Comparison

Imprisoned vs NOLA Is Burning

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

Head to head
About

Imprisoned

Escape a high-security prison using your intellect, skills, or strength. Uncover dungeon secrets, interact with a fellow inmate, and discover who framed you. Embark on a challenging fantasy adventure.

Highlights
  • Choose your escape method
  • Explore prison secrets
  • Interact with a co-prisoner
  • Fantasy quest
  • Determine responsibility for arrest
Features
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Use your incredible wits, fantastic skills and/or magnificent strength to choose your way out of a heavily guarded prison! Reveal the secrets of the dungeon, meet the mysterious co-prisoner and determine who's responsible for your arrest. Grab your gear and prepare yourself for a hard fantasy quest. Remember, escaping from a prison is not a task for kids or grannies!

About

NOLA Is Burning

Embark on a text-based noir thriller set in New Orleans. Rescue your kidnapped lover from a dangerous gangster before dawn, making critical choices that shape your survival. Engage in combat, forge alliances, and navigate the city's underbelly in this interactive story.

Highlights
  • Interactive text-based story
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Noir thriller setting
  • Gangster and crime themes
  • Multiple endings
  • Vast word count for replayability
Features
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Your boss, The Bull, the most dangerous gangster in New Orleans, has a job for you. Rescue your kidnapped lover--officially The Bull’s lover, but unofficially yours--before dawn. Slaughter everyone who stands in your way, including other gangsters, cops, and the Triad, as you slink across the underbelly of New Orleans. "NOLA Is Burning" is a blood-soaked interactive noir thriller where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and powered by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Will you outwit your enemies or take it to the mattresses with your trusty sawtooth? Will you earn respect as NOLA’s most infamous headcrusher, or will you retire to Mexico on a huge pile of cash? To be honest, you'll probably die. But in NOLA, death is just the beginning. • Make deals with the cops, a Voodoo priestess, the leader of the local Triad, or a fallen priest. • Mix old world magic and advanced technology in a fight to the death, and beyond. • More than 70,000 words of interactive fiction, 15,000 words on every run through the game.

Screenshots

Imprisoned4 screens
NOLA Is Burning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Imprisoned at 67% against NOLA Is Burning's 39%. Imprisoned also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Imprisoned sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NOLA Is Burning 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

Imprisoned holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Imprisoned's written reviews are positive against 39% of NOLA Is Burning's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Imprisoned ships an update every 17 months, NOLA Is Burning every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Imprisoned versus NOLA Is Burning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImprisonedNOLA Is Burning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (29 ratings) — better3.7 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better39.3% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 10 months — better
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
Size28 MB28 MB
Age rating9++17
DeveloperHosted Games LLCChoice of Games LLC

Customer experience

Imprisoned

All ratings29 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative26.3%

NOLA Is Burning

All ratings26 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative32.1%

Bugs and requests

Imprisoned

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Grammar and spelling errors
  • Game ends with a week left
  • Impossible to open portal in time
  • Count-down timer does not work properly
  • Progress discrepancies
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  • Crashes when going from stats page back to story

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more genres to scene settings
  • Make the game longer
  • Add romance options
  • Create a sequel
  • Improve editing and polish
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  • Fix crashes when navigating stats page

NOLA Is Burning

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Imprisoned

One-time1
  • Remove Advertising$4.99
1 purchases

NOLA Is Burning

One-time1
  • Chapters 4 through 12$4.99

Questions

Is Imprisoned free?
Imprisoned is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NOLA Is Burning free?
NOLA Is Burning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Imprisoned or NOLA Is Burning?
Imprisoned is rated higher. Imprisoned averages 4.1 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while NOLA Is Burning averages 3.7 from 26 ratings.
Do Imprisoned or NOLA Is Burning have ads?
Both Imprisoned and NOLA Is Burning show ads.
Which is updated more often, Imprisoned or NOLA Is Burning?
Imprisoned ships an update every 17 months, and NOLA Is Burning every 10 months. Most recently, Imprisoned was updated on October 29, 2026 and NOLA Is Burning on October 20, 2026.

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