Comparison

Late Shift vs Consensus Gentium

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

Head to head
About

Late Shift

Experience an interactive heist-thriller where your choices shape the narrative. Navigate a branching story with multiple endings and up to four hours of film. Make real-time decisions to guide the protagonist through a high-stakes adventure.

Highlights
  • Interactive choice-based movie
  • Branching narrative paths
  • Multiple endings
  • Real-time decision making
  • Heist-thriller story
  • Up to four hours of film
Features
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In this BAFTA winning, interactive heist-thriller, you choose the adventure. Control the narrative through a maze of difficult decisions to unlock seven endings and up to four hours of film. THE STORY Matt, an erudite student, becomes embroiled in a heist at a famous London auction house after a car theft goes awry. How will your decision making cope when the action reaches boiling point? GAMEPLAY This is an interactive, choice based, movie. Each decision leads you down a different path, maintaining a continuous narrative. During the movie, each choice appears real-time and you must choose the adventure. This interactive movie has no 'wrong' or 'right' decisions, each one will guide the player down their own path for a unique movie experience. Your Decisions Are You.

About

Consensus Gentium

Experience a unique cinematic journey where your gaze directs the narrative using AI and facial detection. Make choices that have real consequences, explore your subconscious, and witness the ripple effect of your decisions in an interactive odyssey.

Highlights
  • AI-powered interactive storytelling
  • Eye gaze controls narrative progression
  • Facial detection technology
  • Choices impact story consequences
  • Introspective and self-discovery themes
  • Digital citizenship exploration
Features
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Embark on a cinematic journey like no other with Consensus Gentium™, where your eye gaze shapes the story using AI by transforming film streaming into an interactive odyssey, with every look shaping your journey. Using the latest AI, AR and facial detection technology, this app creates a compelling narrative where your choices have real consequences. Navigate tests of trust, explore your subconscious choices, and witness the ripple effect of your decisions. Embark on a quest through the city to visit Nana, facing tests that gauge your trustworthiness for digital citizenship. Your gaze and choices ignite a dynamic tale of dissidence, compliance, and impact, not just within the app but echoing into your life. Experience storytelling inspired by the Mandala tradition, fostering introspection and self-discovery. By placing the participant at the center of this interactive storytelling experience the objective is to enable them to become conscious of this subconscious behavior through experiencing how their acquiescence or agency impacts the narrative world, and how their agency can affect the narrative of their life in the same way. Consensus Gentium™ promotes the idea that the future is not something that happens to us, but that it’s something that we create together. Consensus Gentium™ transforms film streaming into an interactive odyssey, with every look shaping your journey. Join us in crafting the future—your eyes will lead the way. Immerse yourself in an experience that goes beyond the screen, prompting introspection and a profound understanding of your role in the digital world. Consensus Gentium™ isn't just a film; it's a gateway to a new dimension of storytelling bringing the future to the present.

Screenshots

Late Shift4 screens
Consensus Gentium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Consensus Gentium at 5.0 against Late Shift's 4.3. Consensus Gentium also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Late Shift's advantage is ratings volume (521 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Late Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Consensus Gentium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Consensus Gentium holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Late Shift has 521 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Late Shift's written reviews are positive against 100% of Consensus Gentium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Late Shift ships an update monthly, Consensus Gentium every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Late Shift versus Consensus Gentium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLate ShiftConsensus Gentium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (521 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings521 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB2.4 GB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperCtrlMovieInteractive Film Ltd

Customer experience

Late Shift

All ratings521 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative28.6%

Consensus Gentium

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Late Shift

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Episodes not downloading properly
  • Crashes/freezes during gameplay
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More episodes/content
  • Ability to purchase individual episodes
  • More meaningful choices that impact story
  • Offline mode

Consensus Gentium

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Late Shift

One-time1
  • Late Shift Bundle$4.99
None

Consensus Gentium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Late Shift free?
Late Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Consensus Gentium free?
Consensus Gentium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Late Shift or Consensus Gentium?
Consensus Gentium is rated higher. Late Shift averages 4.3 out of 5 from 521 ratings, while Consensus Gentium averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Late Shift or Consensus Gentium have ads?
Neither Late Shift nor Consensus Gentium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Late Shift or Consensus Gentium?
Late Shift ships an update monthly, and Consensus Gentium every 2 months. Most recently, Late Shift was updated on October 15, 2026 and Consensus Gentium on October 15, 2026.

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