Comparison

Roommates Visual Novel vs Love Esquire

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

Head to head
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

Love Esquire

Embark on a romantic-comedy adventure as a squire seeking love and pleasure. Raise your stats, battle monsters, and forge relationships with five unique heroines, each with their own secrets. Your choices lead to multiple endings in this fully voiced visual novel.

Highlights
  • 5 Dateable Waifus
  • Turn-based Combat
  • Raise Stats (Strength, Charisma, Intelligence)
  • Forge Relationships
  • Multiple Endings
  • Fully Voiced
Features
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Love Esquire is a romantic-comedy visual novel/dating sim with a touch of old-school RPG combat. In this game, you're not a famous knight, but a good-for-nothing squire who's on a quest to find man's greatest pleasure. Getting the girl won't be easy though, since most of them are waaaay out of your league! So raise those stats, battle monsters, and unleash your full potential! FEATURES 5 Dateable Waifus – Love Esquire's heroines are not just pretty faces! Each have their own unique ambitions, backstories, plots, and dirty little secrets for you to uncover. Turn-based Combat – You may not be a decent squire, but you have a number of unconventional techniques to keep your needy knight alive. Taunt, cheer, heal, and loot your way to victory! Raise Stats – Git gud and become the ideal man by increasing your strength, charisma and intelligence. These traits not only affect your combat abilities, but also your relationships. Forge Relationships – Amp up your squirely charm by giving gifts and whispering sweet nothings to your waifu. Get those romance points high enough and they'll open up in more ways than one. Multiple Endings – What's waiting for your squire at the end of the journey? Be careful with those choices! Fully Voiced – Hear your waifus fully express their undying love for you! IMPORTANT NOTES The game contains advertisements and optional items that can be purchased using real money. You need internet connection to play this game. Want more high-quality visual novels? Follow us! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/yangyangmobile Twitter: https://twitter.com/yangyangmobile Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yangyangmobile/ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/yangyangmobile Buy Merch: https://www.freewebstore.org/yangyangmobile

Screenshots

Roommates Visual Novel4 screens
Love Esquire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Roommates Visual Novel at none against Love Esquire's shown. Roommates Visual Novel also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 54%). Love Esquire's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Roommates Visual Novel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Love Esquire sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Love Esquire holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 117 and 147 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Roommates Visual Novel's written reviews are positive against 54% of Love Esquire's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roommates Visual Novel ships an update every 16 months, Love Esquire every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Roommates Visual Novel versus Love Esquire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoommates Visual NovelLove Esquire
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (117 ratings)4.5 (147 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews — better54.1% of reviews
Number of ratings117147 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB276 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCelso RivaMAMA MORIN LLC.

Customer experience

Roommates Visual Novel

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

Love Esquire

All ratings146 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral16.2%
Negative29.7%

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

Love Esquire

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
10 purchases

Love Esquire

One-time10
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Bag of Gems$2.99
  • Bowl of Gems$4.99
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  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Barrel of Gems$9.99
  • VIP Pass$9.99
  • Squire Bundle$9.99
  • Arc I Bundle$14.99
  • Arc II Bundle$19.99
  • Cart of Gems$24.99

Questions

Is Roommates Visual Novel free?
Roommates Visual Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Love Esquire free?
Love Esquire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Roommates Visual Novel or Love Esquire?
Love Esquire is rated higher. Roommates Visual Novel averages 4.2 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Love Esquire averages 4.5 from 147 ratings.
Do Roommates Visual Novel or Love Esquire have ads?
Love Esquire shows ads; Roommates Visual Novel does not.
Which is updated more often, Roommates Visual Novel or Love Esquire?
Roommates Visual Novel ships an update every 16 months, and Love Esquire every 2 weeks. Most recently, Roommates Visual Novel was updated on November 1, 2026 and Love Esquire on November 3, 2026.

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