Comparison

Nicole vs Lost Between the Lines

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

Head to head
About

Nicole

Experience college life while unraveling a campus mystery. Engage in daily activities, take part-time jobs, and interact with intriguing characters. You might even find yourself dating the culprit.

Highlights
  • Dating sim gameplay
  • Campus mystery storyline
  • Part-time jobs for income
  • Explore various locations
  • Multiple dating options
  • Multiple endings
Features
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Nicole is thrilled that she managed to get into her first choice school and is looking forward to experiencing college life there. However, as soon as she moves into the university dorms, she finds out that there’s been a series of mysterious disappearances going on around the campus! So far, three girls have already gone missing and Nicole could be next if she’s not too careful – not quite the ideal college experience Nicole had in mind. Nicole is a dating sim that revolves around your day-to-day life as a college student. You can take up part-time jobs to earn money, explore various locations, do recreational and extra-curricular activities, and meet intriguing characters like Darren, Kurt, Jeff and Ted. You might even get to date the culprit! - Four different boys to date: Jeff, Ted, Darren & Kurt with 10 different endings - Discover the true identity of the culprit. Careful, you could be dating him! - Life simulation gameplay with several places to visit and activities to choose from - Classic dating sim with several statistics and items to buy

About

Lost Between the Lines

Experience a high school romance visual novel with beautiful illustrations and branching storylines. Make choices to uncover a secret and explore five different endings. Features voice acting by a popular anime voice actress.

Highlights
  • Branching storylines
  • Multiple endings
  • Beautiful illustrations
  • Voice acting
  • Choice-based gameplay
  • High school romance
Features
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[A large-volume romantic drama with beautiful illustrations by a popular artist!] As to what exactly is starting, it's a perfectly normal high school love story starring a somewhat abnormal girl! The cool, intellectual Suzumiya Rion. She usually keeps her distance from her classmates, but for some reason, she invited me out on a date! And the secret Rion's hiding will finally be revealed… If you clear all five endings, you'll find out your future with her. Try out all the different choices and see where you end up. [The game system is a simple novel-type adventure] The choices that appear here and there in the story change the distance between you and your girlfriend! The story will branch into one of five different endings accordingly. Restart the game again and again to complete all the endings! [Main character:Suzumiya Rion] She is the most elegant, serious, and studious high school girl in the school! Rine Suzumiya, who is the most popular madonna in the school, is suddenly approaching you, a girl with whom she has little contact! However, her eyes sometimes glaze over with a lonely look. ...... When her secret is revealed, their romance begins! [Voice: Hikaru Ueda] Rion is voiced by Hikaru Ueda, who also played the lead role in the Japanese animation! TwitterID:@o4novel

Screenshots

Nicole4 screens
Lost Between the Lines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nicole at 4.2 against Lost Between the Lines's 3.6. Nicole also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 43%) and ratings volume (108 vs 10). Lost Between the Lines's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). 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

Both are free to download. Nicole sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Lost Between the Lines sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nicole holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nicole has 108 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Nicole's written reviews are positive against 43% of Lost Between the Lines's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nicole ships an update every 20 months, Lost Between the Lines every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nicole versus Lost Between the Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNicoleLost Between the Lines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (108 ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings108 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB283 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCelso Riva5dims Inc. / 株式会社5次元

Customer experience

Nicole

All ratings109 ratings
Positive75.2%
Neutral9.2%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral13.5%
Negative25.2%

Lost Between the Lines

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Nicole

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ending glitches preventing true endings
  • Progress loss after exiting the app
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free content in trial version
  • Ability to switch between love interests
  • Longer gameplay duration
  • Improved save/load functionality

Lost Between the Lines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nicole

One-time2
  • Add 100 units of in-game currency$0.99
  • Unlock all male romances$5.99
2 purchases

Lost Between the Lines

One-time2
  • Purchase stories$14.99
  • purchase stories$14.99

Questions

Is Nicole free?
Nicole is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lost Between the Lines free?
Lost Between the Lines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nicole or Lost Between the Lines?
Nicole is rated higher. Nicole averages 4.2 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while Lost Between the Lines averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Nicole or Lost Between the Lines have ads?
Neither Nicole nor Lost Between the Lines shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nicole or Lost Between the Lines?
Nicole ships an update every 20 months, and Lost Between the Lines every 2 months. Most recently, Nicole was updated on October 20, 2026 and Lost Between the Lines on October 7, 2026.

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