Comparison

Erica vs Pilgrims

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

Head to head
About

Erica

Experience a live-action interactive thriller where your touch shapes the narrative. Guide a young woman through her traumatic past by interacting with her environment and making hundreds of choices that lead to multiple endings.

Highlights
  • Live-action interactive thriller
  • Touch-based environmental interaction
  • Branching narrative with multiple endings
  • Hundreds of player choices
  • Gripping story and acting
  • Pioneering "TOUCH VIDEO" technology
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Reach into a living world and change the course of the story in this pioneering live-action interactive thriller. "The best looking FMV game ever made" - GameCrate, USA Become Erica, a young woman plagued with nightmares, driven by grisly new clues to face past traumatic events. It’s up to you to unearth the shocking truth. Guide Erica through the story by using your touch to physically interact with her surroundings. Flavourworks' groundbreaking "TOUCH VIDEO" technology allows you to reach out and interact with objects and people in the world. Make hundreds of choices to influence how the game develops. Multiple endings await you at the finale of the gripping branching narrative. No single path holds all the answers. “Captivating story and incredible acting” - MKAU Gaming "A solid and beautifully crafted example of how the technique has evolved and just how effective great interactive storytelling can be" - Dark Station "Well shot, well acted, well crafted - ERICA is a high class FMV game for a new age" - Eurogamer "Using a combination of crisp cinematography and FMV-specific game mechanics, ERICA never fails to hook you into its haunting, mysterious world" - Gamespot "Impossible not to recommend… lovingly crafted and deserves to be experienced" - Daily Star "An intricate narrative that’s engrossing at every turn" - Pushsquare Accolades based on PS4 version of ERICA™

About

Pilgrims

Embark on a playful adventure game where you explore a world, interact with unique characters, and solve puzzles in multiple ways. Discover humorous outcomes and collect achievements in this hand-crafted experience.

Highlights
  • Playful exploration
  • Multiple solutions
  • Dozens of items and characters
  • 45 achievements
  • Hand-crafted animations
  • Original music
Features
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Try for free. In-app purchase the full game. Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find? It is most enjoyable if you’re into: - Playfulness: Don’t beat it - play with it! Solve the various tasks using dozens of items and unique characters without being obliged to follow a single designated path. - Replayability: Packed with 45 achievements, Pilgrims is a game designed to be played through more than just once. Can you collect them all? - Hand-crafted appeal: Hundreds of unique animations and custom made sound effects result in countless humorous and unexpected outcomes. Try to discover as many as you can! - Original music: Floex (Machinarium, Samorost 3) is back at it with his mix of live instruments and organic electronics, joined by guests on guitar or clarinet.

Screenshots

Erica4 screens
Pilgrims4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Erica at weekly against Pilgrims's every 2 months. Erica also leads on ratings volume (3.2K vs 485). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Erica sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pilgrims sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Erica against 4.5 for Pilgrims. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Erica has 3.2K ratings behind it against 485, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Erica's written reviews are positive against 64% of Pilgrims's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Erica ships an update weekly, Pilgrims every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Erica versus Pilgrims: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEricaPilgrims
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.2K ratings)4.5 (485 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.6% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.2K — better485
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size298 MB413 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperLCG Entertainment, Inc.Amanita Design s.r.o.

Customer experience

Erica

All ratings3,176 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews432 reviews
Positive57.6%
Neutral10.9%
Negative31.5%

Pilgrims

All ratings453 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral15.1%
Negative21.0%

User reviews

Erica

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Totally worth downloading
  • 🎬 Excellent interactive experience
  • 👍 Engaging and immersive
  • 🎥 Cinematic quality
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow loading and frequent downloads
  • 💰 Requires payment to continue
  • 🕰️ Pacing issues with quick choices
  • 🔇 Audio sync problems
  • 🤔 Confusing or unsatisfying endings

Pilgrims

From 485 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Unique and charming art style
  • 🤩 Funny and entertaining gameplay
  • 💎 Highly replayable with multiple outcomes
  • 🎨 Beautiful animations and sound design

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Extremely short gameplay length
  • 💰 Poor value for the price
  • 🤔 Misleading description about the content

Bugs and requests

Erica

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Downloading content gets stuck
  • Audio cuts out or doesn't work
  • Game freezes or crashes
  • Broken troubleshooting links

Requested features

5 requests
  • More branching storylines and endings
  • Ability to go back to previous chapters
  • Improved loading and download experience
  • Longer gameplay duration
  • Additional interactive elements

Pilgrims

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Restore purchases not working for some users

Requested features

2 requests
  • Longer story and more content
  • Additional chapters or a sequel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Erica

One-time1
  • Erica Full Game$2.99
1 purchases

Pilgrims

One-time1
  • Pilgrims Full Game$0.99

Questions

Is Erica free?
Erica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilgrims free?
Pilgrims is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Erica or Pilgrims?
Pilgrims is rated higher. Erica averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Pilgrims averages 4.5 from 485 ratings.
Do Erica or Pilgrims have ads?
Neither Erica nor Pilgrims shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Erica or Pilgrims?
Erica ships an update weekly, and Pilgrims every 2 months. Most recently, Erica was updated on November 10, 2026 and Pilgrims on November 7, 2026.

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