Comparison

Hey AI vs UNKINOKO

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

Head to head
About

Hey AI

Step into the role of a smartphone AI assisting a young protagonist navigate a new town. Answer questions posed by people around him, and influence their destinies through your responses. This interactive story game explores the theme of AI and its impact.

Highlights
  • Play as a smartphone AI
  • Answer user questions
  • Influence character destinies
  • AI-themed story game
  • Short playtime (approx. 15 mins)
Features
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Does truth make him happy? I am AI. Hiroto 's virtual assistant. I am in his smartphone. His growth is very fast. But... ▼Story This is a story of the future a little ahead. Hiroto of the hero has come to a new town due to his father 's relocation. The words He and person around him want to know will change their destiny. ▼ Features - This work is a story game with the theme of AI. - You will be the AI of the smartphone. - People ask you "What is that?" And you answer questions. - It can be cleared in about 15 minutes.

About

UNKINOKO

Features
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UNKINOKO is a casual escape game you can play in a few spare minutes. Look around each room, tap anything suspicious, put the clues together and enter the answer. Solve every puzzle to escape! ■ Features ・Tap only — no tricky controls ・Many kinds of puzzles: colors and shapes, menu math, clock hands, counting, overlaying clear sheets and more ・Step-by-step hints: where to look → how to read it → the answer. The hint button lights up if you get stuck ・Auto save: quit anytime and continue later ・Time attack and community clear rates; share your result without spoilers ・Get a "challenge" notification when you haven't played for a while ・Available in English, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese, with colors that are easier to tell apart ■ Stages ・TRAIN — a station platform and a train car ・BREAD — a cozy little bakery ・GLAZIER — a glass shop and its truck ・PENNY CANDY — an old-fashioned candy store ・FLOWER SHOP — a shop full of flowers ・CAFE — a retro coffee shop after closing ・STATIONERY — a stationery shop on a rainy evening ・SENTO — a Japanese bathhouse with a Mt. Fuji mural ・GREENGROCER — a greengrocer on a summer morning ・WATER PARK — a sunny water park ・POST OFFICE — a small-town post office ・HALLOWEEN — a house on Halloween night (unlock by watching an ad) ・SCHOOL — a school after class More stages are on the way. ■ Notes ・Free to play with ads. ・An internet connection is required.

Screenshots

Hey AI3 screens
UNKINOKO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UNKINOKO at none against Hey AI's 1. Hey AI's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Hey AI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UNKINOKO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hey AI ships an update weekly, UNKINOKO fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Hey AI versus UNKINOKO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHey AIUNKINOKO
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews93.9% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size277 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKOTORIYAMAMakoto Murase

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hey AI

One-time1
  • Comfortable without ads$3.99
None

UNKINOKO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hey AI free?
Hey AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UNKINOKO free?
UNKINOKO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hey AI or UNKINOKO have ads?
Both Hey AI and UNKINOKO show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hey AI or UNKINOKO?
Hey AI ships an update weekly, and UNKINOKO fortnightly. Most recently, Hey AI was updated on October 20, 2026 and UNKINOKO on October 14, 2026.

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