Comparison

Wizard's Choice vs The Lost Heir

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

The Lost Heir

Embark on an epic fantasy adventure as you reclaim your stolen throne. Develop your unique prince or princess, explore a world of magic and mystery, and make choices that shape your destiny in this text-based interactive novel.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive story
  • Character development (good/evil)
  • Multiple character classes/roles
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Romance and friendship options
  • Mystery and treasure hunting
Features
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Take back the throne that was rightfully yours! When demon-summoning usurpers assassinate the king and queen, the right of rulership falls to you, their only child. Develop your own unique prince or princess, discovering a world of fantasy, magic, mystery, and adventure. "The Lost Heir: The Fall of Daria" is an epic 145,000-word interactive fantasy novel by Mike Walter—the first of a trilogy—where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Develop your own unique prince or princess, for good or evil! Become a noble knight, a greedy thief, an evil priest, a nature-loving druid, a charming bard, a deadly assassin, a wise monk, a well-traveled ranger, a martial cleric, a kind priest, a brutal thug, a steadfast guard, a powerful wizard or any combination you choose. Your highness, the kingdom of Daria awaits you! • Play as male or female, gay or straight. • Pursue love interests, make friends, or be a loner. • Uncover the mysteries of demon summoning. • Uncover and collect legendary magical items and treasure.

Screenshots

Wizard's Choice4 screens
The Lost Heir4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wizard's Choice at Free against The Lost Heir's $4.99. Wizard's Choice also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (922 vs 204). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Wizard's Choice is free to download; The Lost Heir costs $4.99 up front. Wizard's Choice sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and The Lost Heir 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

The Lost Heir holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 922 and 204 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Wizard's Choice's written reviews are positive against 90% of The Lost Heir's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wizard's Choice ships an update every 4 weeks, The Lost Heir every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Wizard's Choice versus The Lost Heir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizard's ChoiceThe Lost Heir
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (922 ratings)4.8 (204 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.1% of reviews89.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings922 — better204
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB36 MB
Age rating9+12+
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%

The Lost Heir

All ratings204 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.9%

Bugs and requests

Wizard's Choice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Lost Heir

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Legacy Advantage purchase fails on standalone version (works on Hosted Games app)
  • Endurance skill check (45) doesn't work in dark temple near Vernex
  • Relationship stat effects sometimes confusing and unexpected
  • Money loss after inputting smaller transaction amounts
  • Inconsistent dialogue outcome effects on character relationships

Requested features

9 requests
  • Save/checkpoint system to avoid replaying entire game
  • Back button to undo choices without restarting
  • Chapter-by-chapter save options
  • More random adventures before main quest
  • Expanded demon summoning mechanics and battles
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  • More mature relationship themes and romance options
  • Longer overall game length
  • Clearer stat requirement indicators before attempting actions
  • More diverse combat encounters

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Wizard's Choice

One-time10
  • 3 coins$0.99
  • 5 luck$0.99
  • 12 coins$2.99
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  • 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
1 purchases

The Lost Heir

One-time1
  • The Legacy Advantage2 variants$1.99

Questions

Is Wizard's Choice free?
Wizard's Choice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Lost Heir free?
The Lost Heir costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wizard's Choice or The Lost Heir?
The Lost Heir is rated higher. Wizard's Choice averages 4.6 out of 5 from 922 ratings, while The Lost Heir averages 4.8 from 204 ratings.
Do Wizard's Choice or The Lost Heir have ads?
Both Wizard's Choice and The Lost Heir show ads.
Which is updated more often, Wizard's Choice or The Lost Heir?
Wizard's Choice ships an update every 4 weeks, and The Lost Heir every 11 months. Most recently, Wizard's Choice was updated on October 23, 2026 and The Lost Heir on October 26, 2026.

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