Comparison

PARQUET 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

PARQUET

Explore a near-future world where brain-machine interfaces digitize memories. A unique being, born from mixed memories, searches for his true identity and encounters two girls affected by similar experiments. Experience a story of discovery, living together, and uncovering a compelling mystery.

Highlights
  • Brain-Machine Interface technology
  • Digitization of human memory
  • Search for true identity
  • Living together with girls
  • Intriguing mystery unfolding
  • All-ages original game
Features
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Parquet is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Yuzusoft Sour, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. In the near future, a technology called Brain-Machine Interface connects the brain and machines. This technology brings about a new paradigm and opens the gates to the digitization of human memory itself. From these new discoveries, "he" is born. An illegal experiment mixes thousands of memories into a single vessel, creating a wholly new being. Having only the memories of others, doubts about who he truly is start arising in his mind, until he gathers the courage to go out into the world in search of his true self. As he steps into the real world, he meets two girls, Kido Tsubasa and Ibaraki Rino. Both kind souls whose lives have been touched by unscrupulous BMI experiments, just like him. Learning to live together with their secrets, "he" and "they" will bring about big changes... Key points: - Yuzusoft's first-ever original All-Ages game - Curious living together experience with girls between day and night - An intriguing mystery that unfolds itself as the story advances

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

PARQUET4 screens
Lost Between the Lines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PARQUET at 87% against Lost Between the Lines's 43%. PARQUET also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (36 vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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. PARQUET sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Lost Between the Lines sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PARQUET holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of PARQUET's written reviews are positive against 43% of Lost Between the Lines's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PARQUET versus Lost Between the Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPARQUETLost Between the Lines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36 ratings) — better3.9 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size604 MB283 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer株式会社ユノス5dims Inc. / 株式会社5次元

Customer experience

PARQUET

All ratings34 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%

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

10 purchases

PARQUET

One-time10
  • Episode 4$1.99
  • Episode 5$1.99
  • Episode 1$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Episode 2$2.99
  • Episode 3$2.99
  • Episode 1$3.99
  • Episode 2$3.99
  • Episode 3$3.99
  • All Episodes$9.99
  • All Episodes$14.99
1 purchases

Lost Between the Lines

One-time1
  • purchase stories$14.99

Questions

Is PARQUET free?
PARQUET 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, PARQUET or Lost Between the Lines?
PARQUET is rated higher. PARQUET averages 4.6 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Lost Between the Lines averages 3.9 from 9 ratings.
Do PARQUET or Lost Between the Lines have ads?
Neither PARQUET nor Lost Between the Lines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PARQUET or Lost Between the Lines?
PARQUET ships an update every 2 months, and Lost Between the Lines every 2 months. Most recently, PARQUET was updated on November 3, 2026 and Lost Between the Lines on November 3, 2026.

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