Comparison

月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 vs While You're Here

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

Head to head
About

月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編

Features
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■ What is Gekko? Gekko is the stage where swords, machines and ponytails appear in modern society. A school romantic comedy visual novel that depicts an exciting love pattern with five heroines. This is the fourth installment in the Gekko series, featuring the story of the robot girl “Kikouin Nova.”

About

While You're Here

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While You're Here is a quiet narrative visual novel about Mina, a soft-spoken woman waiting in places suspended somewhere between arrival and departure. Spend time with Mina, choose what to say, and slowly uncover a personal story shaped by conversation, memory, and the moments you decide to stay. Meet her in quiet cafés, empty streets, late-night spaces, and other places that seem strangely detached from the world around them. Your choices affect your relationship with Mina and can lead the story toward different endings. Sometimes the smallest conversations matter most. FEATURES • A story-rich visual novel focused on character and atmosphere • Meaningful dialogue choices • Multiple endings shaped by your decisions • A mysterious and emotional story • Romance and relationship development • Anime-inspired character artwork • Quiet, melancholic environments • A short narrative experience designed for replay Meet Mina. Stay for a while. See where your choices take you.

Screenshots

月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編4 screens
While You're Here3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: While You're Here at every 5 days against 月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編's every 2 months. 月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. 月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and While You're Here sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 ships an update every 2 months, While You're Here every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 versus While You're Here: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編While You're Here
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2.9 GB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYutaro TakamiyaTaalaybek Aslanbek uulu

In-app purchases

1 purchases

月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編

One-time1
  • ノヴァ編-ギャラリーモード解放$1.99
1 purchases

While You're Here

One-time1
  • Unlock full game$4.99

Questions

Is 月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 free?
月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is While You're Here free?
While You're Here is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 or While You're Here have ads?
Neither 月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 nor While You're Here shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 or While You're Here?
月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 ships an update every 2 months, and While You're Here every 5 days. Most recently, 月光のソードブレイカー ノヴァ編 was updated on October 10, 2026 and While You're Here on October 19, 2026.

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