Comparison

Echoes vs Echoes

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

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About

Echoes

Experience a real-time text thriller where your choices directly impact a woman's survival. Receive messages as she navigates danger, and guide her escape through branching storylines and meaningful decisions. The narrative unfolds dynamically, mirroring real-world time.

Highlights
  • Real-time text-based gameplay
  • Branching storylines and multiple outcomes
  • Meaningful player choices
  • Dynamic narrative progression
  • Immersive ambient audio
  • Character emotional state tracking
Features
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YOUR CHOICES. HER FATE. Echoes is a tense, real-time text thriller where your words may be the only thing keeping Jacky alive. Inspired by the acclaimed Lifeline series, you become the lifeline for a woman trapped, isolated, and in grave danger: reaching out to you, a stranger, for help. A STORY THAT FEELS REAL Jacky messages you in real-time as she explores her dark, unfamiliar surroundings. She’s scared. She’s resourceful. And she’s counting on you to help her escape. Every decision you make shapes her path, influences her state of mind, and determines how the story unfolds. The game comes with multiple outcomes and branching storylines. REAL-TIME SUSPENSE THAT FOLLOWS YOU The story plays out in sync with your day. When Jacky is hiding, moving, or waiting for danger to pass, time passes for you too. You’ll receive messages when she needs you—sometimes at unexpected or critical moments—drawing you back into the tension of her world. FEATURES - A Riveting Narrative: Dive into a dark, twist-filled thriller that keeps you guessing to the end. - Meaningful Choices: Every response matters. Your decisions shape the story, Jacky’s fate, and how much of the truth you uncover. - Real-Time Gameplay: Stay connected to the story as it unfolds naturally over hours or even days. - Immersive Audio: Ambient music and sound effects heighten suspense (customizable in settings). - Emotional Depth: Track Jacky’s emotional state and inventory: each can change what she says, does, or can even survive. - Inspired by Lifeline: A modern re-imagining of the beloved real-time text adventure genre. Can you earn Jacky’s trust? Can you uncover the truth? Or will your choices lead her deeper into the dark? Download Echoes now and answer when she calls.

About

Echoes

Engage in a real-time murder mystery through your phone. Investigate a disappearance by interacting with characters via chat, calls, and video, making choices that shape the narrative. Uncover clues through news feeds and an investigation board.

Highlights
  • Real-time chat and messaging gameplay
  • Branching narrative based on player choices
  • Investigative tools like a digital board
  • Live news feed integration
  • Multi-language support
  • Audio and video call sequences
Features
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A stranger adds you to a group chat by mistake. Or was it a mistake? Echoes is an interactive murder-mystery thriller where you're pulled into a crime through your phone. Set in India, the story unfolds through group chats, private messages, phone calls, and video calls — all happening in real time on your screen. Aarav, a film student, has vanished. His closest friends are desperate for answers, and somehow your number ended up in their group. Now you're caught between suspects who all have something to hide. PLAY DETECTIVE FROM YOUR PHONE Investigate the disappearance through realistic chat conversations. Read between the lines, question suspects, and piece together what happened to Aarav. EVERY CHOICE MATTERS Your decisions shape relationships with each character. Build trust or raise suspicion. The story branches based on what you say, who you believe, and what you reveal. FOLLOW THE NEWS A local news feed runs alongside the case. Jump into live comment threads, spar with journalist Priya Nair, and dig up sidestories and clues the official story leaves out. NOW IN 6 LANGUAGES Play in English, Português (Brasil), Français, Español, Deutsch, or Italiano — full dialogue, not just menus, reviewed line by line by native speakers. IMMERSIVE FEATURES - Live audio and video call sequences that put you in the moment - Subtitles on video calls, with a CC toggle you control - A digital investigation board to connect evidence and track leads - Voice clone technology that puts YOUR voice into the story - Atmospheric soundtrack and cinematic storytelling DESIGNED TO FEEL REAL Every notification, every typing indicator, every read receipt — Echoes blurs the line between game and reality. The characters feel alive because they respond to you, not at you. Episodes 1 through 6 are available now. New episodes coming soon. Download Echoes. Read the messages. Trust no one.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Echoes at 100% against Echoes's 50%. Echoes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Echoes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Echoes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Echoes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Echoes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Echoes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Echoes's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Echoes versus Echoes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoesEchoes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (14 ratings) — better4.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better5
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB285 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAnLune LLCAnubhav Sahu

Customer experience

Echoes

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Echoes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Echoes

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Echoes

One-time5
  • Voice Re-record$1.99
  • Media and Premium choices Pack$2.99
  • Voice Pack$2.99
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  • AI Chat Access$2.99
  • Premium Pass$6.99

Questions

Is Echoes free?
Echoes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Echoes free?
Echoes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Echoes or Echoes?
Echoes is rated higher. Echoes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Echoes averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Echoes or Echoes have ads?
Neither Echoes nor Echoes shows ads.

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