Strangers Here vs Wishbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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."
- VHS horror atmosphere
- Track human-imitating creatures
- Distinguish real people from copies
- Make life-altering decisions
- Six unique endings
- Customizable menu background
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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.
Wishbound
A psychological horror game where your choices and wishes have consequences. Navigate a dark story driven by text messages and a creepy phone interface, where every desire comes with a price. Your decisions shape relationships, reputation, and sanity.
- Dark psychological horror story
- Text-message driven gameplay
- Relationship, suspicion, sanity, and debt meters
- Multiple routes and endings
- Choices with lasting consequences
- Creepy phone interface
- Pixel-inspired visual identity
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Love has a price. You found something you were never supposed to have: a wish system hidden on your phone. At first, the wishes seem harmless. Make someone text you back. Make a rival slip up. Make a friend forgive you. Make someone want you. But every wish leaves a mark. In Wishbound, your choices shape a psychological horror story about obsession, guilt, attraction, control, and consequence. Each wish can change your relationships, your reputation, your memory, and the people around you. The more you take, the more the curse takes back. Features: * A dark mobile psychological horror story * Text-message driven gameplay * Relationship, suspicion, sanity, and debt meters * Multiple routes and endings * Choices that come back to haunt you * A creepy phone interface built around wishes, messages, and consequences * Pixel-inspired visual identity with a broken-heart horror style Will you leave things alone, or make one more wish? Wishbound is a choice-driven horror game about getting exactly what you asked for. And wishing you hadn’t. ——— Wishbound is free to play. It offers one optional auto-renewing subscription that removes ads and unlocks premium choices. Subscription details • Title: Wishbound Ad-Free • Length: 1 week (auto-renewing) • Price: $2.99 USD per week (prices may vary by region and are shown in the app before you buy) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your device Settings under your name, then Subscriptions. Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wishbound at 5.0 against Strangers Here's 4.1. Wishbound also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Strangers Here's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Wishbound sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Strangers Here asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wishbound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strangers Here has 182 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Strangers Here's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wishbound's.
| Parameter | Strangers Here | Wishbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (182 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Elmira Sevostyanova | AMERICODE, LLC |
Customer experience
Strangers Here
Wishbound
In-app purchases
Strangers Here
No in-app purchases
Wishbound
- Wishbound Pass$2.997 Days
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