Comparison

Orphans vs Ten Dates

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

Head to head
About

Orphans

Embark on a chilling interactive horror mystery where your decisions shape the narrative. Help a group of friends uncover dark secrets within an abandoned orphanage, facing disturbing phenomena and a thickening fog. Your choices determine the story's outcome and ending.

Highlights
  • Interactive horror mystery
  • Player decisions affect story
  • Uncover dark secrets
  • Communicate via messenger
  • Customizable themes and profile pictures
  • In-game notes for story recap
  • Background music option
Features
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“Orphans” - An interactive horror mystery game A group of friends sets out to an abandoned orphanage that is surrounded by dark rumors and tales to record more footage for their “Lost Places” channel. Once they get to the location, one of the group members finds your phone number and you become part of the group. Within minutes you're right in the middle of the action. Coincidence – or not? What begins as a harmless excursion ends in a complete horror show. The mysterious fog thickens and the cameras start showing disturbing images. All communication to the outside world gets distorted and unreliable. Help the group find out what dark secrets are hidden behind these old walls. Is there maybe even a curse on this abandoned building? What really happened in this orphanage years ago? "Orphans" is an interactive thriller - goosebumps guaranteed Your decisions affect not only the course but also the ending of this interactive mystery game. Become a part of this gripping horror story. Communicate with the different characters via messenger. Uncover the dark secrets surrounding the orphanage and find out what is behind the disturbing phenomena. New features: To make your gaming experience as exciting and individual as possible, you get to choose your own theme and your own profile picture. Additionally, you can read in the notes what has happened so far in the story. You also have the option to activate background music. This allows you to experience the game on a new level! 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/

About

Ten Dates

Experience a live-action romantic comedy where your choices shape relationships. Navigate conversations, ice-breaker games, and unexpected truths with multiple potential matches. Will you find love in this interactive story?

Highlights
  • Live-action romantic comedy
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Real-time relationship tracking
  • Interactive conversation topics
  • Ice-breaker games and scenarios
  • Pause mode for decision-making
Features
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Ten Dates is the sequel to the interactive rom-com, Five Dates. Misha, a millennial from London in search of that elusive in-person connection, tricks her best friend Ryan into going to a speed dating event with her. Each with their own five potential matches, Misha and Ryan must pluck up the courage and turn on the charm to date wildly different personalities. Throughout the game, your choices and interactions will either strengthen or weaken your relationship with your date. Amidst a branching, multi-directional chain of conversation topics and deep-dive questions, Misha and Ryan are faced with ice-breaker games, awkward scenarios and unexpected truths. Will either find love? Starring Rosie Day (Outlander), Charlie Maher (Conversations with Friends), Meaghan Martin (Until Dawn, Camp Rock), Sagar Radia (Industry), Sam Buchanan (The Power), Kaine Zajaz (The Witcher), Ellie James (I May Destroy You), and Rhiannon Clements (Death On The Nile) FEATURES - A completely live-action romantic comedy, directed by Paul Raschid (Five Dates, The Complex) - Real-time Relationship Status Tracking that influences the story as you play - Pause Mode: Pauses choices to interact with friends or to take your time making your decisions

Screenshots

Orphans4 screens
Ten Dates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ten Dates at none against Orphans's shown. Orphans's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 59%) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 106). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Orphans sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Ten Dates 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Orphans against 4.5 for Ten Dates. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orphans has 2.6K ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Orphans's written reviews are positive against 59% of Ten Dates's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orphans ships an update every 9 days, Ten Dates fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Orphans versus Ten Dates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrphansTen Dates
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better4.5 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better106
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB2.2 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSponsorAds GmbH & Co.KGWales Interactive Ltd.

Customer experience

Orphans

All ratings2,607 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews422 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative10.9%

Ten Dates

All ratings106 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative36.4%

Bugs and requests

Orphans

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent performance and loading times
  • Purchased content not unlocking properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More player agency and choices
  • Ability to skip or bypass mini-games
  • Improved difficulty balancing for mini-games
  • More diverse gender and sexuality options

Ten Dates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Orphans

Subscriptions2
  • Premium-Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Flatrate-Subscription$12.991 Month
One-time9
  • 40 BicS$1.99
  • 120 BicS$3.99
  • 300 BicS$9.99
Show 6 more
  • Herzen Flatrate$9.99
  • Special$9.99
  • Premium$12.99
  • 800 BicS$19.99
  • 1500 BicS$29.99
  • Flatrate$39.99
1 purchases

Ten Dates

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Orphans free?
Orphans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ten Dates free?
Ten Dates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Orphans or Ten Dates?
Orphans is rated higher. Orphans averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Ten Dates averages 4.5 from 106 ratings.
Do Orphans or Ten Dates have ads?
Orphans shows ads; Ten Dates does not.
Which is updated more often, Orphans or Ten Dates?
Orphans ships an update every 9 days, and Ten Dates fortnightly. Most recently, Orphans was updated on October 2, 2026 and Ten Dates on September 19, 2026.

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