Comparison

Burn(t) vs NOLA Is Burning

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

Head to head
About

Burn(t)

Experience a gripping zombie apocalypse narrative where your choices shape the story. Decide who to save, who to trust, and whether to form alliances or resort to murder. Every decision has consequences, and survival depends on your choices.

Highlights
  • Interactive novel
  • Zombie apocalypse setting
  • Branching narrative
  • Choice-driven gameplay
  • Multiple endings
  • Moral dilemmas
Features
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What if you had to survive in a zombie apocalypse? In this riveting interactive novel, you make the story. Save your parents? Or let them die… Alliances or murder? Its your choice, choose carefully or it’ll be your last.

About

NOLA Is Burning

Embark on a text-based noir thriller set in New Orleans. Rescue your kidnapped lover from a dangerous gangster before dawn, making critical choices that shape your survival. Engage in combat, forge alliances, and navigate the city's underbelly in this interactive story.

Highlights
  • Interactive text-based story
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Noir thriller setting
  • Gangster and crime themes
  • Multiple endings
  • Vast word count for replayability
Features
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Your boss, The Bull, the most dangerous gangster in New Orleans, has a job for you. Rescue your kidnapped lover--officially The Bull’s lover, but unofficially yours--before dawn. Slaughter everyone who stands in your way, including other gangsters, cops, and the Triad, as you slink across the underbelly of New Orleans. "NOLA Is Burning" is a blood-soaked interactive noir thriller where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and powered by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Will you outwit your enemies or take it to the mattresses with your trusty sawtooth? Will you earn respect as NOLA’s most infamous headcrusher, or will you retire to Mexico on a huge pile of cash? To be honest, you'll probably die. But in NOLA, death is just the beginning. • Make deals with the cops, a Voodoo priestess, the leader of the local Triad, or a fallen priest. • Mix old world magic and advanced technology in a fight to the death, and beyond. • More than 70,000 words of interactive fiction, 15,000 words on every run through the game.

Screenshots

Burn(t)4 screens
NOLA Is Burning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NOLA Is Burning at 3.7 against Burn(t)'s 2.4. NOLA Is Burning also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 22%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Burn(t) sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and NOLA Is Burning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NOLA Is Burning holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Burn(t)'s written reviews are positive against 39% of NOLA Is Burning's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burn(t) ships an update every 12 months, NOLA Is Burning every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Burn(t) versus NOLA Is Burning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurn(t)NOLA Is Burning
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (24 ratings)3.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.4% of reviews39.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2426 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB28 MB
Age rating12++17
DeveloperHosted Games LLCChoice of Games LLC

Customer experience

Burn(t)

All ratings24 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative70.8%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive22.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative75.5%

NOLA Is Burning

All ratings26 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative32.1%

Bugs and requests

Burn(t)

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Some responses redirect to incorrect pages

Requested features

11 requests
  • More drama
  • More games like this
  • More stories, endings, choices
  • Rewrite the story
  • Choices should influence plot
Show 6 more
  • Make it longer
  • More chapters please
  • Needs more storyline
  • More options without dying
  • Continue the story
  • More polished game

NOLA Is Burning

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Burn(t)

One-time2
  • Restart the Game Once$0.99
  • Remove Advertising$4.99
1 purchases

NOLA Is Burning

One-time1
  • Chapters 4 through 12$4.99

Questions

Is Burn(t) free?
Burn(t) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NOLA Is Burning free?
NOLA Is Burning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Burn(t) or NOLA Is Burning?
NOLA Is Burning is rated higher. Burn(t) averages 2.4 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while NOLA Is Burning averages 3.7 from 26 ratings.
Do Burn(t) or NOLA Is Burning have ads?
Both Burn(t) and NOLA Is Burning show ads.
Which is updated more often, Burn(t) or NOLA Is Burning?
Burn(t) ships an update every 12 months, and NOLA Is Burning every 10 months. Most recently, Burn(t) was updated on November 1, 2026 and NOLA Is Burning on November 3, 2026.

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