Delight Games Premium Library vs Evertree Inn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Delight Games Premium Library
Immerse yourself in over 80 human-authored interactive novels with deep RPG mechanics. Make choices that matter, manage character stats, and explore diverse genres. Play seamlessly on your iPhone and Apple Watch.
- 80+ interactive novels
- 100% human-authored stories
- Choices are always free
- RPG stat management
- Playable on Apple Watch
- Speed reader functionality
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12 YEARS. 80+ STORIES. 100% HUMAN-AUTHORED. NOW ON YOUR WRIST. Dive into 80+ interactive novels where your choices actually matter. No "pay-to-win" decisions. No algorithms. Just deep, hand-crafted storytelling from a lifelong D&D nerd... now on iPhone AND Apple Watch, because apparently your phone wasn't close enough to your face. For over a decade, Delight Games has been building a universe. This is a massive collection of 1 million+ words across 80+ volumes. Every branching path, every stat-check, and every secret ending was written and balanced by a human hand to ensure a rewarding RPG experience. THE DELIGHT GAMES DIFFERENCE: • 80+ Interactive Volumes: High Fantasy, Noir Mystery, Gritty Horror, Sci-Fi, and more. • 100% Human-Authored: Every twist and every dungeon crawl was written and balanced by a human hand. No AI-generated filler. • Choices are ALWAYS Free: Unlike other games, we never charge you gems or diamonds to make a specific choice. Your decisions are based on strategy and character, not your wallet. • RPG Mechanics: Manage your Life, Mana, Sanity, and Cool. One wrong decision in a dark dungeon could be your last. • Play Anywhere: No wifi? No problem. It's light on your storage and easy on your battery. • Fully Accessible: Fully VoiceOver compatible for blind and low-vision players. YOUR WRIST JUST BECAME A DUNGEON. The full Delight Games experience is now on Apple Watch: Standalone or paired with your iPhone. Either way, your story goes wherever you go. • Read & Play Full Stories: The whole experience, miniaturized. Make choices, manage stats, and try not to die... all from your wrist. • Built-In Speed Reader: A fully customizable RSVP speed reader delivers words one at a time, right to your eyeballs. No scrolling or squinting, just dial in your words-per-minute and let the story come to you. • Quick Decisions, Companion Mode: Let your Watch handle the choices while your phone handles... whatever phones do when you're not looking. • Track Your Stats: Life. Mana. Sanity. Cool. Watch them fluctuate in real time as you make increasingly questionable decisions. • Never Lose Your Place: Your Watch will remind you that there's a dragon waiting and you left it at a cliffhanger. TRULY FREE TO PLAY We believe in the "play well, play for free" model. • Earn Your Way: Hunt down those achievements, get the high ranks, and choose to watch the rewarded videos as they become available. Not that I don't appreciate your monetary support and I'm confident that you will find it well worth it, but know that you do not have to. • The "Luck" System: Use your earned Luck to rewind time and fix fatal mistakes. • The Premium Option: Want to skip the grind? A one-time purchase unlocks ALL current and future content forever. No ads, no coins, no gates… just the ultimate library. ABOUT DELIGHT GAMES If you're new to Delight Games you might say "Interactive novels? But I don't like to read." You might even say this in a whiny voice (although we hope not). Well, even for you book haters, now reading is addictive because with Delight Games interactive novels you make the choices for the main character, alter the story, alter your stats, and try to stay alive. Can you make it to the end? If so, what kind of score and rank can you get? If you like interactive fiction or just want to try something different from the typical soul-sucking mobile games, this is the ULTIMATE download for you!
Evertree Inn
Embark on a text-based murder mystery adventure in a magical tavern. Your choices shape the narrative as you explore, interact with characters, and uncover clues to solve a deadly secret before the killer strikes again.
- Text-based interactive story
- Open-world tavern exploration
- Multiple playable races
- Combat with weapons and magic
- Choice-driven narrative
- Character relationship building
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A mysterious tavern with a deadly secret! Check-in to this magical tale of murder and mystery where not everything is as it seems. Explore the tavern in secret or in style, meet and mingle with guests and staff, wield weapons and magic and uncover clues before the killer strikes again! Evertree Inn is an immersive 265,000 word interactive experience by Thom Baylay, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast unstoppable power of your imagination. What will you do when an overnight stay in a highway tavern turns into the biggest mystery of your life? Will you rise to the challenge, or will you resist your destiny? Are you in it for the money, for the thrill of the chase or are you secretly hoping for romance? Enter an open world, where the choices you ignore matter as much as the ones you explore and where every interaction has a reaction. Choose your path as elf or dwarf, human or halfling or even the elusive brownie and find out if you have what it takes to survive the night at Evertree Inn? • Immerse yourself in the fully open and explorable tavern where your actions have real consequences. • Play as any one of five races, each with their own unique abilities and dialogue options! • Overcome obstacles with brute strength, keen perception, natural cunning and even magic. • Battle with any weapon you can imagine or unleash an impressive arsenal of spells. • Boldly confront guests and staff or lurk in the shadows as you uncover clues. • Make enemies and friends and maybe even find true love. • Play as male, female or non-binary. • Play as gay, straight, bisexual or asexual.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Delight Games Premium Library at Free against Evertree Inn's $6.99. Delight Games Premium Library also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 74). Evertree Inn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and review sentiment (94% vs 85%). On rating, ads, monetization model 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
Delight Games Premium Library is free to download; Evertree Inn costs $6.99 up front. Delight Games Premium Library sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Evertree Inn asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Delight Games Premium Library against 4.9 for Evertree Inn. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Delight Games Premium Library has 1.4K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Delight Games Premium Library's written reviews are positive against 94% of Evertree Inn's.
Delight Games Premium Library ships an update every 3 weeks, Evertree Inn every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Delight Games Premium Library | Evertree Inn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 4.9 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews | 93.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 74 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 18 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 268 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Delight Games LLC | Hosted Games LLC |
Customer experience
Delight Games Premium Library
Evertree Inn
User reviews
Delight Games Premium Library
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Exciting and thrilling interactive fiction
- 👍 Recently blind users can enjoy the app
- 👍 Well worth upgrading to premium
- 👍 So much fun
- 👍 Awesome stories and great reading
Room to improve
- 💰 Hard to get coins without purchasing them
- 🔒 Premium still sells user data
- 💰 Expensive premium subscription
- 🐛 Occasional formatting issues in the stories
- 🔋 Coins and progress not syncing across devices
Evertree Inn
From 74 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Excellent writing and storytelling
- 🤩 Engaging and compelling characters
- 🤔 Tough and meaningful choices
- 🔄 High replayability
- 🎭 Great character customization
Room to improve
- 🤏 Game is too short
- 📉 Some stats feel irrelevant
- ⏳ Pacing issues mentioned by one user
Bugs and requests
Delight Games Premium Library
Reported bugs
2 issues- Clicking 'Continue' button sometimes doesn't work
- App crashing on older iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- iOS creation engine for authors to create and sell stories
- Daily reward of coins
- Ability to earn more coins through ads
- Syncing of progress and achievements across devices
- More new stories and chapter updates
Evertree Inn
Requested features
2 requests- Sequel or more stories from this author
- Ability to save or go back after bad choices
In-app purchases
Delight Games Premium Library
- Rogue's Choice Chapter 2$0.99
- Rogue's Choice Chapter 3$0.99
- 5 luck$0.99
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- 5 coins$0.99
- Wizard's Choice Volume 2$1.99
- Wizard's Choice Volume 3$1.99
- Zombie High Volume 2$1.99
- 18 luck$2.99
- 18 coins$2.99
- 70 coins$9.99
- Remove Ads$9.99
- 75 luck$9.99
- Premium 50% Off$14.99
- Premium 30% Off$20.99
- Premium Access$29.99
Evertree Inn
No in-app purchases
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