Comparison

LOOPERS vs Lost Between the Lines

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

Head to head
About

LOOPERS

A kinetic novel where a high school student gets trapped in a time loop with other "loopers." They must work together to escape an endless cycle of the same day, encountering a mysterious girl and facing distorted reality.

Highlights
  • Kinetic novel storytelling
  • Time loop narrative
  • GPS treasure hunting element
  • Horror and mystery themes
  • Stylish character illustrations
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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~本当の宝物を探しに行こう~ 2021年5月28日に発売されたKeyキネティックノベル最新作「LOOPERS」が早くもスマホアプリになって登場! 泣きゲーというジャンルを確立させたKeyがホラーの名手・竜騎士07と「Rewrite」以来のタッグを結成。 イラストにはスタイリッシュなデザインと色彩センスが特徴的な新進気鋭のイラストレーター望月けいを迎え、一味違ったKeyをお見せします。 シナリオ:竜騎士07 イラスト:望月けい 音  楽:折戸伸治、どんまる、細井聡司、しょうゆ、天休ひさし、すみ 歌  唱:sana (sajou no hana) 企画制作:Key <あらすじ> タイラはジオハンティング(GPS宝探し)に熱中する高校生。 夏休みのある日友人らとゲームに興じていると、不可解な体験に巻き込まれる。 交錯する現実と幻。狂気に陥る思考。明日が今日になる。 彼らは『時の渦』に呑み込まれ、今日という一日を無限にループする運命に囚われてしまう。 そこで出会うのは、同じく“ルーパー”である少年少女たち。 リーダーのサイモン、そして謎めいた雰囲気の少女ミア。 共に力を合わせ、永遠に続く牢獄から抜け出そうとするが――。 <キネティックノベルとは> キネティックノベルとは純粋なストーリーを動的な演出で楽しむエンターテインメント作品です。 「手のひらに、大きな感動を」をテーマにコンパクトながらも凝縮した物語を提供します。 <「LOOPERS」プレイ時間> 約8時間 ※デフォルト設定のオートモードでプレイした場合 <「LOOPERS」公式サイト> https://key.visualarts.gr.jp/kinetic/loopers/

About

Lost Between the Lines

Experience a high school romance visual novel with beautiful illustrations and branching storylines. Make choices to uncover a secret and explore five different endings. Features voice acting by a popular anime voice actress.

Highlights
  • Branching storylines
  • Multiple endings
  • Beautiful illustrations
  • Voice acting
  • Choice-based gameplay
  • High school romance
Features
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[A large-volume romantic drama with beautiful illustrations by a popular artist!] As to what exactly is starting, it's a perfectly normal high school love story starring a somewhat abnormal girl! The cool, intellectual Suzumiya Rion. She usually keeps her distance from her classmates, but for some reason, she invited me out on a date! And the secret Rion's hiding will finally be revealed… If you clear all five endings, you'll find out your future with her. Try out all the different choices and see where you end up. [The game system is a simple novel-type adventure] The choices that appear here and there in the story change the distance between you and your girlfriend! The story will branch into one of five different endings accordingly. Restart the game again and again to complete all the endings! [Main character:Suzumiya Rion] She is the most elegant, serious, and studious high school girl in the school! Rine Suzumiya, who is the most popular madonna in the school, is suddenly approaching you, a girl with whom she has little contact! However, her eyes sometimes glaze over with a lonely look. ...... When her secret is revealed, their romance begins! [Voice: Hikaru Ueda] Rion is voiced by Hikaru Ueda, who also played the lead role in the Japanese animation! TwitterID:@o4novel

Screenshots

LOOPERS4 screens
Lost Between the Lines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LOOPERS at 5.0 against Lost Between the Lines's 3.6. LOOPERS also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 43%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Lost Between the Lines's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. LOOPERS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lost Between the Lines sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LOOPERS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of LOOPERS's written reviews are positive against 43% of Lost Between the Lines's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LOOPERS versus Lost Between the Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLOOPERSLost Between the Lines
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings710 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size847 MB283 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperVisualArts Co.,Ltd.5dims Inc. / 株式会社5次元

Customer experience

LOOPERS

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative11.5%

Lost Between the Lines

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LOOPERS

One-time1
  • ストーリー解放$6.99
2 purchases

Lost Between the Lines

One-time2
  • Purchase stories$14.99
  • purchase stories$14.99

Questions

Is LOOPERS free?
LOOPERS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lost Between the Lines free?
Lost Between the Lines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LOOPERS or Lost Between the Lines?
LOOPERS is rated higher. LOOPERS averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Lost Between the Lines averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do LOOPERS or Lost Between the Lines have ads?
Neither LOOPERS nor Lost Between the Lines shows ads.

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