Comparison

Aurora Hills vs Night 9

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

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About

Aurora Hills

Step into the shoes of a park ranger in 1981 to investigate mysterious disappearances in a once-prosperous Appalachian town. Explore the national park, find clues, and solve challenging puzzles to uncover the truth behind the vanishing residents.

Highlights
  • Investigate disappearances
  • Solve challenging puzzles
  • Explore national park
  • Custom soundtrack and sound effects
  • Logical hint system
  • Multi-language support
  • Color blind mode
Features
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Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 has been officially released! Find it now on the App Store! Welcome to Aurora Hills! Nestled deep within the Appalachian Mountains, Aurora Hills was known for its thriving industry and its picturesque landscape. Owing to the region's natural resources, Aurora Hills was looking to become one of the most prosperous towns in the state. All is not how it seems, however. A series of disappearances of residents and tourists alike have plagued the region over the past few years, sparking a mass exodus from the small town. Now, in October 1981, the town is a shell of its former self. The prosperity that once blessed Aurora Hills has all but evaporated. Working as a park ranger, you must investigate what's going on with these disappearances and answer questions that have tormented residents for years. Why has there been an increase in disappearances over the past 6 months? Why are there no traces of the people who went missing? Perhaps most importantly, who, or what, could be behind all of this? It's up to you to venture forth, deep into the national park, to uncover the mysteries of Aurora Hills... Developed by the creators of Meridian 157, Aurora Hills: Chapter 1 is the first part in series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Based in the year 1981 in a small West Virginian community, Aurora Hills follows the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region. Explore the rolling hills of West Virginia, find clues of the whereabouts of the missing people and solve intriguing puzzles to uncover the mystery of Aurora Hills! Features: • Custom soundtrack and sound effects designed for a creepy in-game atmosphere • Challenging and clever puzzles • A logical hint system for some of the most difficult riddles • Available in 9 languages, including English, French, Russian, German, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese! • New colour blind mode available for people who might have trouble with colour based puzzles Follow us to receive all the latest news! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovaSoftInteractive/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/novasoftint Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novasoftint/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NovaSoftInteractive

About

Night 9

Explore a dark island house using your device as a camera in this suspenseful survival game. Navigate a nightmare loop, facing anomalies and making critical decisions to survive nine nights and break free. No internet or ads required for this immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Immersive suspenseful world
  • Device as a camera exploration
  • Nightmare loop survival
  • Anomaly detection and escape
  • Offline play
  • No ads or in-app purchases
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Embark on a nightmarish journey in a dark lake island house. Use your device as a camera to explore your eerie surroundings. Get ready to face the nightmare loop and strive to survive 9 nights to break free. • Immersive Experience. Dive into a spine-tingling world that pushes the boundaries of suspense. Feel the terror as you navigate the nightmare-infested island house. • A whole new Virtual Reality like experience. A hair-raising experience. It's like being there and you see the world through your camera. • No ads. No internet connection required. No in-app purchases or subscriptions. No tracking of any kind. Night 0 has no anomalies. Pay attention to details and escape from both bed and boat. On other nights there might be an anomaly. If there is an anomaly return to bed. If there is no anomaly take the boat. Any mistake will lead you back to night 0 resetting the loop of terror. Are you brave enough?

Screenshots

Aurora Hills4 screens
Night 94 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aurora Hills at Free against Night 9's $0.99. Aurora Hills also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 1). Night 9's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On update cadence, 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

Aurora Hills is free to download; Night 9 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aurora Hills holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aurora Hills has 4.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Aurora Hills's written reviews are positive against 100% of Night 9's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aurora Hills ships an update every 4 weeks, Night 9 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Aurora Hills versus Night 9: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAurora HillsNight 9
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (4.9K ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size451 MB110 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperNovaSoft Interactive LtdJohn Konstantaras

Customer experience

Aurora Hills

All ratings4,712 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews632 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.6%

Night 9

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Aurora Hills

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional freezing or restarting issues
  • Difficulty with certain puzzle interactions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Longer gameplay with more chapters
  • More difficult puzzle modes
  • Ability to take notes/screenshots within the game

Night 9

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Aurora Hills

No in-app purchases

None

Night 9

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aurora Hills free?
Aurora Hills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Night 9 free?
Night 9 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aurora Hills or Night 9?
Aurora Hills is rated higher. Aurora Hills averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Night 9 averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Aurora Hills or Night 9 have ads?
Neither Aurora Hills nor Night 9 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aurora Hills or Night 9?
Aurora Hills ships an update every 4 weeks, and Night 9 every 6 weeks. Most recently, Aurora Hills was updated on November 4, 2026 and Night 9 on October 30, 2026.

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