Comparison

Midnight Stories vs Lore

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

Head to head
About

Midnight Stories

Engage in captivating interactive stories where your decisions shape romance, drama, and destiny. Explore diverse genres, customize your character, and uncover secrets with multiple endings. Your choices truly matter in this immersive narrative experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive romance stories
  • Meaningful choices
  • Multiple endings
  • Character customization
  • Diverse genres
  • Cinematic storytelling
  • Replayable chapters
Features
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Midnight Stories is an addictive interactive romance game where you choose your story — and your choices control love, drama, and destiny. Step into immersive story chapters filled with passion, secrets, betrayal, mystery, and unforgettable characters. Every decision changes relationships, unlocks new episodes, and leads to multiple endings. Will you choose loyalty or temptation? Trust or revenge? Safe love… or dangerous desire? --- WHY YOU'LL LOVE MIDNIGHT STORIES --- - Choose your story from dozens of interactive romance chapters - Multiple endings — every choice truly matters - Customize your character's look and personality - Build relationships, flirt, fall in love… or break hearts - Explore diverse genres: dark romance, forbidden love, supernatural mystery, historical drama, sports rivalry, thriller, horror, and fantasy - Cinematic storytelling with immersive chat-style moments - Replay chapters to unlock hidden scenes and secret story paths - New episodes added regularly --- YOUR STORY, YOUR GENRE --- Choose your path in stories that span every romantic universe: forbidden love, second chance romance, supernatural drama, royal intrigue, taboo relationships, detective thrillers, and dark fantasy. Every interactive story chapter delivers emotional depth and high-stakes choices. Taboo love. Secret identities. Deadly rivalries. Heartbreaking betrayals. Each character has secrets. Every relationship has consequences. And every chapter can change everything. --- FREE TO PLAY --- Midnight Stories is free to download and play. Some story choices and features require in-game currency. In-game currency can be earned through gameplay, daily rewards, and watching ads, or obtained via optional in-app purchases. Optional subscriptions provide access to exclusive customization items and additional premium features. --- PRIVACY --- Privacy Policy: https://ilark.games/privacy-policy-2/ Terms of Service: https://ilark.games/terms-of-use/ Questions or suggestions? Contact us: support@ilark.games

About

Lore

Immerse yourself in interactive stories with romance, mystery, and drama. Engage with characters who proactively message you and drive the narrative. Features premium stories with new chapters released weekly.

Highlights
  • Immersive interactive stories
  • Character interaction and proactive messaging
  • Romance, mystery, and drama genres
  • Premium story library
  • Weekly new chapters
  • All-access subscription
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Lore: Interactive Stories is an interactive fiction app that places you at the center of immersive, character-driven stories. Explore romance, mystery, fantasy, and drama through interactive scenes, meaningful choices, and conversations with characters who have their own goals, secrets, and perspectives. They don't just react to your choices - they reach out, build relationships, and help shape how each story unfolds. Lore's writers previously wrote for Netflix Stories and Episode, where they created the top stories on each platform. We launched with four premium stories and have just added a sixth. THE FATE GAME - A reality dating show where tarot cards shape every decision, and every connection comes with consequences. CLUB HOLLYWOOD - Navigate ambition, relationships, and scandal as you rise through the world of fame and entertainment. MY COLLEGE FANTASY - As the only human at a magic college, your choices could change friendships, rivalries, and the future of two worlds. OUTBREAK ESCAPE - A camping trip turns into a fight for survival when a zombie outbreak changes everything. PLAYING PRINCESS - Step into royal life for three weeks, win over the prince, outsmart court intrigue, and protect a secret that could change everything. MY ITALIAN INTERNSHIP - Chase your dream job in Rome while rivalry, ambition, and unexpected relationships complicate every step. New chapters launch every week, with more stories coming soon. Lore has no ads and no premium choices. The first two chapters of every story are free to play, and an all-access subscription unlocks every chapter across all stories. Privacy Policy: https://getlore.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://getlore.com/tos

Screenshots

Midnight Stories4 screens
Lore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lore at 4.8 against Midnight Stories's 4.3. Lore also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (70% vs 53%). Midnight Stories's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Midnight Stories sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Lore sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lore holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lore has 1.3K ratings behind it against 162, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Midnight Stories's written reviews are positive against 70% of Lore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Midnight Stories ships an update every 3 weeks, Lore every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Midnight Stories versus Lore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidnight StoriesLore
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (162 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews69.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1621.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#177 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB89 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperILARKSunbird Studio Inc.

Customer experience

Midnight Stories

All ratings162 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral8.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative34.7%

Lore

All ratings1,303 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

24 purchases

Midnight Stories

Subscriptions4
  • Midnight Vip Week$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Vip Access3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Monthly Vip Access$19.991 Month
Show 1 more
  • Yearly Vip Access$49.991 Year
One-time20
  • 20 Diamonds$1.99
  • 5 keys$1.99
  • Gold spin$1.99
Show 17 more
  • 65 diamonds$4.99
  • 55 Diamonds$4.99
  • Once upon Pack 100 d & 2 k$4.99
  • 30 keys$7.99
  • Black Friday Pack$9.99
  • 140 Diamonds$9.99
  • 120 Diamonds$9.99
  • Once upon Pack 200 d & 3 k$9.99
  • Christmas Pack$14.99
  • Once upon Pack 100 d & 2 k$14.99
  • Mini Love Pack$19.99
  • 300 Diamonds$19.99
  • 250 Diamonds$19.99
  • Halloween Pack$29.99
  • 550 Diamonds$39.99
  • Elegance Pack$49.99
  • 1500 diamonds$84.99
14 purchases

Lore

Subscriptions11
  • Story Pass Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Story Pass Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Story Pass Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
Show 8 more
  • Story Pass Premier3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Story Pass Premier3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Story Pass - Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Story Pass Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Story Pass+$19.991 Month
  • Season Pass Trial3 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • Story Pass - Annual$99.991 Year
  • Story Pass - Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • 2 Additional Story Paths$4.99
  • 1000 Messages$5.99
  • 2000 Messages$9.99

Questions

Is Midnight Stories free?
Midnight Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lore free?
Lore is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Midnight Stories or Lore?
Lore is rated higher. Midnight Stories averages 4.3 out of 5 from 162 ratings, while Lore averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Midnight Stories or Lore have ads?
Midnight Stories shows ads; Lore does not.
Which is updated more often, Midnight Stories or Lore?
Midnight Stories ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lore every 2 weeks. Most recently, Midnight Stories was updated on September 23, 2026 and Lore on September 24, 2026.

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