VITRIOL vs Mister Antonio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VITRIOL
Embark on a narrative-driven word puzzle adventure through a bureaucratic labyrinth. Uncover hidden meanings, make impactful choices, and escape the system. This game offers a unique blend of interactive literature and challenging puzzles.
- Interactive literature by Charlene Putney
- 66 challenging word puzzles
- Storytelling narrative
- Choice-driven gameplay
- Designed for short bursts
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VITRIOL is a storytelling word puzzle game where you journey into, and hopefully out of, a bureaucratic nightmare. As the story unfolds, you can find hidden answers within the words and escape between the lines. The choices you make hold up a mirror to your actions in the real world. Are you guilty of being yourself? It's up to you to find out. Features – Interactive literature: Written by acclaimed writer Charlene Putney. – A long exciting road to travel: 66 challenging word puzzles. – Aware of its place in the world: Made for short bursts of gameplay. – Food for the brain, not only the thumb: Take as much time as you need.
Mister Antonio
Embark on a puzzle game adventure with a quirky cat. Navigate diverse worlds, solve increasingly challenging levels by fetching the right ball combinations, and enjoy surprising encounters and satisfying sounds.
- Puzzle game adventure
- Quirky cat protagonist
- Navigate different worlds
- Fetch ball combinations
- Increasingly challenging levels
- Lovingly-crafted puzzles
- Satisfying sounds
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A puzzle game adventure about a quirky cat with rather curious demands. Featuring surprising encounters, lovingly-crafted puzzles and satisfying sounds. Navigate around the different worlds using the control buttons and fetch the right ball combinations for your cat in increasingly challenging levels. A Bart Bonte puzzle game. Enjoy! @BartBonte
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mister Antonio at Free against VITRIOL's $4.99. Mister Antonio also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 67%) and ratings volume (121 vs 4). VITRIOL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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
Mister Antonio is free to download; VITRIOL costs $4.99 up front. Mister Antonio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VITRIOL asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for VITRIOL against 4.7 for Mister Antonio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mister Antonio has 121 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of VITRIOL's written reviews are positive against 94% of Mister Antonio's.
VITRIOL ships an update fortnightly, Mister Antonio every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VITRIOL | Mister Antonio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.7 (121 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 94.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #34 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Broken Rules | Bart BONTE |
Customer experience
VITRIOL
Mister Antonio
Bugs and requests
VITRIOL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mister Antonio
Reported bugs
1 issue- None reported
Requested features
2 requests- More levels/content
- Colorblind mode
In-app purchases
VITRIOL
No in-app purchases
Mister Antonio
- premium unlock$2.49
