Crunchyroll vs Muv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crunchyroll
Experience a psychological horror visual novel set in a mysterious Japanese village. Unravel a complex branching story, make critical choices, and uncover the truth behind an ancient curse and a vengeful werewolf. Rewind your decisions to explore different outcomes and escape the endless cycle of death.
- Psychological horror story
- Branching narrative with choices
- Story flowchart and rewind feature
- Unlockable Revelation Mode
- New Game Plus
- Tribute to Japanese folklore
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Crunchyroll Mega Fan or Ultimate Fan Membership Required Immerse yourself in a thrilling psychological horror story taking place in the secluded Japanese village of Yasumizu. A heavy mist surrounds the place, preventing everyone from ever leaving. Ancient gods have come back to hunt the villagers down one by one. The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive? A tribute to Japanese folklore Haruaki Fusaishi is a young man freshly arrived to Yasumizu, a remote settlement in a mountainous region of Japan. He will become involved in an ominous local tradition known as the feast. Among the villagers lurks the werewolf, an entity who has sworn to take revenge on everyone. A visual novel with a complex branching story Keep track of all your choices thanks to a comprehensible flowchart. Rewind the story and select other actions to see different outcomes and learn about the characters’ motivation. A death may be rewarded with a new piece of information, a Key that will give you access to new paths and bring you closer to the identity of the killer. An extensive new game plus Clear the game to unlock the Revelation Mode and discover the story in a new light. You will see the inner thoughts of the characters and unlock new scenes that will give you more insight about their motivation. An endless spiral of deaths Haruaki Fusaishi will find himself stuck in inextricable loop from which he cannot escape. Conscious of his own fate, he will take advantage of all the knowledge acquired before his tragic deaths. ———— Crunchyroll Premium members enjoy an ad-free experience, with full access to Crunchyroll's library of over 1,300 unique titles and 46,000 episodes, including simulcast series that premiere shortly after premiering in Japan. In addition, membership offers special benefits including offline viewing access, discount code to Crunchyroll Store, Crunchyroll Game Vault access, streaming simultaneously on multiple devices, and more! Privacy Policy: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/privacy Terms: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/terms/
Muv
This visual novel offers a compelling blend of romance and hard sci-fi across two interwoven storylines. Explore a high school love triangle or a desperate fight for humanity's survival in an alternate timeline. With over 40 hours of gameplay, it delivers a rich narrative experience.
- Dual story arcs
- Romance and sci-fi themes
- Over 40 hours of gameplay
- Full English text support
- Japanese voice acting
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"A very small, yet very large, and very precious, fairy tale of love and courage..." The first volume of the mega-hit series with over 800,000 copies sold comes to iPhone! A massive romance/hard sci-fi game with two intertwining stories, totaling over 40 hours in all! --- Story --- Muv-Luv Extra Takeru is your average unassuming high school senior whose entire world gets turned upside down one morning when he awakens to find himself in bed with the heiress to one of the world’s largest international conglomerates. She calls herself Meiya, and - despite never having met him before - she insists that the two of them are destined for one another. This comes much to the chagrin of his childhood friend Sumika, the girl next door who’s always had feelings for him, who realizes that if she doesn’t act fast, she might just lose him forever. All of which begs the question: just who is Meiya? And do his feelings for Sumika run deeper than he thought? In the end, he’ll need to decide between the girl who’s been with him through thick and thin, or the stranger who claims they’re bound together by fate. But that’s only one side of the story. Muv-Luv Unlimited Just as the page turns on Takeru’s happily ever after, he awakens one morning in a world not his own. An alternate timeline, humanity on the brink of extinction. A world infested by alien invaders locked in a war that’s been raging on for decades. And yet, all the set pieces are the same - his house is still here, albeit dilapidated and barely standing. His school is still here, though it’s now a military academy. And even though they don’t recognize him, all his friends are here too… with one exception. Was this all just a dream? Or was the world he thought he knew really a dream all along? Full English support! (Voice: Japanese only Text: Japanese/English, selectable from options) Supported OS: iOS 14.5 or later Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch *If performance is unstable, enabling "Options ⇒ Screen ⇒ Low Resolution Mode" may resolve the issue.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crunchyroll at Free against Muv's $9.99. Crunchyroll also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). Muv's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#138 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Crunchyroll is free to download; Muv costs $9.99 up front. Crunchyroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $13.99 per month. Muv asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Crunchyroll against 5.0 for Muv. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Crunchyroll ships an update daily, Muv every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crunchyroll | Muv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #138 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 2.5 GB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Crunchyroll, LLC | aNCHOR Company Limited |
Customer experience
Crunchyroll
Muv
In-app purchases
Crunchyroll
- Mega Fan [Monthly]$13.991 Month
Muv
No in-app purchases








