Comparison

FirstWait vs Strangers Here

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

Head to head
About

FirstWait

Experience two unsettling scenarios: a home that turns sinister and a terrifying shared taxi ride. Survive eerie atmospheres and silent passengers until your escape.

Highlights
  • Two distinct haunting locations
  • Unsettling atmosphere
  • Survival gameplay
  • Taxi escape scenario
  • Eerie sound design
Features
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You find yourself in two haunting locations that seem ordinary at first but quickly spiral into unsettling experiences. In the first, you're at your home, but something feels wrong. The familiar surroundings begin to shift, and distant angelic sounds echo through the air. As the eerie atmosphere thickens, you realize you’re not alone, and you must survive until your taxi arrives to take you away. The second location is the taxi you’ve just ordered, but there’s one catch – it’s a shared ride. What was meant to be a quick escape turns into a terrifying journey as you notice the weird passengers. They don’t speak. They only stare at you from the corners of your eyes, and the silence in the car feels suffocating. To make things worse, you receive a call from an old friend with some ‘news’ she just can’t wait to share. Can you survive and reach your destination?

About

Strangers Here

An atmospheric VHS horror game where you play as an FBI agent hunting creatures that mimic humans. Distinguish between real people and their copies, make critical decisions, and uncover the truth behind the "Strangers."

Highlights
  • VHS horror atmosphere
  • Track human-imitating creatures
  • Distinguish real people from copies
  • Make life-altering decisions
  • Six unique endings
  • Customizable menu background
Features
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Strangers Here — an atmospheric VHS horror about the "Strangers": unsettling creatures that mimic humans with terrifying precision. In the quiet family park of Willingstone, something has gone horribly wrong. People are vanishing, animals are falling ill, and inhuman screams echo from the forest at night. The special agency D.I.C. has been tracking incidents like these for a long time. Now it's your turn — learn to tell the real from the imitation, and uncover the true nature of these beings.

Screenshots

FirstWait3 screens
Strangers Here4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FirstWait at 5.0 against Strangers Here's 4.1. FirstWait also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). Strangers Here's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (124 vs 1). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FirstWait holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strangers Here has 124 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FirstWait ships an update every 3 days, Strangers Here monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FirstWait versus Strangers Here: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirstWaitStrangers Here
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (124 ratings)
Positive reviews—71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size357 MB252 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLedian IsmalajElmira Sevostyanova

Customer experience

FirstWait

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Strangers Here

All ratings124 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral15.3%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

None

FirstWait

No in-app purchases

None

Strangers Here

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FirstWait free?
FirstWait is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strangers Here free?
Strangers Here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FirstWait or Strangers Here?
FirstWait is rated higher. FirstWait averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Strangers Here averages 4.1 from 124 ratings.
Do FirstWait or Strangers Here have ads?
FirstWait shows ads; Strangers Here does not.
Which is updated more often, FirstWait or Strangers Here?
FirstWait ships an update every 3 days, and Strangers Here monthly. Most recently, FirstWait was updated on September 27, 2026 and Strangers Here on October 13, 2026.

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