Comparison

Patrick's Journey vs Afterself

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

Head to head
About

Patrick's Journey

Features
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Welcome to Patrick's Journey ! Embark on an epic adventure. Face monsters and obstacles and beat all records. Will your Patrick be the better one ?

About

Afterself

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Each loop lasts just a few seconds. When it ends, time rewinds… and your echo repeats exactly what you did. Afterself is a puzzle platformer about cooperating with yourself. Press a plate so your future self can cross, climb on the head of your own echo, use it as a shield against lasers, or anchor a loop to keep it forever. Plan across time, one loop at a time — but careful: if you block the path of your own past, you create a paradox. • 20 handcrafted levels in 4 chapters: Echo, Weight, Body and Paradox • 16 time mechanics: timed doors, light curtains, weight plates, lasers, green beams, phase glass, fragile bridges and more • Anchor, Retry loop and Undo echo: experiment without fear • Online leaderboard with three boards: First clear (did you solve it on your first try?), All-time (your best score) and Time (for speedrunners) • Share your records with a single tap • 6 languages: English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German and Italian • Short sessions, perfect for your phone • No ads. No account needed: the leaderboard only uses a nickname you choose Every level has one clean solution — and several clever ones. Can you reach the top? More at playafterself.com

Screenshots

Patrick's Journey4 screens
Afterself4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Afterself at none against Patrick's Journey's shown. Afterself also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patrick's Journey ships an update fortnightly, Afterself every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Patrick's Journey versus Afterself: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatrick's JourneyAfterself
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALEMACOR TECHFernando Fernandez-Velasco Climent

In-app purchases

None

Patrick's Journey

No in-app purchases

None

Afterself

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patrick's Journey free?
Patrick's Journey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterself free?
Afterself is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Patrick's Journey or Afterself have ads?
Patrick's Journey shows ads; Afterself does not.
Which is updated more often, Patrick's Journey or Afterself?
Patrick's Journey ships an update fortnightly, and Afterself every 2 days. Most recently, Patrick's Journey was updated on November 8, 2026 and Afterself on November 10, 2026.

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