Comparison

Roommates Visual Novel vs Visual Novel

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

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About

Roommates Visual Novel

Experience college life and forge relationships in a humorous visual novel. Choose your character and navigate the first year, managing your schedule and stats while pursuing romance with a diverse cast of characters.

Highlights
  • Play as Anne or Max
  • Romance multiple characters
  • Light comedy writing
  • Life simulation gameplay
  • Full scheduler
  • Stats raising
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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Welcome to the halls of Latin House! The best dorm (that you can afford) at the greatest college (that would accept you) in the entire country (Not counting the parts that aren't here). Okay, maybe we're overselling it. Either way, you're invited along with either Max or Anne as they make their way through the first year of their college experience. - Play as Anne and romance Dominic, Rakesh, Max and Isabella - Play as Max and romance Sally, Anne, Isabella and Rakesh - Hilarious light comedy writing guaranteed to make you laugh - Life simulation gameplay with full scheduler and stats raising - OST by Leetstreet Boys including the main theme "Name In Lights"

About

Visual Novel

Experience a unique chat-style visual novel designed for smartphones. This interactive story follows a genius hacker boy and a quirky AI as they navigate a futuristic SF youth narrative filled with laughter and tears. Your choices shape the ending of this compelling tale.

Highlights
  • Chat-style display
  • SF youth story
  • Multiple choice endings
  • Auto save system
  • Designed for smartphones
  • Full version is free
Features
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●New Visual Novel by "Mysterious Forum and 7 Rumors" developer!!● It’s a completely unprecedented Visual Novel! The full version is 100% complementary. It’s easy and smooth to read with a chat-style app display! What is an unexplored future going to be like… which an untalkative high school boy will reach out… It’s a “Visual Novel”, especially for smartphone users!! A completely unprecedented visual novel of the very popular series of over 500,000 downloads, will finally be released! The full version is 100% complementary. It’s easy and smooth and comfortable to read. (Required time to complete: About one to two hours) ●What is a Visual Novel for smartphone users?● ・It’s made, especially for smartphone users. ・It’s easy to read since the design is specialized for smartphones. ・You feel overwhelmingly immersed in the story with the smartphone-style production. ・You can come back to exactly where you were with an auto save system. ●Story● “Kazuto Sorai” is a genius hacker boy, who by the trigger of one incident develops a communication support AI, and applies for an App Development Contest. That app gained massive attention from the company which hosted the contest, and one day a lady who works at the company visited him… It’s a SF youth story with a visual novel game style, where the untalkative main character and a little-off lady grow through various incidents. It’s a story where you can both laugh and cry! What is the mysterious project for “PEACE”…? What is the form of their ideal future…? Do not miss out on the ending of the “future” which is selected by two humans and one AI!! ●Characters● ■Kazuto Sorai “What you’re doing is a crime, you know?” 11th grade of high school boy. He became super untalkative by the trigger of one incident. He aims at winning the App Development Contest. ■Rin Kikuchi “Oh? Kazuto Kun, don't ignore that one~” She is a member of the recruitment acting committee for the App Development Contest. She is so self-assertive and really doesn’t listen to what others say. But she is a good person at heart. ■I.B. “I.B. wants to look more toned~” A communication AI, which Kazuto created. Smart, cute and a bit off.. ●We recommend this game for those who…● ・love visual novel ・want to be moved ・love interactive story games and chat fiction ・often read chat novels ・want to kill time ・want to play for free ●The choice you make leads all the way to the ending of the game! It’s a “multiple choice interactive story game”! ●The full version is a 100% complementary! ●It’s easy to read with minimal ads! ●It shows a list of all endings & allows you to skip to each section! Extra Edition: A Dream Sakaki Had When Sakaki woke up, he saw his only child, Mifuyu, who should be dead. (Please note that this additional episode includes what happened after the true endings.) 【New Release Info】 follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/entabridge

Screenshots

Roommates Visual Novel4 screens
Visual Novel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Visual Novel at 4.8 against Roommates Visual Novel's 4.2. Visual Novel also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 65%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Roommates Visual Novel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Visual Novel 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

Visual Novel holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 86 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Roommates Visual Novel's written reviews are positive against 90% of Visual Novel's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Roommates Visual Novel versus Visual Novel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoommates Visual NovelVisual Novel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (117 ratings)4.8 (86 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings117 — better86
Update frequencyEvery 16 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB88 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCelso RivaEntabridge Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Roommates Visual Novel

All ratings115 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral15.5%
Negative19.8%

Visual Novel

All ratings84 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative3.4%

Bugs and requests

Roommates Visual Novel

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes immediately upon opening or character selection
  • Game closes when touching home button
  • Save data deleted after app updates
  • Frequent crashes during gameplay
  • Dialogue skip function not working properly
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  • Stats not properly tracked or displayed
  • Difficulty obtaining specific romance endings despite meeting requirements
  • Spring break romance requirements increased mid-game
  • Best ending not triggering despite payment and correct stats

Requested features

9 requests
  • Lower pricing or free-to-play model with ads
  • More romance pairing options (e.g., Max/Dominic, Anne/Sally)
  • Sequel with post-college storyline
  • Fast dialogue skip feature
  • New Game+ with stat carryover
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  • More female love interest options for Anne
  • Sally romance route for Anne
  • Combo pricing for multiple character routes
  • Ability to change player name

Visual Novel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Roommates Visual Novel

One-time3
  • In-game money, grades or stats$0.99
  • Unlock Max's full story$6.99
  • Unlock Anne's full story$6.99
1 purchases

Visual Novel

One-time1
  • A Dream Sakaki Had$2.99

Questions

Is Roommates Visual Novel free?
Roommates Visual Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Novel free?
Visual Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roommates Visual Novel or Visual Novel?
Visual Novel is rated higher. Roommates Visual Novel averages 4.2 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Visual Novel averages 4.8 from 86 ratings.
Do Roommates Visual Novel or Visual Novel have ads?
Neither Roommates Visual Novel nor Visual Novel shows ads.

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