Raise a Cloud vs Strangers Here
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raise a Cloud
Cultivate a cloud in a virtual vase and nurture it daily to watch it grow and even create offspring. Care for your cloud to unlock new vases and sky backgrounds, allowing you to design your perfect aerial landscape.
- Grow and nurture a virtual cloud
- Create baby clouds
- Unlock new vases and skies
- Design ideal sky views
- Daily cloud care
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Raise a cloud to draw your ideal sky. Feed everyday so that your cloud grows little by little and has a baby cloud. You can get vases and skies by taking care of him/her. Create a wonderful view with your lovely cloud.
Strangers Here
An atmospheric VHS horror game where you play as an FBI agent hunting creatures that mimic humans. Distinguish between real people and their copies, make critical decisions, and uncover the truth behind the "Strangers."
- VHS horror atmosphere
- Track human-imitating creatures
- Distinguish real people from copies
- Make life-altering decisions
- Six unique endings
- Customizable menu background
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Strangers Here — an atmospheric VHS horror about the "Strangers": unsettling creatures that mimic humans with terrifying precision. In the quiet family park of Willingstone, something has gone horribly wrong. People are vanishing, animals are falling ill, and inhuman screams echo from the forest at night. The special agency D.I.C. has been tracking incidents like these for a long time. Now it's your turn — learn to tell the real from the imitation, and uncover the true nature of these beings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Raise a Cloud at 4.6 against Strangers Here's 4.1. Raise a Cloud also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and review sentiment (89% vs 71%). Strangers Here's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Raise a Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strangers Here has 178 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Raise a Cloud's written reviews are positive against 71% of Strangers Here's.
Raise a Cloud ships an update every 3 months, Strangers Here monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raise a Cloud | Strangers Here |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13 ratings) — better | 4.1 (178 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 178 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mai SATO | Elmira Sevostyanova |
Customer experience
Raise a Cloud
Strangers Here
In-app purchases
Raise a Cloud
No in-app purchases
Strangers Here
No in-app purchases
Questions
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