EXIT NODE vs Alone With
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
EXIT NODE
Solve a crime entirely within a terminal interface by typing commands to investigate networks, access files, and uncover hidden information. This narrative-driven mystery game offers a unique, offline experience with no ads or subscriptions.
- Type commands to investigate
- Solve real crime cases
- Narrative-driven story
- Fully offline gameplay
- No ads or subscriptions
- One-time purchases for cases
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3:47 a.m. The line goes dead. On the other end, someone stopped breathing โ and your only way to the truth is the cursor blinking in front of you. Solve a real crime entirely inside a terminal. No subscription. No ads. Fully offline. The first case is free. YOU ARE THE INVESTIGATOR No cutscene does the work for you, no tapping on suspects. You type commands: โข scan sweeps the network โข connect opens a session on someone else's machine โข cat reads the files and mail โข decrypt uncovers what someone tried to hide โข crack breaks the login between you and the truth What you type is how you think. REAL CASES, REAL SOLUTIONS Every case is a self-contained crime with a solution you have to find yourself. You read, you deduce, you name the culprit โ and how you get there is up to you. WHAT TO EXPECT โข A story written like crime fiction โ not a tutorial with a plot glued on โข No timer, no twitch: just you and the evidence โข Fair by design: no dead ends, no game over โ a wrong turn never costs you your evening โข Hints that only nudge: a push at 2 a.m., never the whole answer โข Choices with weight: your final decision has its own epilogue YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account needed. Runs fully offline. No ads, no tracking. Everything you do stays on your device. PAY FAIRLY INSTEAD OF SUBSCRIBING The Prologue is a complete case, free โ play it start to finish, then decide. Every other case is a one-time purchase, no subscription. New cases arrive over time, each as its own one-time buy. DOWNLOAD EXIT NODE AND TYPE YOUR FIRST COMMAND. Some content shown in this app requires an additional one-time purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Alone With
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Every case gives you the floor plan of a place and the suspects' statements. Each statement only says where someone stood: "She was next to the fireplace." "She was south of Editha." "He was petting a dog." You place every suspect on a square. Nobody shares a row or column with anyone else, nobody stands on an occupied square, and the rest follows from the statements. In the end exactly one arrangement remains, and one suspect stands alone with the victim in a room. That is the culprit. Every case has exactly one solution, and you can reach it without guessing. For every step there is a card you can point at. If you are stuck, you are missing a deduction, not luck. The Castle file is completely free, all 80 cases of it. After that come the Wild West, the Pirate Ship and the Flower Village, each world with its own 80 cases as a single purchase, Season 1 also as a bundle. Eight bonus cases can be played beforehand. The boards grow from six by six squares with five suspects to ten by ten with nine. While solving, you get a pencil for notes, crosses that fill in as you place people, a ghost mode for uncertain candidates, and hints. The app shows ads: a banner below the board and optional videos for hints and helpers. Any purchase removes the banner. There is no subscription and no energy mechanic. The app needs no account and no internet connection, purchased content also lives on the device. Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EXIT NODE at none against Alone With's shown. Alone With's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. EXIT NODE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alone With sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EXIT NODE ships an update every 6 weeks, Alone With fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | EXIT NODE | Alone With |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | โ |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noel Weinberg | Julian Karasch |
In-app purchases
EXIT NODE
- Collateral$1.99
Alone With
- Helpers Forever$1.99
- 10 Hints$1.99
- Act II ยท Wild West$2.99
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- Act III ยท Pirate Ship$2.99
- Season 1 Complete$3.99








