Comparison

Plotwist vs Hazy

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

Head to head
About

Plotwist

Engage with interactive stories where your decisions shape the narrative. Choose to read or listen to a wide variety of genres, from romance to horror. Create characters and generate your own unique tales.

Highlights
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Read or listen to stories
  • Character customization
  • User-generated story creation
  • Multiple genres
  • Persistent story memory
Features
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Most stories decide everything for you. Plotwist puts you in control. Plotwist is an interactive storytelling platform where every choice is yours. Step into a story, decide what happens next, and watch it bend to you. Read it or listen to it—and shape it as you go. GENRES YOU CAN STEP INTO * Romance * Romantasy * Dark Romance * Horror * Thriller * True Crime * Mystery * Sci-Fi * Fantasy * Paranormal New genres and stories are added regularly. YOU’RE IN CONTROL * Your choices change the story through real branching paths * Create and customize your own characters * Adjust story intensity to match your preferences * Generate original stories from your own ideas * Continue stories across multiple chapters with persistent memory READ IT OR HEAR IT * Read interactive stories at your own pace * Listen to narrated audio stories hands-free * Ideal for commuting, exercising, or relaxing * Immersive storytelling designed around your choices SUBSCRIPTION AND CREDITS * Plotwist requires a paid subscription. * When you subscribe, you choose a subscription plan and receive a monthly allocation of credits. * Credits are used to generate stories, continue story branches, and access audio features. * Different subscription plans include different credit amounts. * Additional details about pricing and credits are shown in the app before purchase. PAYMENT INFORMATION * Subscription pricing is displayed in the app before purchase. * Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. * You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings. Other apps hand you a story. Plotwist lets you shape it. Download Plotwist and step inside the story. Plotwist is intended for adults 17+. Terms and Conditions: https://plotwist.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Hazy

Experience interactive romance fantasy stories where your typed words shape the plot and character interactions in real-time. Become the heroine and explore original worlds with dynamic love interests. Start for free with initial credits.

Highlights
  • AI-driven interactive storytelling
  • Type your own dialogue and actions
  • Dynamic plot branching
  • Characters with memory and personality
  • Original fantasy romance worlds
  • Continuous addition of new titles
Features
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Hazy is an AI-assisted interactive fiction app. Explore original romance stories and shape each scene through your character's words and actions. SHAPE THE STORY Write what your character says or does instead of selecting from a fixed list. Hazy generates a fictional continuation based on your response and the current story context. EXPLORE ORIGINAL WORLDS Discover original fantasy-romance settings featuring royal courts, supernatural mysteries, magical conflicts, and complicated relationships. All stories and characters in Hazy are fictional. CHARACTER-DRIVEN FICTION Each story features its own setting, characters, and narrative structure. Your responses can influence conversations, relationships, and how individual scenes develop. STORY CONTINUITY Hazy uses the events and context of your current story to maintain continuity as the narrative progresses. AI-generated responses may vary. SPARKS AND PURCHASES Some story interactions require Sparks. Sparks are available through Apple In-App Purchase. Available products, prices, and benefits are displayed before purchase.

Screenshots

Plotwist4 screens
Hazy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Plotwist at 44% against Hazy's 0%. Plotwist also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). Hazy's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plotwist sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month and Hazy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hazy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Plotwist's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hazy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plotwist ships an update every 11 days, Hazy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Plotwist versus Hazy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlotwistHazy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (29 ratings)4.5 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2935 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB54 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperFour ForcesPIXO Incorporation

Customer experience

Plotwist

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Hazy

All ratings34 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Plotwist

Subscriptions3
  • Plotwist Premium$24.991 Month
  • Plotwist Premium$69.996 Months
  • Plotwist Premium$103.991 Year
One-time4
  • 550 Credits$9.99
  • 1100 Credits$17.99
  • 8000 Credits$59.99
Show 1 more
  • 36000 Credits$139.99
10 purchases

Hazy

One-time10
  • 199 Sparks$1.99
  • 120 Sparks$1.99
  • 499 + 15 Sparks$4.99
Show 7 more
  • 300 + 20 Sparks$4.99
  • 999 + 40 Sparks$9.99
  • 1499 + 67 Sparks$14.99
  • 900 + 220 Sparks$14.99
  • 1999 + 100 Sparks$19.99
  • 1800 + 600 Sparks Special Offer$19.99
  • 2999 + 165 Sparks$29.99

Questions

Is Plotwist free?
Plotwist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hazy free?
Hazy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Plotwist or Hazy?
Hazy is rated higher. Plotwist averages 4.2 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Hazy averages 4.5 from 35 ratings.
Do Plotwist or Hazy have ads?
Neither Plotwist nor Hazy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plotwist or Hazy?
Plotwist ships an update every 11 days, and Hazy every 4 days. Most recently, Plotwist was updated on November 13, 2026 and Hazy on November 10, 2026.

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