Comparison

Episodic vs The Lost Adventures

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

Head to head
About

Episodic

Create dynamic, moving collages from black and white looping animations. Reposition and scale these "episodes" to build unique narratives and explore new visual relationships.

Highlights
  • Create moving collages
  • Utilize black and white looping animations
  • Reposition and scale animation fragments
  • Build unique narratives
  • Explore new visual relationships
Features
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Episodic is an artwork that allows users to create a moving collage from disparate fragments. Contained within the app are black and white looping animations. Each animation is a short episode that can be repositioned and scaled allowing users to link together different segments to create a narrative and explore new relationships. The app reconfigures pop-up windows containing Flash animations originally created for the website www.urban fragments.net

About

The Lost Adventures

Embark on a free, classic pixel art point-and-click adventure with full voice acting. Guide Dave through humorous obstacles to reach his girlfriend for dinner. This game offers a casual experience with a traditional verb interface.

Highlights
  • Classic pixel art graphics
  • Full voice acting
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Traditional verb interface
  • Casual player friendly
  • Obscure puzzles
Features
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The Lost Adventures is finally found by you. A gorgeous classic pixel art point and click adventure made for you for free. And thats not all, while other adventures lack voice action, this one is stuffed with it! It has that classical verb layout that everyone loves (or hates). In contrast to many adventures this is an adventure made for the casual player. Enjoy Dave and other characters in one of his lost adventures. He has one simple goal for the moment, to go to dinner with his girlfriend. But as in any adventure, not everything goes to plan. He has to figure out a way to get to the restaurant at the top! Strong points of the game : * So obscure that you cannot find a walkthrough, so no spoilers to be found! * A classic nine verb interface hiding most of the blocky graphics and poor animations * Dave has a soothing voice, so you will sleep better In short, this adventure has voice acting, pixel-art and a classic point and click interface!

Screenshots

Episodic4 screens
The Lost Adventures3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Episodic at 5.0 against The Lost Adventures's 4.6. Episodic also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). The Lost Adventures's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Episodic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Episodic's written reviews are positive against 71% of The Lost Adventures's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Episodic ships an update every 8 days, The Lost Adventures every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Episodic versus The Lost Adventures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpisodicThe Lost Adventures
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB449 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerjody zellenFrans Kramer

Customer experience

Episodic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Lost Adventures

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Episodic

No in-app purchases

None

The Lost Adventures

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Episodic free?
Episodic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lost Adventures free?
The Lost Adventures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Episodic or The Lost Adventures?
Episodic is rated higher. Episodic averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while The Lost Adventures averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Episodic or The Lost Adventures have ads?
Neither Episodic nor The Lost Adventures shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Episodic or The Lost Adventures?
Episodic ships an update every 8 days, and The Lost Adventures every 18 months. Most recently, Episodic was updated on October 20, 2026 and The Lost Adventures on October 24, 2026.

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