Comparison

East Tower vs Alienated

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

Head to head
About

East Tower

Experience a fully voiced romance visual novel with a blend of comedy and mystery. This game follows Akio's story within a virtual theme park where wishes come true, but an incident traps participants. Explore a branching narrative with multiple endings and uncover hidden secrets.

Highlights
  • Fully voiced romance visual novel
  • Comedy and mystery elements
  • Branching narrative with multiple endings
  • Unlockable hidden stages
  • Restart from stage beginning
  • Full BGM, SFX, and voice support
Features
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Fully voiced romance visual novel with comedy and mystery! This game is the story of Akio, who is one of the love interests. --- STORY Sakuya Morita (Name is changeable) always thought that her situation will be better if she was born as a man. One day, she was given the chance to try the new attraction at the Dream World virtual theme park, called the East Tower. Dream World is a virtual world where your inner wish can come true. Inside, Sakuya manages to transform into a man like what she has been wishing for. Later she finds other participants have also changed their appearance. And then an incident occurs, trapping everyone inside the virtual world. What actually happened? Will they be able to return back to reality? Everything is not as simple as it seems. --- ABOUT AKIO STORY As a man, Sakuya wants to act as a reliable big brother. Therefore she asked the child in front of her to be her partner. However, he is not really a little boy, but his original form is after all an adult. Why did he want to become a child? Can both of them find a way out of there? Enjoy their lovely adventure which is filled with cute misunderstandings! --- FEATURE - You can get different endings depending on the choices you made. If you managed to beat all stages with S Rank, you will open the hidden stage, the Love Stage and find out what happened between the two main characters! - You do not have to start over each time you get a game over. You can choose to restart from the beginning of the stage. - BGM, SFX, Voice, everything will be available in this game. You might also find some simple and nifty flash animation! - A story's development that you might never have thought about. This game is just different! --- EAST TOWER SERIES East Tower is a mystery, comedy visual novel game with romancable guys. There is a mystery connecting all the routes together. We suggest you play the games based on the order below to enjoy the game to its fullest. 1. PROLOGUE (LITE) - also included in all versions. 2. AKIO 3. TAKASHI 4. KUON 5. KURENAI --- CAST Akio - Taichi Tanukida Akio (Child) - Eruru Takeda Takashi - Souta Higurashi Kuon - Lerage Redhead Man (Kurenai) - Sakato Daiki Morita - Yuya Kakitsubata Pretty Lady (Yoshimi Yasuda) - misaki --- OTHER INFO OFFICIAL SITE: https://www.roseverte.net/east/en/ FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/roseverte.games TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/rosevertegames

About

Alienated

Embark on a romantic journey as a fitness trainer who finds relationships more challenging than weightlifting. Explore your fears and actively pursue happiness in your personal life, or remain content with solitude.

Highlights
  • Interactive visual novel gameplay
  • Explore romantic choices
  • Character-driven narrative
  • Focus on personal growth
  • Multiple story paths
Features
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You are a fitness trainer with only one romantic experience in your past. You're left with the idea that pulling iron is much easier than building a relationship. The indifference to your personal life is starting to scare you over time. Isn't it time to start actively fighting for your happy personal life? Will you be able to untangle the tangle of your own fears or would you still prefer to be alone with the dumbbells?​ https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

East Tower4 screens
Alienated4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alienated at Free against East Tower's $3.99. Alienated also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). East Tower's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Alienated is free to download; East Tower costs $3.99 up front. Alienated sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. East Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

East Tower holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alienated has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

East Tower ships an update every 9 months, Alienated fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
East Tower versus Alienated: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEast TowerAlienated
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB175 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperroseVeRteEvgenii Sukhanov

Customer experience

East Tower

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative0.0%

Alienated

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

East Tower

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Alienated

One-time1
  • Unlock All Chapters$4.99

Questions

Is East Tower free?
East Tower costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alienated free?
Alienated is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, East Tower or Alienated?
East Tower is rated higher. East Tower averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Alienated averages 3.5 from 10 ratings.
Do East Tower or Alienated have ads?
Neither East Tower nor Alienated shows ads.
Which is updated more often, East Tower or Alienated?
East Tower ships an update every 9 months, and Alienated fortnightly. Most recently, East Tower was updated on October 23, 2026 and Alienated on October 21, 2026.

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