The Sign vs Elsewhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Sign
Experience a chilling interactive horror story where a mysterious video leads to a 7-day countdown to death. Uncover clues, solve puzzles, and make critical decisions that shape the narrative and relationships to save your loved ones from a terrifying curse.
- Interactive horror story
- Branching narrative choices
- Clue gathering and puzzle solving
- Character relationship building
- Multimedia elements (videos, chats, calls)
- Episodic content updates
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Imagine there’s a video full of nightmarish and shocking pictures. As soon as you’ve seen it, your phone rings and a voice whispers "You have 7 days left …” Does that RING a bell? We bring the triumph of the creepy video cassette from the 90s to the present! When evil enters your smartphone, your life will turn into a horror trip! THE INTERACTIVE HORROR STORY OF “The Sign” Your classmate and good friend Gabriela has been acting strangely for a week and has been keeping to herself more and more. Just when you were about to contact her parents, she gets in touch and shares her mysterious story: Exactly 7 days ago, she saw a creepy video and then received a call saying that she was going to die TODAY ... While you and the other students from your course don't believe the story, the video suddenly starts on your mobile phone - and the real horror begins! You let evil into your life and the lives of your loved ones. Soon the question arises: is there really a curse on the video? Follow the clues hidden in pictures, chat messages, documents and in the video. Solve the dark secret and save the lives of your family and friends. What secret does the mysterious video hide? Who is the mysterious ghost woman? And who is not who he claims to be? Now it's up to you! YOU DECIDE ON CHAT MESSAGES, YOU INFLUENCE THE STORY Your decisions affect the course and end of the interactive horror thriller story. YOU alone decide how the story and your relationship with the different characters develop. It's up to you to collect clues, solve puzzles and ultimately stop evil! But be careful, because you can't trust everyone ... CHARACTERS AND RELATIONSHIPS. In “The Sign”, you can decide for yourself how you want to interact with the people in your life. By selecting your gender and sharing your name, you can enjoy a customized gaming experience. The messages you choose will affect the relationships with all the characters and the development of the story. THE INTERACTIVE GAME OF “THE SIGN” “The Sign” is like a thrilling ride in the ghost train, full of mysterious clues, puzzles and creepy effects. It’s up to you to fight for the life of your friends and family! You will receive and send chat messages that directly affect the course of this interactive horror game. The scary story is accompanied by pictures, voice messages, video calls, mini-games, videos and newspaper reports created especially for the game. “The Sign” is released in episodes, so while you’re playing we’re already working on the next part of the story. Therefore, we're especially looking forward to your feedback and suggestions, which you can send to the following e-mail: support@the-sign.de. This episode and all upcoming ones of the Horror Chat Thriller are completely free to play! Optional in-app purchases can speed up the course of the story and the 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 Our data protection policy: https://www.reality-games.com/en/datenschutz.php Our terms and conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Elsewhere
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What if you said yes? What if you stayed? Elsewhere turns the quiet questions you whisper to yourself at 3 AM into living, branching parallel lives — powered by AI that learns your story. Tap an event. Choose A or B. Watch the universe split. Walk into the version of you that took the other path. There's no winning. There's no losing. Only the people you could have become. — HOW IT WORKS — Every choice opens two universes. Pick one to live in. The other doesn't disappear — it waits for you on a map of infinite selves. Elsewhere writes events that fit YOUR biography: the job offer, the missed text, the move you almost made. Two options, both morally fair. No right answer. Only consequences. Walk into the new universe. Read a 90-word poem of who you became. See your "alter-ego" — the brave you, the comfort-seeking you, the chaos you. Track five life genes: Courage, Bonding, Chaos, Comfort, Curiosity. Sometimes a butterfly comes back. A choice you made 30 events ago echoes into a new event. Sometimes a universe is legendary — rare, with its own music and visuals. — FEATURES — • Generated life events from your biography • Infinite branching universe map — every choice splits reality • Alter-egos that name who you became in each path • Butterfly effect: small choices echo back in surprising ways • Five life genes shape your trajectory • A poetic observer who speaks only when it matters • Legendary universes: rare, art-and-music moments • Optional generated visuals for each universe • Local-first — your story stays on device • No leaderboards. No win states. No FOMO. Only reflection. — PRICING — Start free with 5 splits. Then: • Starter Pack — 30 splits + 5 visuals — $0.99 • Explorer Pack — 100 splits + 15 visuals — $2.99 • Multiverse Pack — 300 splits + 50 visuals — $7.99 • Cosmic Pass — exclusive splits + 30 monthly visuals — $2.99/month • Visual Pack — 10 visuals — $1.99 Subscription auto-renews monthly. Cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy policy: https://theglycode.com/privacy. Terms: https://theglycode.com/terms. — FOR WHOM — If you've ever: • reread a text you didn't send • wondered what the other job would have been • kept a journal that asked more questions than it answered • loved Reigns, Disco Elysium, Life is Strange, the original Universe Splitter, tarot, or long quiet conversations with yourself …then Elsewhere is for you. Who were you, elsewhere?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Elsewhere at none against The Sign's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. The Sign sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Elsewhere sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | The Sign | Elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SponsorAds GmbH & Co.KG | Ahmet Vural |
Bugs and requests
The Sign
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inability to progress due to glitched mini-games
- Saved data not transferring between devices
Requested features
4 requests- More diverse character customization options
- Ability to replay past conversations
- Subtitles/captions for accessibility
- Reduced reliance on in-app purchases
Elsewhere
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Sign
- Premium-Subscription$6.991 Month
- Flatrate-Subscription$12.991 Month
- 40 BicS$1.99
- 120 BicS$3.99
- 300 BicS$8.99
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- Heart Flatrate$8.99
- Special$8.99
- Premium$12.99
- 800 BicS$16.99
- 1500 BicS$24.99
- Flatrate$32.99
Elsewhere
- Cosmic Pass Monthly$2.991 Month
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Visual Pack — 10$1.99
- Explorer Pack$2.99
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- Multiverse Pack$7.99









