic novel storytelling with animated film elements. This scrolling narrative offers an immersive 90-minute experience with parallax effects and captivating sound design. Explore a world where science and mythology intertwine.
- Scrolling graphic novel format
- Parallax effects for depth
- Entrancing sound design
- 90-minute narrative experience
- Available in English and French
- Combines cognitive science and mythology
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A "Scrolling Graphic Novel" for tactile screens. Peabody Award 2017. Halfway between a graphic novel and an animated film, Phallaina is the first "scrolling graphic novel" for tablets and smartphones. Available in English and French, the app delivers 90 minutes of scrollable reading experience. Conceived by Marietta Ren and the Small Bang studio, and accompanied by an entrancing sound design by Côme Jalibert, this horizontal-scrolling, panel-less digital comic book uses parallax effects in order to bring an immersive depth to the narrative. Download the app for free and discover the first two chapters. The story In a world similar to ours, where cities have adapted to the rising waters, Audrey follows a series of clinical trials in order to understand the origins of her hallucinatory fits, which are populated by huge white whales. Thus begins the intimate adventure of her personal transformation, combining cognitive sciences and mythology... and changing the course of her destiny in the process. International recognition Released in January 2016, selected as part of the official competition of the Angoulême International Comic Book festival, as well as the Naples Comicon, Phallaina has also won the Best digital comic award at the 2016 New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles, and has known a great amount of success in numerous festivals such as the Peabody awards and the Webby awards. But our biggest reward are your stars, shares and comments which fill us with joy and gratitude! And for those of you who have not yet taken the plunge, hesitate no longer :) ! Download Phallaina now, and delve right into Audrey's world. © France Télévisions - Small Bang 2016
CYOA
Create and play interactive text-based adventure stories. Write your own narratives with unlimited chapters and dynamic choices, or explore stories created by others. Save your progress and resume anytime.
- Write custom text adventures
- Play interactive stories
- Unlimited chapters and scenes
- Dynamic choices
- Bookmark progress
- Background images
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Do you remember those classic 'Choose Your Own Adventure' books where it would say "If you open the door, turn to page 16"? This app allows you to recreate the fun of interactive text-based adventure games by playing along to a story, or writing your own and sharing it. Features include: - Write your own choose-your-own-adventure text adventures - Play through interactive stories written by you or your friends - Unlimited chapters / scenes - Dynamic choices based on character conditions, items or random dice rolls. The options are endless! - Icons for each chapter and link - Background images - Bookmark your progress and resume right where you left off next time - Optional biometric authentication to protect your stories And more! *Premium subscription required for some features Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Supplemental Terms of Use: https://walshmedia.net.au/cyoa#terms Privacy Policy: https://walshmedia.net.au/cyoa#privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phallaina at 4.7 against CYOA's 1.0. Phallaina also leads on ratings volume (15 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). CYOA's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 37 months). 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
Both are free to download. Phallaina sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CYOA sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Phallaina holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phallaina has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Phallaina ships an update every 37 months, CYOA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phallaina | CYOA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Small Bang | Daniel Walsh |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Phallaina
- Full StoryFree
CYOA
- Premium (1 month)7 Days trial$0.491 Month









