Comparison

Wizard's Choice vs First Year Demons

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

Head to head
About

Wizard's Choice

Embark on an interactive fantasy adventure as a wizard. Make choices that shape your destiny, manage resources like spell power and gold, and battle evil in this text-based RPG. Your decisions determine survival and success.

Highlights
  • Interactive novel gameplay
  • Resource management (health, mana, gold, morale)
  • Decision-driven outcomes
  • End-game scoring and ranking
  • Accessible for blind users
Features
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You play a wizard in this interactive novel set in a medieval fantasy world. Stay alive, manage your spell power, find treasure, and smite evil. Wizard's Choice is a series of RPG interactive novels that will engross you in a story while allowing you to make the decisions that will determine your fate. From Delight Games, the publisher of Zombie High and Detective's Choice. Written by Sam Landstrom. *** Features *** - Zero learning curve. Read the story and make decisions. - Health, mana, gold, and morale are tracked. - Outcomes are determined by decisions you make. - Score and rank at the end. - Accessible to blind users.

About

First Year Demons

Navigate university life while secretly battling demons and upholding your family's ancient duty. Make choices that shape your story, balancing academics, social life, and supernatural responsibilities. Explore a text-based fantasy adventure with multiple paths and outcomes.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Multiple story paths
  • Character customization (gender, orientation)
  • Choice-driven gameplay
  • Fantasy combat and magic
  • University life simulation
Features
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For generations, your family has kept China safe from chaos demons. Now you must uphold that duty while you're at university--just don't tell your roommates! "First Year Demons" is an interactive fantasy novel by Rebecca Slitt, author of "Psy High." Your choices control the story. It's two games in one: a 30,000-word educational game, and a 43,000-word version of the same story that's just for fun. Both games are entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. As the youngest member of a family with a secret and ancient duty to keep China safe from demons, you must balance your relatives' traditional values and expectations with the challenges of your first year at college and your secret study of potions, sword, and spells. Between dorm­room parties and chemistry study sessions, you'll experience battle and betrayal. You'll learn just how important it is to stay close to your family--your life may depend on it! You'll see how China is changing: maybe it's better to offer your ancestors a smartphone than to slay a demon in their memory. And above all, you must not let your friends know why you really sneak out of your dorm so late at night! Demons are all around you, and you never know what might be hiding behind a friendly face. • Battle chaos demons! • Play as male or female, gay, straight or bi • Hit the books, or go out and party! • Stay close to your family ­ or turn against them and be cast out • Specialize in swords, magic, or potions

Screenshots

Wizard's Choice4 screens
First Year Demons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wizard's Choice at 87% against First Year Demons's 20%. Wizard's Choice also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.2). First Year Demons's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads, 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

Wizard's Choice is free to download; First Year Demons costs $3.99 up front. Wizard's Choice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. First Year Demons asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wizard's Choice holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wizard's Choice has 922 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Wizard's Choice's written reviews are positive against 20% of First Year Demons's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wizard's Choice ships an update every 4 weeks, First Year Demons every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Wizard's Choice versus First Year Demons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizard's ChoiceFirst Year Demons
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (922 ratings) — better2.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings922 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 23 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB29 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDelight Games LLCHosted Games LLC

Customer experience

Wizard's Choice

All ratings919 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.8%

First Year Demons

All ratings10 ratings
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Wizard's Choice

One-time10
  • 3 coins$0.99
  • 5 luck$0.99
  • 12 coins$2.99
Show 7 more
  • 18 coins$2.99
  • 18 luck$2.99
  • Remove Advertising$4.99
  • Premium 50% Off$4.99
  • Premium 30% Off$6.99
  • Premium Access$9.99
  • 75 luck$9.99
None

First Year Demons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wizard's Choice free?
Wizard's Choice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First Year Demons free?
First Year Demons costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wizard's Choice or First Year Demons?
Wizard's Choice is rated higher. Wizard's Choice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 922 ratings, while First Year Demons averages 2.2 from 10 ratings.
Do Wizard's Choice or First Year Demons have ads?
Both Wizard's Choice and First Year Demons show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wizard's Choice or First Year Demons?
Wizard's Choice ships an update every 4 weeks, and First Year Demons every 23 months. Most recently, Wizard's Choice was updated on October 23, 2026 and First Year Demons on June 1, 2026.

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