Comparison

Lost Between the Lines vs 終のステラ

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

Head to head
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

About

終のステラ

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"空の向こうに行けば、人間になれる――" 泣きゲーというジャンルを確立させたKeyが、SFの名手・田中ロミオと「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SF的造形美が光る新進気鋭のイラストレーターSWAVを迎え、新たなKeyをお見せします。 シナリオ:田中ロミオ イラスト・アート監修:SWAV メカニックデザイン:からます BGM:Ice、大橋柊平 背景:歯車ラプト、 出雲寺ぜんすけ、 ユウキナオヒロ、 J.タネダ、 株式会社 Creative Freaks ディレクター:佐雪隼 プロデューサー:丘野塔也 企画制作:Key <あらすじ> 地球が、すでに人類の世界ではなくなってから久しい。 世界はシンギュラリティを起こした機械群に支配され、人々はその片隅で、息を潜めて生き長らえていた。 運び屋‘‘ジュード’’の元に、依頼が舞い込む。 それはシンギュラリティ機械群の影響を受けない、 少女型アンドロイド‘‘フィリア’’を輸送して欲しいというものだった。 世間知らずなフィリアの行動に嫌気がさしながらも、ジュードは旅を始める。 時には略奪を繰り返す人間から逃げ、時には機械群が闊歩する危険地帯を通り抜け、輸送依頼を果たそうとする。 少女は何度も人間になりたいと口にする。 遥か空の先に辿り着けば、アンドロイドは人間になれると言うのだが……? <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。 <「終のステラ」プレイ時間> 約10時間 ※デフォルト設定のオートモードでプレイした場合 <「終のステラ」公式サイト> https://key.visualarts.gr.jp/kinetic/stella/ Powered by Artemis Engine. Development by Mikage. Smartphone version developed by iMel Inc.

Screenshots

Lost Between the Lines4 screens
終のステラ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 終のステラ at 96% against Lost Between the Lines's 43%. 終のステラ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Lost Between the Lines's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lost Between the Lines sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 終のステラ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

終のステラ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Lost Between the Lines's written reviews are positive against 96% of 終のステラ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost Between the Lines ships an update every 2 months, 終のステラ every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lost Between the Lines versus 終のステラ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost Between the Lines終のステラ
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (10 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews96.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1015 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size283 MB2.2 GB
Age rating12+12+
Developer5dims Inc. / 株式会社5次元VisualArts Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Lost Between the Lines

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

終のステラ

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lost Between the Lines

One-time2
  • Purchase stories$14.99
  • purchase stories$14.99
None

終のステラ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lost Between the Lines free?
Lost Between the Lines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 終のステラ free?
終のステラ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lost Between the Lines or 終のステラ?
終のステラ is rated higher. Lost Between the Lines averages 3.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while 終のステラ averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do Lost Between the Lines or 終のステラ have ads?
Neither Lost Between the Lines nor 終のステラ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Between the Lines or 終のステラ?
Lost Between the Lines ships an update every 2 months, and 終のステラ every 8 months. Most recently, Lost Between the Lines was updated on August 14, 2026 and 終のステラ on September 24, 2026.

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