Hazy vs CastLoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
CastLoop
Experience interactive stories where your choices shape the narrative. Engage with cinematic adventures or write your own AI-generated novels, complete with custom illustrations. Explore a vast library of genres and find your next immersive tale.
- AI-generated interactive novels
- Cinematic story games
- Choice-based gameplay
- AI-generated illustrations
- Genre browsing
- Customizable story preferences
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A dangerous crush. A suspicious ally. One very bad idea. Welcome to CastLoop, where stories are made to be played. Watch cinematic stories and choose your next move. Or step into an interactive novel: pick a suggested action or write your own, and let AI continue the story. Your novel can have pictures, too. Illustrated mode adds two AI-generated images to each new turn. Keep reading while they load, or switch to text-only mode for your next turn. In supported cinematic stories, choice hints show effects or requirements before you tap, and on-screen stats let you follow changes as you play. Browse by genre and set your story preferences to find your next adventure. CastLoop+ includes unlimited text-only generation in interactive novels. Illustrated turns cost 10 Diamonds with membership or 20 Diamonds without it. Nonmembers can generate text-only turns for 5 Diamonds. Illustrated generation still requires Diamonds. Subscriptions and other in-app purchases are available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hazy at 4.5 against CastLoop's 4.0. Hazy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). CastLoop's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Hazy sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and CastLoop sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hazy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hazy has 35 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Hazy ships an update every 4 days, CastLoop weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hazy | CastLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (35 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PIXO Incorporation | X Original |
Customer experience
Hazy
CastLoop
In-app purchases
Hazy
- 199 Sparks$1.99
- 120 Sparks$1.99
- 499 + 15 Sparks$4.99
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- 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
CastLoop
- CastLoop Plus Weekly Subscription$14.997 Days
- CastLoop Plus Annually Subscription$149.991 Year
- Diamond Pack 1$0.99
- Limited Deal$0.99
- Unlock Full Story$2.99
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- Diamond Pack 2$2.99
- Diamond Pack 3$5.99
- Diamond Pack 4$9.99
- Diamond Pack 5$19.99
- Diamond Pack 6$69.99
