Tin Star vs Psy High
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tin Star
Step into the boots of a U.S. marshal in the Old West. Investigate a sprawling conspiracy, confront outlaws, and forge your own legend across the country.
- Become a U.S. marshal
- Confront outlaws
- Uncover a conspiracy
- Explore the Old West
- Craft your legend
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Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal. Confront outlaws, find romance, challenge Native Americans, defy the elements and craft an enduring legend as you uncover a conspiracy whose deadly web stretches from San Francisco to New York City.
Psy High
Unravel a teenage supernatural mystery where psychic powers emerge at your high school. Make choices that shape your destiny, navigate social hierarchies, and decide whether to save the world or seize power. Your imagination drives this text-based adventure.
- Teenage supernatural mystery
- Interactive text-based story
- Player choice impacts narrative
- Character customization (gender, orientation, social role)
- Develop and use psychic powers
- High school social simulation
- Multiple endings and plot paths
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When the kids at your high school start developing psychic powers, you and your friends must team up to stop the principal from taking over the world! "Psy High" is an interactive teen supernatural mystery novel by Rebecca Slitt, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Play as male or female; gay, straight, or bi. Will you be a jock or a brain? Popular or ignored? Use your psychic powers to help others, or to take what you want. Win a coveted scholarship, star in the Drama Club play - or lose it all and spend your senior year in juvenile detention. How much are you willing to sacrifice to get ahead in the world? Can you solve the case? Can you save the school? And most importantly, can you find a date to the prom? • Solve mysteries in the classic teen-detective genre with a supernatural twist • Find your place in the cutthroat high-school social scene: be an athlete, an actor, a brain, or a rebel • Uncover the truth about your small town and its secrets • Instead of stopping the principal, why not steal his powers for yourself, or even join him in his plan for world domination? • Find your one true love, or more than one! (They never talked about love triangles in trigonometry!)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Psy High at $5.99 against Tin Star's $11.99. Tin Star's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Tin Star costs $11.99 and Psy High $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tin Star holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Tin Star's written reviews are positive against 93% of Psy High's.
Tin Star ships an update every 3 months, Psy High every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tin Star | Psy High |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | $5.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (71 ratings) — better | 4.6 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 93.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hosted Games LLC | Choice of Games LLC |
Customer experience
Tin Star
Psy High
Bugs and requests
Tin Star
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Psy High
Reported bugs
2 issues- Same text appearing after choices
- Relationship with crush impossible to maintain
Requested features
8 requests- Sequel with college/detective themes
- More epic magical showdowns
- More romance options
- Ability to save progress
- Continue into senior year
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- More choice in psychic abilities
- Longer game length
- More content/stories in the app
In-app purchases
Tin Star
No in-app purchases
Psy High
No in-app purchases
Questions
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