Comparison

Kotoro vs Storyfall

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

Head to head
About

Kotoro

An atmospheric puzzle game where you mix colors to achieve target hues. Explore 8 chapters and 96 unique challenges based on fundamental color theory principles. Enjoy a relaxing experience with a beautiful soundtrack and minimalist design.

Highlights
  • Color mixing puzzles
  • 8 chapters with unique mechanics
  • 96 challenging levels
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Minimalist and dreamy visuals
  • iCloud progress sync
Features
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"The visuals in Kotoro are simply beautiful." - AppAdvice "Based on a simple but effective principle." - MacGeneration "Something different to do at every turn." - 148Apps Featured by Apple as one of the Best New Games Kotoro is the first atmospheric puzzle game about color mixing based on the rules we all learn as children. Your objective is simple: Become a certain color by mixing with others. - 8 Chapters, 96 puzzles: Each chapter explores a new idea such as subtraction, replication or time - No Ads. No In-App Purchases. - Atmospheric soundtrack powered by 7 talented musicians from around the world - Fully localized for French, Chinese, Japanese and Spanish - Sync your game progress with iCloud - Minimalist, dreamy and beautiful - Ambient and relaxing experience

About

Storyfall

Features
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Storyfall is an interactive fiction platform. Readers can play text adventures on Storyfall in singleplayer or with friends, on mobile or desktop. Progress is saved and synced to all your devices. We have stories across every genre, from science fiction and mystery to zombies and everything in between. Most stories are free, some are paid or have paid chapters - it's up to the writers. Storyfall is a marketplace. And we'll never have ads, so you can focus on your story. Download stories for free so you can play them offline. Want to create your own story? Storyfall comes with its own story editor. It's easy to jump into, but supports advanced gameplay mechanics so you can build complex RPGs with dice rolls, randomized chances, and complex branching narratives. Your story can be as simple or complex as you'd like. Storyfall's editor is completely free to use, and you own all the rights to your story. Export it any time, both as JSON and playable HTML and host it on your own website. Publishing on Storyfall takes less than a minute and is completely free. Have a story on Twine or Ink? Import it into Storyfall and publish it for free. Storyfall supports multiplayer (vote-based and coop) games, advanced accessibility and immersion features like narration and using your voice to make choices, translations into over a hundred languages, both a code-free visual editor, and a code editor for writers who like writing code. The story tree lets you quickly jump between scenes, and advanced debug tools let you adjust variables on the fly and run scripts while debugging your game. Want to collaborate with other writers? Storyfall supports real-time collaborative editing and comment threads and discussions. Stories can have background music, sound effects, images, narration, and custom themes. Ready to make money from your stories? Connect your Stripe account and set a price - on your story, individual chapters, or characters in your story. Readers can subscribe to you for free, or you can set paid subscription tiers so they can support your work. Want to email your readers? Storyfall has a fully-fledged newsletter & blog publishing feature so you can keep in touch with your fans. We also have platform-wide forums, and you can even create your own! For instance - if you want to get feedback from your fans on an early access story, create a forum for your game but only allow subscribers to access it.

Screenshots

Kotoro4 screens
Storyfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Storyfall at Free against Kotoro's $0.99. Storyfall also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). Kotoro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads and device support 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

Storyfall is free to download; Kotoro costs $0.99 up front. Storyfall sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Kotoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kotoro ships an update every 6 weeks, Storyfall every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kotoro versus Storyfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKotoroStoryfall
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (118 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings118 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSemidome Inc.Storyfall LLC

Bugs and requests

Kotoro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Music doesn't play on iPhone (works on iPad)
  • App crashes frequently
  • Incompatible with iOS 11 and newer (32-bit limitation)
  • App compatibility warning on newer iOS versions

Requested features

10 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Sound toggle/mute option
  • Colorblind mode with textures or symbols
  • Additive color (RGB) mixing levels
  • On-demand tutorial system
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  • Automatic progression to next level upon completion
  • Visual feedback for level completion
  • iOS 11+ and 64-bit app update
  • Better chapter/progress indicators
  • Increased spatial puzzle complexity

Storyfall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Kotoro

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Storyfall

One-time10
  • Content Unlock $74.99$74.99
  • Content Unlock $79.99$79.99
  • Content Unlock $84.99$84.99
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  • Content Unlock $89.99$89.99
  • Content Unlock $94.99$94.99
  • Content Unlock $99.99$99.99
  • Content Unlock $109.99$109.99
  • Content Unlock $119.99$119.99
  • Content Unlock $129.99$129.99
  • Content Unlock $149.99$149.99

Questions

Is Kotoro free?
Kotoro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Storyfall free?
Storyfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kotoro or Storyfall have ads?
Neither Kotoro nor Storyfall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kotoro or Storyfall?
Kotoro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Storyfall every 2 days. Most recently, Kotoro was updated on October 23, 2026 and Storyfall on October 9, 2026.

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