Comparison

Novelize vs Lagerta

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

Head to head
About

Novelize

Engage in interactive visual novels where your choices shape the narrative. Explore romance, adventure, and drama across multiple story arcs. Customize your character and build relationships to uncover different endings.

Highlights
  • Interactive story choices
  • Character customization
  • Relationship building
  • Multiple story arcs
  • Regularly released episodes
  • Deaf-friendly content
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In our visual novels it's up to you to decide how the stories develop! Romance, paranormal, adventure, drama, love story and much more in this game for girls. — Choose your character's appearance — Build relationships — Decide which of the many handsome guys to date in every chapter — Open up all the options for your story — Read regularly released new episodes Choose your story you want to experience: Cinderella Do you dream of becoming a designer? But you always have someone or something standing in your way, don't you? Make a choice and be successful. What will you do when you're faced with difficult decisions? Will you be able to make your dreams come true and find love? The choice is up to you! - Choose your party outfits and hairstyle in every chapter - With your choices decide how your love stories evolve - Build your design career episode by episode The Chronicles of Altea Will you be able to puzzle out a web of intrigues and regain the throne that belongs to you by right? Not only magic is in your hands, but also the future of two warring kingdoms! Will you find a way to defeat the centuries-old hatred? My story is for fans of fantasy, adventure and love affair. - Unravel tricky intrigues and cheating in the chapter - Decide what to wear: an elegant dress or light outfits. - Play our stories to make your choice: who you're going to develop a relationship with in your chapters Raven Hill There's a local ghost story in every town. It's all right, but there's always someone who wants to check its truthfulness. Find out what an innocuous walk to an abandoned hospital will lead to and what secrets of the past will reveal. My story is for fans of mystery, adventure and love affair. - Unravel mysteries in the chapter - Save your friends - Decide what to wear: an elegant dress or light outfits. Our game is suitable for hard of hearing and deaf teenagers. We confirm that our novels content is deaf-friendly and barrier-free. It means that deaf teens can fully enjoy our visual novels. We're constantly looking for new ways of creating a barrier-free environment for deaf teenagers, in which entertaining games help them progress in their socialization and feel an enhanced confidence in themselves and their future. First, comes the choice, which serves to manage the storyline, then that skill is transferred into life, in the form of real choices made in the real world. The player learns to better understand the actions of others, to make friends and take care of them in the story and later in everyday interaction. Life takes on a new dimension, that of constructing one’s own destiny. And this all takes place in an environment of support and encouragement from others and the ability to overcome even the most challenging situation, as always happens in the stories of the Novelize app. We consider our novels a small step in easing the teen’s transition from the world on the screen to the world far beyond it. Privacy Policy http://tortuga.games/policy/stories/privacy-policy-us/ Terms of Service http://tortuga.games/policy/stories/terms-of-service/

About

Lagerta

Engage with a collection of romantic visual novels and interactive stories where your choices shape the narrative, character relationships, and story endings. Explore diverse genres and settings with new content released monthly.

Highlights
  • Branching storylines
  • Character customization
  • Multiple story endings
  • Romantic relationships
  • New stories monthly
  • Diverse genres
Features
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Lagerta is a collection of romantic visual novels and interactive stories. Make choices that truly impact the plot, the fates of other characters, and the endings of stories. In the most branching story, there are more than 20 possible endings! We release new episodes every month. Currently, 18 stories and over 270 episodes are available. And we don’t plan to stop! The visual novel genre allows you to create your unique story, and we fully embrace this feature. Influence… - Character traits. Play as a unique character whose dialogues change based on your playstyle. - Destiny-defining choices. Choices really matter here – they will even affect the fates of other characters. - Romantic storylines. Develop relationships, make friends, and get married. We’ve created thousands of interesting branches. - Multiple endings. Reach one of the many endings! Our Novels: - Mansion on the Hill A dark past forces the heroine to come to a gloomy city—the only place where she can still get the medicine she desperately needs. - When Dragons Wake A student accidentally activates an ancient seal, from where dragons begin to emerge. Who knows—perhaps she'll be able to befriend them? - Heart of the Empire Experience the life journey of the world-renowned Empress Catherine II. - Night’s Edge In a world where vampires control resources, a newly-turned vampire leads a hunt for a mysterious monster in hopes of returning to her past life. But what if the cure is worse than the disease? - I'm Pregnant! Two lines on the test — is it a verdict or an opportunity to rethink your life? - Tale of the Witchers Feel the atmosphere of a Slavic fairy tale as you dive into the whirlpool of events during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. - Rhymes and Shades A budding poetess dreams of shining on stage alongside famous Yesenin and Mayakovsky. But even for the illusion of fame, a very high price must be paid… - Mechanism of Love Steampunk in the Russian Empire. Unravel the mystery of a scientist who will do anything to marry the city’s most unyielding woman. - … and 10 more diverse stories with over fifty favorites and affairs! Privacy Policy: http://help.lagerta.games/policy.html Terms & Conditions: http://help.lagerta.games/terms_and_conditions.html Our game has a large fandom of players from different countries. Join us! https://vk.com/lagerta.stories https://t.me/lagertagame

Screenshots

Novelize4 screens
Lagerta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lagerta at 4.5 against Novelize's 4.2. Lagerta also leads on ratings volume (273 vs 44). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Novelize sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Lagerta sells 22 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lagerta holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lagerta has 273 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Novelize's written reviews are positive against 45% of Lagerta's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Novelize ships an update every 3 weeks, Lagerta every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Novelize versus Lagerta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNovelizeLagerta
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (44 ratings)4.5 (273 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews — better44.5% of reviews
Number of ratings44273 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB356 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTortuga LtdAram Kamavosyan

Customer experience

Novelize

All ratings38 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive47.2%
Neutral19.4%
Negative33.3%

Lagerta

All ratings273 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive44.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative45.9%

Bugs and requests

Novelize

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lagerta

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent loading times
  • Progress/account issues after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more diverse character options
  • Improve the in-game currency earning system
  • Fix technical issues like slow loading and crashes
  • Provide more transparency and better communication with players

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Novelize

One-time13
  • Акция! 50 Алмазов$0.99
  • Small Pack of Diamonds$1.99
  • Small Pack of Keys$2.99
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  • Medium Pack of Diamonds$3.99
  • Medium Pack of Diamonds$4.99
  • Vip$9.99
  • Large Pack of Diamonds$9.99
  • Medium Pack of Keys$9.99
  • Extra Large Pack of Diamonds$12.99
  • Extra Large Pack of Diamonds$19.99
  • Large Pack of Keys$19.99
  • Giant Pack of Diamonds$39.99
  • Mega Pack of Diamonds$99.99
22 purchases

Lagerta

Subscriptions6
  • 7 T days$0.997 Days
  • 7 S days7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • 7 days$1.997 Days
Show 3 more
  • Subscription for 30 days$6.791 Month
  • Subscription for 6 month$38.496 Months
  • 1 year subscription$67.901 Year
One-time16
  • Beginner's package (special offer)$0.99
  • Beginner's package$0.99
  • 50 donuts$5.99
Show 13 more
  • 5 coffees$5.99
  • 100 stars$6.49
  • 500 donuts (hot off the press)$8.99
  • 500 donuts (for Insiders)$8.99
  • 15 coffee$11.99
  • 200 donuts$13.99
  • 1200 donuts (Fast Progress)$14.99
  • 30 coffees$14.99
  • 5 coffee + 2000 donuts$17.99
  • 1200 donuts$22.99
  • 500 donuts$29.99
  • 400 stars$29.99
  • 15 coffee + 2000 donuts$74.99

Questions

Is Novelize free?
Novelize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lagerta free?
Lagerta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Novelize or Lagerta?
Lagerta is rated higher. Novelize averages 4.2 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Lagerta averages 4.5 from 273 ratings.
Do Novelize or Lagerta have ads?
Both Novelize and Lagerta show ads.
Which is updated more often, Novelize or Lagerta?
Novelize ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lagerta every 2 weeks. Most recently, Novelize was updated on October 26, 2026 and Lagerta on October 27, 2026.

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