Comparison

Elector vs Latchstring

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

Head to head
About

Elector

A turn-based political strategy game where players race to win the US Electoral College by building influence and managing campaign budgets. Compete against AI or friends in various game modes, utilizing unique candidate strengths to achieve victory.

Highlights
  • Win the US Electoral College
  • Turn-based political strategy
  • Manage campaign budget
  • Build influence in states
  • Solo vs AI modes
  • Pass-and-play with friends
  • Online real-time matches
Features
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Win the White House state by state — 270 electoral votes at a time. Elector is a turn-based political strategy game about winning the US Electoral College. Spend your campaign budget to build influence across key states and national coalitions, defend your strongest ground, and race your rivals to 270. • SOLO VS AI — play against four difficulty levels, no account needed. • PASS-AND-PLAY — compete with friends on one device. • ONLINE MATCHES — take on other players in real time. • UNIQUE CANDIDATES — each candidate has different coalition strengths. • EARN & UNLOCK — win games to earn Campaign Funds and unlock candidates and cosmetics. Every turn is a new budgeting puzzle: where do you push, where do you defend, and which coalitions will swing the map? Elector is a satirical game and is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by any person, party, or government depicted. Names and likenesses are used for parody and commentary.

About

Latchstring

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Elector3 screens
Latchstring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Latchstring at none against Elector's shown. Elector's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Elector sells 6 one-off in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elector versus Latchstring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectorLatchstring
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB1 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDANIEL JOSEPH TOOLEYali kilin

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Elector

One-time6
  • 600 Campaign Funds$0.99
  • 1,500 Campaign Funds$2.99
  • 4,000 Campaign Funds$4.99
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  • 9,000 Campaign Funds$8.99
  • 20,000 Campaign Funds$14.99
  • 45,000 Campaign Funds$19.99
1 purchases

Latchstring

Subscriptions1
  • Latchstring Pro Yearly$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Elector free?
Elector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Latchstring free?
Latchstring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elector or Latchstring have ads?
Elector shows ads; Latchstring does not.

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