Crown vs Latchstring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crown
Engage in a political simulation where you can create a party, rally support, and manipulate public opinion. Win votes through various means, from charity to scandal, but beware of the consequences of failure.
- Create political parties
- Hold rallies
- Manipulate social media
- Stir up scandals
- Launch charities
- Plot political assassinations
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Political Simulation Game! Create your own political party and challenge your rivals! Hold rallies, manipulate social media, and when necessary, stir up trouble with a few well-placed scandals. In the race for votes, anything goes! Want to win the public's favor? Donate to animal shelters, launch charities — or if you're feeling bold, even plot political assassinations. But be careful! Failure might cost you your reputation... or land you behind bars. Crown – Invest in politics, rise to power, earn reputation. Stir up the people if that's what it takes to win votes.
Latchstring
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Some guests want a room. Most want something they can't quite say. Latchstring puts you at the front desk of a small, off-season hotel. An alpine lodge snowed in for the winter, a seaside guesthouse lost in the fog. Every guest who walks in has a polished smile and a quiet trouble underneath, and the game writes their story on the spot. You don't pick from a menu of choices. You type what you say or do, in your own words, and the guest answers back. Be warm, be sharp, be honest or evasive. They notice, and they remember. HOW IT PLAYS - Each morning, meet the day's guests and the troubles at your desk. - Respond in your own words. The characters react in the moment. - Cash, reputation, and your staff's morale all move. You can't keep everyone happy. - Reach the goal before the season ends, then travel on to the next hotel. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - A new cast every run. Strangers, secrets, and small tragedies, written as you play. - Warmth over cruelty. Tragicomic, PG-13, and quietly human. - Your choices land. Help the lonely widower or protect the books. Both cost you something. - Continuity that remembers. The night porter's bad week becomes a five-day arc, and a guest you helped comes back changed. - More than one place to run. Each hotel has its own cast, its own weather, and its own kind of trouble. A FAIR DEAL Your first full game is free. To keep playing, Latchstring Pro is a yearly subscription with generous play. No ads, no tracking, no accounts. Just the front desk and whoever walks through the door. Latchstring Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Length: 1 year. Price: 4.99 USD per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://qilinapps.com/latchstring#terms Privacy Policy: https://qilinapps.com/latchstring#privacy Made by one developer in Istanbul.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Latchstring at none against Crown's shown. Crown's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Crown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Latchstring sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Crown | Latchstring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 12+ |
| Developer | Mustafa Maden | ali kilin |
In-app purchases
Crown
- Premium$2.99
Latchstring
- Latchstring Pro Yearly$4.991 Year









