Kyle is Famous vs ScummVM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kyle is Famous
Guide Kyle through a text-based adventure by making choices that shape his day and lead to over 115 unique endings. Help him prepare for an important interview, solve mysteries, and avoid disastrous decisions.
- Text-based adventure
- Decision-making gameplay
- Over 115 unique endings
- Solve mysteries
- Collect items
- Interactive narrative
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Take Control of Kyle in this Text-Based Adventure. . . ----------------- Make decisions for Kyle that will affect every part of his day. Take Kyle's hand through over 115 unique endings, each determined by what Kyle has done and who he has interacted with. He needs you. Be kind. Kyle just woke up. . . ----------------- . . .and Kyle needs to prepare to conduct an interview with a very, very important guest on his show. Collect items, make choices, and solve mysteries. Kyle can swallow the fridge. . . ----------------- . . .and Kyle can travel time and steal from the locals and dump lard on his neighbor and many, many other things that KYLE SHOULD NOT DO. Take Kyle's hand. Direct him. Tell him what he ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT DO. Confidently help Kyle. He needs you. Kyle has over 115 endings. . . ----------------- . . .but only one of them is the good, well-prepared ending that you are going to guide Kyle to. Who knows what would happen if you weren't there for him? Would he destroy the city? Gossip about his neighbor? Fight crime? Revive a dead loved one?
ScummVM
Play classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs on your device. This application includes two playable demos and offers access to many more titles through its website. Enjoy a vast library of beloved retro games.
- Play classic adventure games
- Play classic RPGs
- Includes playable demos
- Access to more games online
- Open source software
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ScummVM provides a way to play many classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs. The application is bundled with two playable demos, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DOS Demo) and The Secret of Monkey Island (DOS EGA Demo), both titles copyright of Lucasfilm Ltd. You can find more information, demos, and some free-to-download adventure games on our website. See also an up-to-date list here: https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games Full documentation of ScummVM can be found at https://docs.scummvm.org/ Please visit our web forum where you can discuss the iOS version. https://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=15 ScummVM is open source software available under the term of the GPL v3.0 license. The source code is available from https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ScummVM at Free against Kyle is Famous's $1.99. ScummVM also leads on ratings volume (102 vs 20) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Kyle is Famous's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, 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
ScummVM is free to download; Kyle is Famous costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kyle is Famous holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScummVM has 102 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kyle is Famous's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScummVM's.
Kyle is Famous ships an update every 2 weeks, ScummVM every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Kyle is Famous | ScummVM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better | 4.8 (102 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 762 MB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | John Szymanski | Eugene Sandulenko |
Customer experience
Kyle is Famous
ScummVM
Bugs and requests
Kyle is Famous
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ScummVM
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes mid-game
- Save feature does not save
- Single-tap not registering as left click
- Two-finger tap not registering as right click
- Magic Keyboard touchpad not working
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- Trackpad from new iPads not working
- Cannot link OneDrive due to JSON response issue
- Recently added games graying out
- App crashes on second boot
- External keyboard not working
Requested features
12 requests- Easier game search
- Apple TV support
- Gamepad key mapping support
- Apple Pencil support
- Magic Keyboard touchpad support
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- Trackpad support
- Change icon color
- Support for Discworld Noir
- DOSBox and FUSE support
- NES interpreter support
- Better iOS support for Grim Fandango & Escape From Monkey Island
- More significant way to add games
In-app purchases
Kyle is Famous
No in-app purchases
ScummVM
No in-app purchases
Questions
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