Comparison

Psy High vs The Volunteer Firefighter

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

Head to head
About

Psy High

Unravel a teenage supernatural mystery where psychic powers emerge at your high school. Make choices that shape your destiny, navigate social hierarchies, and decide whether to save the world or seize power. Your imagination drives this text-based adventure.

Highlights
  • Teenage supernatural mystery
  • Interactive text-based story
  • Player choice impacts narrative
  • Character customization (gender, orientation, social role)
  • Develop and use psychic powers
  • High school social simulation
  • Multiple endings and plot paths
Features
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When the kids at your high school start developing psychic powers, you and your friends must team up to stop the principal from taking over the world! "Psy High" is an interactive teen supernatural mystery novel by Rebecca Slitt, 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. Play as male or female; gay, straight, or bi. Will you be a jock or a brain? Popular or ignored? Use your psychic powers to help others, or to take what you want. Win a coveted scholarship, star in the Drama Club play - or lose it all and spend your senior year in juvenile detention. How much are you willing to sacrifice to get ahead in the world? Can you solve the case? Can you save the school? And most importantly, can you find a date to the prom? • Solve mysteries in the classic teen-detective genre with a supernatural twist • Find your place in the cutthroat high-school social scene: be an athlete, an actor, a brain, or a rebel • Uncover the truth about your small town and its secrets • Instead of stopping the principal, why not steal his powers for yourself, or even join him in his plan for world domination? • Find your one true love, or more than one! (They never talked about love triangles in trigonometry!)

About

The Volunteer Firefighter

Engage in a dramatic firefighting adventure filled with tough choices, romance, and humor. Make life-and-death decisions that shape the narrative and experience realistic scenarios. Choose your company, gender identity, and romantic path in this immersive game.

Highlights
  • Dramatic adventure with over 120,000 words
  • Life-and-death decision making
  • Realistic firefighting scenarios
  • Choice of gender identity
  • Gay or straight romance options
  • Adoptable cat
Features
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An action-packed firefighting game, filled with humor, heartache, adventure, and romance! Make life-and-death decisions to determine the course of the game. Fight fires! Save lives! Do you have what it takes to be a hero? • Immerse yourself in more than 120,000 words of dramatic adventure, humor, romance, and heartache. • Be a member of either the Truck Company or Engine Company. • Experience realistic firefighting scenarios. • Play as male, female, or choose not to conform to binary gender roles. • Opt for a gay or straight romance. • Maybe adopt a cat!

Screenshots

Psy High4 screens
The Volunteer Firefighter4 screens

Verdict

The call

Psy High and The Volunteer Firefighter both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Psy High's written reviews are positive against 82% of The Volunteer Firefighter's. Psy High also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 25 months). The Volunteer Firefighter's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On rating, 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

Psy High costs $5.99 and The Volunteer Firefighter $4.99 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 — 4.6 for Psy High against 4.6 for The Volunteer Firefighter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Psy High's written reviews are positive against 82% of The Volunteer Firefighter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Psy High ships an update every 12 months, The Volunteer Firefighter every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Psy High versus The Volunteer Firefighter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPsy HighThe Volunteer Firefighter
Price$5.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.6 (35 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB26 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCHosted Games LLC

Customer experience

Psy High

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%

The Volunteer Firefighter

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

Psy High

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Same text appearing after choices
  • Relationship with crush impossible to maintain

Requested features

8 requests
  • Sequel with college/detective themes
  • More epic magical showdowns
  • More romance options
  • Ability to save progress
  • Continue into senior year
Show 3 more
  • More choice in psychic abilities
  • Longer game length
  • More content/stories in the app

The Volunteer Firefighter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Psy High

No in-app purchases

None

The Volunteer Firefighter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Psy High free?
Psy High costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Volunteer Firefighter free?
The Volunteer Firefighter costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Psy High or The Volunteer Firefighter?
The Volunteer Firefighter is rated higher. Psy High averages 4.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while The Volunteer Firefighter averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Psy High or The Volunteer Firefighter have ads?
Both Psy High and The Volunteer Firefighter show ads.
Which is updated more often, Psy High or The Volunteer Firefighter?
Psy High ships an update every 12 months, and The Volunteer Firefighter every 25 months. Most recently, Psy High was updated on November 6, 2026 and The Volunteer Firefighter on November 1, 2026.

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