Comparison

Gelesen vs Lore

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

Head to head
About

Gelesen

Create and explore interactive chat stories with multiple endings and branching paths. This social gaming platform allows users to build immersive narratives and share their creations with others.

Highlights
  • Create choice-driven chat stories
  • Explore immersive narratives
  • Support multiple endings
  • Implement loops and branching paths
  • Share user creations
  • Social gaming platform
Features
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"Gelesen" is a social gaming platform for chat story enthusiasts. Create and explore immersive choice-driven chat stories. Construct narrative structures that support multiple endings, loops, converging paths, and conditional branching, then share your creations to let others experience them. What does ”Gelesen” mean? ”Gelesen” is the German word for ”Read” in English. -- Terms of Service: https://doppeltilde.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://doppeltilde.com/privacy-policy/ EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Lore

Immerse yourself in character-driven interactive stories across romance, mystery, and fantasy genres. Make meaningful choices that shape relationships and influence the unfolding narrative. Explore a growing library of premium tales with new chapters released weekly.

Highlights
  • Character-driven interactive stories
  • Meaningful choices and consequences
  • Romance, mystery, fantasy, and drama genres
  • Dynamic character relationships
  • New chapters released weekly
  • Premium stories with 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

Gelesen4 screens
Lore4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lore at none against Gelesen's shown. Lore also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 2). Gelesen's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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. Gelesen sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Lore sells 10 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

Gelesen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lore has 1.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gelesen's written reviews are positive against 68% of Lore's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gelesen ships an update every 2 days, Lore fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Gelesen versus Lore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGelesenLore
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better68.4% of reviews
Number of ratings21.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB89 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperJona T. FeuchtSunbird Studio Inc.

Customer experience

Gelesen

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

Lore

All ratings1,434 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral12.3%
Negative19.3%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Gelesen

One-time8
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins$4.99
  • 1.250 Coins$9.99
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  • Remove Distracting Ads$19.99
  • 2.750 Coins$19.99
  • Auto Typing$24.99
  • 7.500 Coins$49.99
  • 20.000 Coins$99.99
10 purchases

Lore

Subscriptions8
  • Story Pass Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Story Pass Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Story Pass Weekly7 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • 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
  • Season Pass Trial3 Days trial$29.993 Months
One-time2
  • 2 Additional Story Paths$4.99
  • 2000 Messages$9.99

Questions

Is Gelesen free?
Gelesen 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, Gelesen or Lore?
Gelesen is rated higher. Gelesen averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Lore averages 4.8 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Gelesen or Lore have ads?
Gelesen shows ads; Lore does not.
Which is updated more often, Gelesen or Lore?
Gelesen ships an update every 2 days, and Lore fortnightly. Most recently, Gelesen was updated on November 4, 2026 and Lore on November 8, 2026.

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