Comparison

Lost Echo vs Never Alone

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

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About

Lost Echo

Embark on a sci-fi mystery adventure to find a missing girlfriend. Explore 3D environments, solve puzzles, and interact with characters to uncover the truth behind her disappearance. This story-driven experience captures the spirit of classic adventure games.

Highlights
  • Story-driven sci-fi mystery
  • Point-and-click adventure gameplay
  • Explore fully 3D environments
  • Solve puzzles
  • Interact with characters
  • Uncover the truth
Features
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"A richly defined, innovative experience [...] capturing the spirit of traditional adventure gaming with all the potential the platform has to offer." > 4.5/5 AdventureGamers.com In the near future Greg's girlfriend Chloe mysteriously disappears in front of him. He starts a desperate search for her. What happened? Why does no-one else remember her? Solve puzzles, explore fully 3d environments, interact with numerous characters, solve the mystery and find the truth. But will the truth be enough? Lost Echo is a story driven, visually ambitious, sci-fi mystery point and click adventure game.

About

Never Alone

Embark on an atmospheric puzzle platformer adventure inspired by traditional Iñupiat stories. Guide two characters through a frozen world, solving puzzles and facing challenges to stop an eternal blizzard. Unlock cultural insights through video interviews.

Highlights
  • Atmospheric puzzle platformer gameplay
  • Cooperative play with two characters
  • Explore arctic environments
  • Unlock cultural video insights
  • Customizable touch controls
  • MFi controller support
Features
Currently charting
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A worldwide App Store Editors’ Choice. “Stunningly poignant - and quite brilliant. 10/10.” - Eurogamer “Ki” is the Iñupiaq word for “Let’s Go!”, and now you can play the award-winning indie hit on the go with Never Alone: Ki Edition. Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) is an atmospheric puzzle platformer developed in collaboration with the Iñupiat, an Alaska Native people, drawn from a traditional story that has been shared across the generations. Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known. Guide both characters as you trek through frozen tundra, leap across treacherous ice floes, swim through underwater caverns and face enemies both strange and familiar. On over 75 "Best of 2014" lists and winner of "Best Debut Game" at the 2015 BAFTA Games Awards as well as "Game of the Year" and "Most Significant Impact" at the 2015 Games for Change Awards, nearly 40 Alaska Native elders, storytellers and community members contributed to the making of Never Alone. You'll explore awe-inspiring environments, perform heroic deeds and meet legendary characters from Iñupiaq stories — all narrated by a master storyteller in the spoken Iñupiaq language. Features Reimagined for mobile -- Never Alone: Ki Edition includes every level and all the excitement of the original game enjoyed by millions of PC and console players around the world. We’ve updated the game for mobile devices, adding brand-new touch controls, menus and hints along with optimized graphics and AI that bring the beauty of Never Alone’s ethereal, arctic environments to phones and tablets. Play as both Nuna and Fox — switch between the two companions at any time as you rely on the unique skills of each character to succeed in your quest. Nuna can climb ladders and ropes, move heavy obstacles, and throw her bola at targets to solve puzzles. Fox can fit through small areas that Nuna can't reach, scramble up walls, and jump to great heights. Explore the harsh world of the Arctic — run under, through, and atop the unstable structures of an abandoned coastal village. Explore the eerily quiet treetops of a mysterious, frozen forest. Brave the fierce winds of the eternal blizzard. Only with the aid of Helping Spirits will Nuna and Fox have any chance of survival in a land where survival seems impossible. Unlock fascinating video insights — Elders, storytellers, and other members of the Alaska Native community share stories and wisdom about their culture, values and the amazing Arctic world encountered by players in over 30 minutes of interviews. Customizable controls — Adjust the sensitivity or select an alternate layout for the game’s onscreen controls. For those who prefer a physical controller, the game also supports MFi devices. Support for 17 languages — Chinese (Simplified), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (European/Latin America) and Swedish.

Screenshots

Lost Echo4 screens
Never Alone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lost Echo at 4.6 against Never Alone's 4.3. Lost Echo also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (76% vs 65%). Never Alone's advantage is chart position (#119 vs unranked) and ratings volume (480 vs 86). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Lost Echo costs $4.49 and Never Alone $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lost Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Never Alone has 480 ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Lost Echo's written reviews are positive against 65% of Never Alone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, Never Alone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Lost Echo versus Never Alone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost EchoNever Alone
Price$4.49 — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (86 ratings) — better4.3 (480 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better64.9% of reviews
Number of ratings86480 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#119 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size444 MB638 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperKickBackE-Line Media

Customer experience

Lost Echo

All ratings86 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews575 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative15.8%

Never Alone

All ratings480 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews487 reviews
Positive64.9%
Neutral13.6%
Negative21.6%

User reviews

Lost Echo

From 86 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent story and plot
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visuals
  • 🎶 Immersive soundtrack
  • 👍 Engaging and thought-provoking gameplay
  • 💡 Unique and innovative concept

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Slow pacing and excessive dialogue
  • 🤔 Confusing and unsatisfying ending
  • 👨‍💻 Awkward character animations and interactions
  • 🌐 Issues with translation and grammar

Never Alone

From 480 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💎 Beautiful graphics
  • 🎨 Wonderful art style
  • 🕹️ Interesting gameplay
  • 📚 Cultural insights
  • 🎬 Engaging story

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Finicky controls
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches
  • 🕰️ Short gameplay length

Bugs and requests

Lost Echo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game progress getting deleted after updates
  • Inability to progress past certain points

Requested features

4 requests
  • More challenging puzzles
  • Multiple endings or branching storylines
  • Improved character development
  • Sequel or expansion to continue the story

Never Alone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Controls getting stuck
  • Saved data being lost
  • Performance issues on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and stories
  • Optimization for newer devices
  • Controller support

In-app purchases

None

Lost Echo

No in-app purchases

None

Never Alone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lost Echo free?
Lost Echo costs $4.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Never Alone free?
Never Alone costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lost Echo or Never Alone?
Lost Echo is rated higher. Lost Echo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Never Alone averages 4.3 from 480 ratings.
Do Lost Echo or Never Alone have ads?
Neither Lost Echo nor Never Alone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Echo or Never Alone?
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, and Never Alone every 2 months. Most recently, Lost Echo was updated on October 15, 2026 and Never Alone on October 16, 2026.

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