Fictif vs NEXT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fictif
Engage in interactive visual novels where your choices shape romantic storylines. Explore diverse genres, customize your character, and pursue multiple romance options. Experience unique art and immersive narratives.
- Interactive visual novels
- Choose your own story
- Inclusive character options
- Multiple romance partners
- Diverse genres and realities
- Original artwork
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Welcome. You’ve found FictIf, a stunning collection of interactive, inclusive visual novels where you make the decisions. With exciting, adventure-filled episodes full of romance and mystery, you choose your own story. Your decisions change the path you take and the story you experience. What path will you take? WHY PEOPLE LOVE FICTIF • Explore collections of immersive, interactive romance stories in different genres, realities, and with various character types. • The stories you play are inclusive – choose your pronouns! • Your choices can influence your interactive story experience • Go on an adventure, travel to new worlds, fall in love, solve a murder mystery • Choose from multiple romance partners • Enjoy each story with individual and original art. YOUR STORYBOOK FOR THE LOVE OF GODS - The City in the Sky of Eonia has selected you to become their pantheon’s Deity of Love. But first, you must complete four grueling trials by order of the Oracle. Luckily, six romanceable immortals are there to help you, and sometimes distract you... Pass Eonia’s trials of Physicality, Intellect, and virtue, to face your destiny and win eternal life in paradise. LAST LEGACY - You are magically transported to a fantasy land full of new characters and dangerous places. Join a group of elite warriors as you try to save the world and find your way home, and who knows, maybe you will also find love along the way - who will you choose to follow? TWO AGAINST THE WORLD – As soon as you step inside the theater, you find yourself literally transported into a 1920's Gatsby Era with a gorgeous gangster that offers you adventure and the love you always wanted. Can the glitz and glamour, and the arms of a loving man win you over? ROADKILL - When wishes come true, it can lead to bliss, or in this case... disaster. As a monster apocalypse threatens to destroy the world, you have your chance to find true love. Road trip across the country with your friends to live out your dreams by any means possible. HEIR TO LOVE & LIES - Mysterious circumstances surround the death of your grandmother. As you start to uncover the truth, you, as the sole heir to her fortune are threatened, and need to decide who you can trust - a charming lawyer, a seductive cop, or a smoldering laborer. Will one of these people turn out to be the killer or will you find your true love? We love your feedback and pay close attention to what our community says so if you have any requests or feedback - please let us know! Your story. Your choices. Your adventure. Now's the time to embark on your journey. Minimum Specs for iOS: iOS 9.0 or above iPhone 5s or newer iPad Air 3rd generation or newer iPad mini 5th generation or newer iPad Pro iPad 8th generation or newer
NEXT
Engage in interactive romantic stories where your choices shape the narrative and lead to different endings. Explore love, relationships, and dramatic twists with charming characters and captivating storylines.
- Interactive story choices
- Branching narratives
- Multiple story endings
- Dating and relationship storylines
- Character interaction
- Ads-free content (premium)
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Immerse yourself in a world of love and romance with Frames: Interactive Episodes! Choose your own path and make decisions that will shape your story and determine your happily ever after. Meet charming characters and explore beautiful locations as you navigate the ups and downs of love and relationships. Experience the thrill of falling in love and the heartbreak of betrayal as you make choices that will impact your fate. With captivating storyline, The Flirt: Interactive Game will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you wanting more. Start your love story today and see where it takes you! Make choices that changes the game and be the character of a story created by you. How does it work? - An interactive game based on real life situations. - Storyline from dating to relationship development. - Each choice of action affects the narrative. - Discover different endings of the story! Play by your own rules and create YOUR story. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: contact@asterhills.co Subscription: Recurring billing. Cancel anytime. You can subscribe to get access to Premium Version, which ads-free content, no timers and dark mode. The subscription is $4.99 monthly and $29.99 yearly. You'll be able to get ads-free gameplay, no waiting time and all the chapters of the game for the duration of your subscription. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can read our privacy policy and terms of use at https://asterhills.co/terms. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. *Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. By using The Flirt, you agree to our Terms of Use and Community Guidelines available at https://asterhills.co/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fictif at 61% against NEXT's 24%. Fictif also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 129). NEXT's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Fictif sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and NEXT sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NEXT holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fictif has 1.1K ratings behind it against 129, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Fictif's written reviews are positive against 24% of NEXT's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Fictif ships an update every 3 weeks, NEXT every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fictif | NEXT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.1K ratings) | 4.4 (129 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 129 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dorian | Shenzhen Smarter Mobi Technology Co.Ltd |
Customer experience
Fictif
NEXT
Bugs and requests
Fictif
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezing/crashing issues
- Ads not working properly
- Incorrect character pronouns used
Requested features
5 requests- Add more ways to earn stars (e.g. daily login bonuses, mini-games)
- Allow replaying of individual chapters
- Improve pacing and release schedule of new content
- Offer true character customization options
- Ensure consistent gender representation in stories
NEXT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fictif
- Hourglass Bundle$1.99
- Star Bundle 1$1.99
- Star Bundle 1+$1.99
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- First Time Star Bundle 1+$1.99
- Stars and Hourglasses Bundle 1$2.99
- Star Bundle 2$4.99
- Star Bundle 2+$4.99
- First Time Star Bundle 2+$4.99
- Hourglass Bundle 2$4.99
- Star Bundle 3$9.99
- Star Bundle 4$19.99
NEXT
- Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
- Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
- Currency: Small Pack$1.99
- Currency: Small Pack$4.99
- Currency: Medium Pack$9.99
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- Currency: Big Pack$22.99
- Currency: Large Pack$44.99
- Currency: Extra Large Pack$99.99









