Comparison

Strangers Here vs Parry Lab

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

Head to head
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.

About

Parry Lab

Features
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An enemy winds up. The blade lands. You press. Miss by 40 milliseconds and this app tells you it was 40, not just that you failed. Parry Lab is a measurement tool for action game players who want their deflect timing counted instead of guessed. Every input is judged and printed with a signed millisecond figure, so you always know whether you went early or late and by exactly how much. [HOW IT WORKS] - An enemy silhouette winds up an attack - Press the instant the blade lands to deflect it - A feint freezes mid-swing and then resumes, so wait for the real impact - Red attacks cannot be deflected at all, so keep your hands off them - Pressing with nothing landing counts against you, so mashing is punished [WHAT YOU GET] - A signed millisecond figure on every single attack, not a vague grade - Session report with a distribution chart and a plain diagnosis such as "you press 27ms late on average" - One-time calibration measures your device screen and touch delay, so the figures are real and not estimates - 15 hand-authored movesets, ramping from steady wind-ups to feints, undeflectable attacks and shifting tempo - Anonymous global boards sorted by the lowest average deviation, a metric that mashing cannot fake - Best average deviation and longest streak saved for every moveset - Clean, distraction-free design built around one clear contact point - Plays in 9 languages - New movesets arrive without waiting for an app update [WHY MEASURE IT] Most players know they keep dying to the same attack, but not why. A number tells you: go 30ms sooner and the same attempt lands. A session takes a couple of minutes, so it fits right before you open a boss fight, and your average deviation keeps falling as long as you keep the routine honest. Find out how late you really are.

Screenshots

Strangers Here4 screens
Parry Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strangers Here at none against Parry Lab's 1. Strangers Here also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Parry Lab's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Parry Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strangers Here asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strangers Here ships an update monthly, Parry Lab every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Strangers Here versus Parry Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrangers HereParry Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (124 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB45 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperElmira Sevostyanovapilyeong heo

In-app purchases

None

Strangers Here

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Parry Lab

One-time1
  • Parry Trainer Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Strangers Here free?
Strangers Here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Parry Lab free?
Parry Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Strangers Here or Parry Lab have ads?
Parry Lab shows ads; Strangers Here does not.
Which is updated more often, Strangers Here or Parry Lab?
Strangers Here ships an update monthly, and Parry Lab every 8 days. Most recently, Strangers Here was updated on September 25, 2026 and Parry Lab on September 24, 2026.

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