Comparison

STEINS;GATE Phenogram vs Muv

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

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About

STEINS;GATE Phenogram

Experience a new chapter in a popular visual novel series with multiple branching storylines. Explore character-specific narratives, interact with a customizable in-game phone, and uncover hidden plots. This game offers over 20 hours of gameplay with full voice acting.

Highlights
  • Phone trigger system optimized for iOS
  • Branching storylines based on player choices
  • Customizable in-game mobile phone
  • Character-specific short stories
  • Full voice acting
  • Over 20 hours of gameplay
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Since 2009, the STEINS; GATE series has sold over 1,000,000 copies!  The latest work of "STEINS;GATE" series, hypothetical pluralist adventure "STEINS;GATE Linear Bounded Phenogram" is now released on iOS! The fate of the world has been left to the way mobile phones are handled! ※This application supports Japanese only. ※We don't have a plan to support Korean for this application. - Features *The game features the phone trigger system, optimized for iOS. Unexpected stories about how to handle a mobile phone during a game! *When you clear the story, a new story appears, and the way the game progresses depends on which story you choose! *You can customize the mobile phone in the game like a real mobile phone! *Emails received during the game will be displayed as MAIL LIST! *Special terms that appear during the game are registered in the TIPS LIST and you can read explanations! *With CONFIG, you can change various settings and enjoy your favorite play style! *Short stories based on the views of characters in "STEINS;GATE"! *"These stories are deeply involved wit the original "STEINS;GATE" so you can enjoy "STEINS;GATE" even further! * Full voice acting! * More than 20 hours of total game-play! * You can enjoy this game on either iPhone or iPad as a Universal app! (Not optimized for the iPhone 5 resolution) *Saved data can be stored on iCloud! Play with different devices and share the saved data! *Supports Game Center! *Supports Push Notifications! ※Opening and ending sequences based on the Xbox 360 version. - Tag Line  --Each lab member has his own story. (ラボメンの数だけ物語がある。) - Product Summary  10 stories in total which are written in the views of characters from "STEINS;GATE". These stories you can't see from the hero of STEINS;GATE, Rintaro Okabe's view, are also involved the original STEINS;GATE. You can tell these characters' conflicts, worries and other deep mental states from their own positions, to help you enjoy the STEINS;GATE's world even further. - Stories ・Dr. Jekyll on lines ・Bird Singing in Cage ・Vermilion Sooteer  ・Ghosting Rendezvous ・A Strange Building Filled Of Love ・Super hero Chat-noir ・Hermaphroditus in Labyrinth ・Eternal Polaris ・Quantum excited in Coma ・Three Contrapasso About The Abduction - How to play  Intuitive touch panel controls ensure a smooth game-play experience!  • Common controls  Phone Panel: Invoke phone trigger/Close  Two-finger tap (Or pinch-in): Show/hide game menu Swipe in from the edge of the screen: Show game menu Swipe to the edge of the screen from inside:Hide game menu (while displaying) Tap: Forward text, Confirm  Swipe Down: Show log screen  Swipe Up: Hide message area  Swipe Right: Skip read messages  Swipe Left: Force message skip  One-finger tap and hold: Auto mode  If a black frame is displayed around the screen, swipe inward from near the edge where the background is displayed to display the system menu. • Original controls for iPhone Hold portrait orientation: Invoke phone trigger  Hold landscape orientation: Close phone trigger  • Original controls for iPad Swipe up on the right side of screen: Invoke phone trigger  Swipe down on the left side of phone trigger: Close phone trigger ・Back up your save data to iCloud Choose "SYSTEM" > "BACKUP" from title screen and the save data will be backed up to iCloud. (Documents and Data is required to be ON in iCloud settings) ・Restore your save data from iCloud Choose "SYSTEM" > "RESTORE" from title screen and the save data will be restored to your device. (※Your save data on your device will be overwritten)

About

Muv

This visual novel offers a compelling blend of romance and hard sci-fi across two interwoven storylines. Explore a high school love triangle or a desperate fight for humanity's survival in an alternate timeline. With over 40 hours of gameplay, it delivers a rich narrative experience.

Highlights
  • Dual story arcs
  • Romance and sci-fi themes
  • Over 40 hours of gameplay
  • Full English text support
  • Japanese voice acting
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"A very small, yet very large, and very precious, fairy tale of love and courage..." The first volume of the mega-hit series with over 800,000 copies sold comes to iPhone! A massive romance/hard sci-fi game with two intertwining stories, totaling over 40 hours in all! --- Story --- Muv-Luv Extra Takeru is your average unassuming high school senior whose entire world gets turned upside down one morning when he awakens to find himself in bed with the heiress to one of the world’s largest international conglomerates. She calls herself Meiya, and - despite never having met him before - she insists that the two of them are destined for one another. This comes much to the chagrin of his childhood friend Sumika, the girl next door who’s always had feelings for him, who realizes that if she doesn’t act fast, she might just lose him forever. All of which begs the question: just who is Meiya? And do his feelings for Sumika run deeper than he thought? In the end, he’ll need to decide between the girl who’s been with him through thick and thin, or the stranger who claims they’re bound together by fate. But that’s only one side of the story. Muv-Luv Unlimited Just as the page turns on Takeru’s happily ever after, he awakens one morning in a world not his own. An alternate timeline, humanity on the brink of extinction. A world infested by alien invaders locked in a war that’s been raging on for decades. And yet, all the set pieces are the same - his house is still here, albeit dilapidated and barely standing. His school is still here, though it’s now a military academy. And even though they don’t recognize him, all his friends are here too… with one exception. Was this all just a dream? Or was the world he thought he knew really a dream all along? Full English support! (Voice: Japanese only Text: Japanese/English, selectable from options) Supported OS: iOS 14.5 or later Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch *If performance is unstable, enabling "Options ⇒ Screen ⇒ Low Resolution Mode" may resolve the issue.

Screenshots

STEINS;GATE Phenogram4 screens
Muv4 screens

Verdict

The call

STEINS;GATE Phenogram and Muv both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Muv's written reviews are positive against 33% of STEINS;GATE Phenogram's. Muv also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On rating, 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

STEINS;GATE Phenogram costs $11.99 and Muv $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for STEINS;GATE Phenogram against 5.0 for Muv. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Muv has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of STEINS;GATE Phenogram's written reviews are positive against 100% of Muv's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STEINS;GATE Phenogram ships an update every 13 months, Muv every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
STEINS;GATE Phenogram versus Muv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTEINS;GATE PhenogramMuv
Price$11.99$9.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.6 GB2.5 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMAGES. Inc.aNCHOR Company Limited

Customer experience

STEINS;GATE Phenogram

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative60.8%

Muv

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

STEINS;GATE Phenogram

No in-app purchases

None

Muv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STEINS;GATE Phenogram free?
STEINS;GATE Phenogram costs $11.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Muv free?
Muv costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STEINS;GATE Phenogram or Muv?
STEINS;GATE Phenogram and Muv are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do STEINS;GATE Phenogram or Muv have ads?
Neither STEINS;GATE Phenogram nor Muv shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STEINS;GATE Phenogram or Muv?
STEINS;GATE Phenogram ships an update every 13 months, and Muv every 4 weeks. Most recently, STEINS;GATE Phenogram was updated on October 29, 2026 and Muv on October 28, 2026.

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