Comparison

Seven vs Echoes

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

Head to head
About

Seven

Engage in a thrilling interactive horror story where your choices determine the fate of your loved ones. Solve puzzles and decipher clues to uncover the identity of a mysterious stranger playing twisted mind games. Your decisions directly impact relationships and the story's outcome.

Highlights
  • Interactive text thriller
  • Branching story paths
  • Player choices influence outcome
  • Solve puzzles and mini-games
  • Character relationship management
  • Clue discovery
Features
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"Seven (7): Endgame" is the sequel story to the successful interactive text thriller "Seven (7): Deadly Revelation", where you decide your own scary interactive story. THE INTERACTIVE STORY OF SEVEN (7) Just as you thought the horror is over and you could live in safety from now on, evil strikes again and threatens your and the life of your friends and family. In this psycho episode of the Horror Text Thriller, a stranger contacts you and forces you to decide about life and death. He hunts you down and threatens the important people in your life with twisted mind games. Follow the clues hidden in pictures, text messages, documents and in the calls of the psycho strangers. Find out who is hiding behind the mask and save the lives of your friends. He has them all in his sights: Your girlfriend, your family and your friends. Who is the one playing these psycho horror games on you? Who is the one sending you all these scary messages? Who is the one turning your life into a psycho horror story? YOU DECIDE THE MESSAGES, YOU INFLUENCE THE GAMES COURSE How you decide has an impact on the course and the end of this scary episode of the interactive horror story. So you can actively determine the story and influence your relationship to the different characters. It’s even up to you to decide who will survive in the end. CHARACTERS AND RELATIONSHIPS In Seven (7) you can directly decide how to interact with the people in your life. Every text message and every time you decide influences the relationship you have with all the characters. The interactive thriller game will force you to choose between people and let some of them get lost in the scary depths of this horror story. THE INTERACTIVE GAMEPLAY OF SEVEN (7) Dive into the deepest abyss of the human soul and solve a variety of exciting tasks, puzzles and mini games. Seven (7): Endgame is a roller coaster ride of feelings and it’s up to you to fight an unpredictable psycho to save the lives of your friends and family! You will receive and send text messages that will directly influence the course of this interactive horror game. You can choose which way the story of the game will go by interacting with the individual characters and facing the psycho that threatens the ones closest to you. ADDITIONAL GAME INFORMATION This psych episode of the Horror Messenger Chat Thriller is completely free to play! Optional In-app purchases can accelerate the course of the story and game. Commissioner for the Protection of Youth Kristine Peters Kattensteert 4 22119 Hamburg Phone: 0174/81 81 81 7 Mail: jugendschutz@reality-games.com Web: www.jugendschutz-beauftragte.de

About

Echoes

Engage in a real-time murder mystery through your phone. Investigate a disappearance by interacting with characters via chat, calls, and video, making choices that shape the narrative. Uncover clues through news feeds and an investigation board.

Highlights
  • Real-time chat and messaging gameplay
  • Branching narrative based on player choices
  • Investigative tools like a digital board
  • Live news feed integration
  • Multi-language support
  • Audio and video call sequences
Features
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A stranger adds you to a group chat by mistake. Or was it a mistake? Echoes is an interactive murder-mystery thriller where you're pulled into a crime through your phone. Set in India, the story unfolds through group chats, private messages, phone calls, and video calls — all happening in real time on your screen. Aarav, a film student, has vanished. His closest friends are desperate for answers, and somehow your number ended up in their group. Now you're caught between suspects who all have something to hide. PLAY DETECTIVE FROM YOUR PHONE Investigate the disappearance through realistic chat conversations. Read between the lines, question suspects, and piece together what happened to Aarav. EVERY CHOICE MATTERS Your decisions shape relationships with each character. Build trust or raise suspicion. The story branches based on what you say, who you believe, and what you reveal. FOLLOW THE NEWS A local news feed runs alongside the case. Jump into live comment threads, spar with journalist Priya Nair, and dig up sidestories and clues the official story leaves out. NOW IN 6 LANGUAGES Play in English, Português (Brasil), Français, Español, Deutsch, or Italiano — full dialogue, not just menus, reviewed line by line by native speakers. IMMERSIVE FEATURES - Live audio and video call sequences that put you in the moment - Subtitles on video calls, with a CC toggle you control - A digital investigation board to connect evidence and track leads - Voice clone technology that puts YOUR voice into the story - Atmospheric soundtrack and cinematic storytelling DESIGNED TO FEEL REAL Every notification, every typing indicator, every read receipt — Echoes blurs the line between game and reality. The characters feel alive because they respond to you, not at you. Episodes 1 through 6 are available now. New episodes coming soon. Download Echoes. Read the messages. Trust no one.

Screenshots

Seven4 screens
Echoes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Echoes at none against Seven's shown. Echoes also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Seven's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Seven sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Echoes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echoes holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Seven has 1.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Seven's written reviews are positive against 50% of Echoes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Seven ships an update every 2 months, Echoes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Seven versus Echoes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSevenEchoes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB285 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSponsorAds GmbH & Co.KGAnubhav Sahu

Customer experience

Seven

All ratings1,160 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews459 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.2%

Echoes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Seven

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing during puzzles
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices
  • Issues with video playback and ads

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to replay individual chapters
  • More character customization options
  • Reduced frequency of mini-games

Echoes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Seven

One-time10
  • Unlimited Hearts$0.99
  • Gallery Flatrate$0.99
  • 40 BicS$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Gallery Flatrate$1.99
  • 120 BicS$3.99
  • 300 BicS$8.99
  • Unlimited Hearts$8.99
  • Starting offer$8.99
  • 800 BicS$16.99
  • Flat rate$32.99
5 purchases

Echoes

One-time5
  • Media and Premium choices Pack$1.99
  • Voice Re-record$1.99
  • Voice Pack$2.99
Show 2 more
  • AI Chat Access$2.99
  • Premium Pass$6.99

Questions

Is Seven free?
Seven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echoes free?
Echoes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Seven or Echoes?
Echoes is rated higher. Seven averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Echoes averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Seven or Echoes have ads?
Seven shows ads; Echoes does not.
Which is updated more often, Seven or Echoes?
Seven ships an update every 2 months, and Echoes monthly. Most recently, Seven was updated on October 20, 2026 and Echoes on October 9, 2026.

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