Comparison

Orphans vs Elsewhere

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

Elsewhere

Features
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What if you said yes? What if you stayed? Elsewhere turns the quiet questions you whisper to yourself at 3 AM into living, branching parallel lives — powered by AI that learns your story. Tap an event. Choose A or B. Watch the universe split. Walk into the version of you that took the other path. There's no winning. There's no losing. Only the people you could have become. — HOW IT WORKS — Every choice opens two universes. Pick one to live in. The other doesn't disappear — it waits for you on a map of infinite selves. Elsewhere writes events that fit YOUR biography: the job offer, the missed text, the move you almost made. Two options, both morally fair. No right answer. Only consequences. Walk into the new universe. Read a 90-word poem of who you became. See your "alter-ego" — the brave you, the comfort-seeking you, the chaos you. Track five life genes: Courage, Bonding, Chaos, Comfort, Curiosity. Sometimes a butterfly comes back. A choice you made 30 events ago echoes into a new event. Sometimes a universe is legendary — rare, with its own music and visuals. — FEATURES — • Generated life events from your biography • Infinite branching universe map — every choice splits reality • Alter-egos that name who you became in each path • Butterfly effect: small choices echo back in surprising ways • Five life genes shape your trajectory • A poetic observer who speaks only when it matters • Legendary universes: rare, art-and-music moments • Optional generated visuals for each universe • Local-first — your story stays on device • No leaderboards. No win states. No FOMO. Only reflection. — PRICING — Start free with 5 splits. Then: • Starter Pack — 30 splits + 5 visuals — $0.99 • Explorer Pack — 100 splits + 15 visuals — $2.99 • Multiverse Pack — 300 splits + 50 visuals — $7.99 • Cosmic Pass — exclusive splits + 30 monthly visuals — $2.99/month • Visual Pack — 10 visuals — $1.99 Subscription auto-renews monthly. Cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy policy: https://theglycode.com/privacy. Terms: https://theglycode.com/terms. — FOR WHOM — If you've ever: • reread a text you didn't send • wondered what the other job would have been • kept a journal that asked more questions than it answered • loved Reigns, Disco Elysium, Life is Strange, the original Universe Splitter, tarot, or long quiet conversations with yourself …then Elsewhere is for you. Who were you, elsewhere?

Screenshots

Orphans4 screens
Elsewhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Elsewhere at none against Orphans's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Elsewhere sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Orphans versus Elsewhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrphansElsewhere
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB49 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSponsorAds GmbH & Co.KGAhmet Vural

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

Elsewhere

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Orphans

Subscriptions2
  • Premium-Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Flatrate-Subscription$12.991 Month
One-time8
  • 40 BicS$1.99
  • 120 BicS$3.99
  • 300 BicS$9.99
Show 5 more
  • Herzen Flatrate$9.99
  • Special$9.99
  • Premium$12.99
  • 800 BicS$19.99
  • Flatrate$39.99
5 purchases

Elsewhere

Subscriptions1
  • Cosmic Pass Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Visual Pack — 10$1.99
  • Explorer Pack$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Multiverse Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Orphans free?
Orphans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Elsewhere free?
Elsewhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orphans or Elsewhere have ads?
Orphans shows ads; Elsewhere does not.

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