About Love and Hate vs Persephone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
About Love and Hate
Guide two charming characters through a series of clever puzzles to reunite them with their beloved. Explore diverse worlds and overcome unique challenges in this acclaimed puzzler.
- 70+ handcrafted levels
- Unique graphics
- Outstanding music and sounds
- 6 'other ones' with unique abilities
- 4 different worlds to explore
- Easy-to-learn touch controls
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* no.1 puzzler in 45 countries * * winner of the german computergames award 2012! * "A surprisingly sophisticated, charming game." Jury German Computergames Award "In conclusion, About Love, Hate and the Other Ones is one of the best puzzle games in the market for portable devices of Apple." GameOver.gr "...it provides a clever and fairly unique series of special-relation riddles that make time melt away." 148Apps "Lovingly crafted pencil crayon-like visuals. Surprisingly expressive characterizations for a game about blobs." Gamezebo Slip into the role of Love and Hate in this fun and challenging puzzle game. Help the cute main characters to get back to their beloved hill. Master all of the 70 levels, encounter diverse other ones and find out how they respond to Love and Hate. The game features easy to learn touch controls, specifically designed for the iPhone and iPad. Plus, lovely music and sounds, all tailor-made for the game. Features: • unique graphics • outstanding music and sounds • 80 handcrafted levels • 6 "other ones" with unique abilities • 4 different worlds to explore
Persephone
This puzzle game explores the concept of death as a mechanic for progression. Players must strategically choose when and how to die to solve over 100 unique puzzles across diverse environments. Immerse yourself in a magical world with stunning visuals and enchanting music.
- Death-based puzzle mechanics
- Over 100 puzzles
- 10 unique environments
- Beautiful graphics
- Captivating music
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Persephone is a puzzle game that explores the following possibility: what if death isn't the end, but the key to solve puzzles? Where, when and how will you choose to die in order to progress? Discover more than 100 puzzles in 10 different environments, each with unique mechanisms. Transport yourself to this magical world enriched with beautiful graphics and captivating music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: About Love and Hate at none against Persephone's shown. About Love and Hate also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 71%) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). Persephone's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
About Love and Hate costs $2.99 and Persephone $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for About Love and Hate against 4.3 for Persephone. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of About Love and Hate's written reviews are positive against 71% of Persephone's.
About Love and Hate ships an update monthly, Persephone every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | About Love and Hate | Persephone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (34 ratings) | 4.3 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.8% of reviews — better | 71.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 388 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Black Pants Studio GmbH | MOBASO |
Customer experience
About Love and Hate
Persephone
Bugs and requests
About Love and Hate
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes on certain levels
- Levels not loading properly
- Inconsistent save functionality
Requested features
4 requests- More levels
- Ability to reset progress
- Game Center integration
- Difficulty options
Persephone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
About Love and Hate
No in-app purchases
Persephone
No in-app purchases
Questions
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