Comparison

It's Killing Time vs Evertree Inn

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

Head to head
About

It's Killing Time

Engage in an ultra-violent, text-based interactive novel where you become a hired assassin. Travel the globe, make critical choices that shape your story, and build your reputation as you navigate a dangerous world of murder-for-hire.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Become a hired assassin
  • Travel the world
  • Build reputation and wealth
  • Multiple character archetypes
Features
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Travel the world, meet interesting new people, and assassinate them for money! "It's Killing Time" is an ultra-violent 140,000-word interactive novel by Eric Bonholtzer, 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. Earn respect, reputation, and wealth as a hired assassin. You'll be dressed to kill, driving an exotic car with outlandish weapons in the trunk. But in the glamorous, fast-paced world of murder-for-hire, you can never know who to trust and who's gunning to take you out. Who will betray you? Whom will you betray? Will you be a spiritual hitman or hitwoman, a ruthless assassin, a total psychopath, or a righteous killer? The choice is yours.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive story
  • Open-world tavern exploration
  • Multiple playable races
  • Combat with weapons and magic
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Character relationship building
Features
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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.

Screenshots

It's Killing Time4 screens
Evertree Inn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Evertree Inn at #195 against It's Killing Time's unranked. Evertree Inn also leads on ratings volume (75 vs 15). It's Killing Time's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

It's Killing Time costs $4.99 and Evertree Inn $6.99 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 It's Killing Time against 4.9 for Evertree Inn. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evertree Inn has 75 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of It's Killing Time's written reviews are positive against 94% of Evertree Inn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

It's Killing Time ships an update every 13 months, Evertree Inn every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
It's Killing Time versus Evertree Inn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIt's Killing TimeEvertree Inn
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better4.9 (75 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews93.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1575 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#195 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB30 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCHosted Games LLC

Customer experience

It's Killing Time

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.4%

Evertree Inn

All ratings75 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.3%

Bugs and requests

It's Killing Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

It's Killing Time

No in-app purchases

None

Evertree Inn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is It's Killing Time free?
It's Killing Time costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Evertree Inn free?
Evertree Inn costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, It's Killing Time or Evertree Inn?
It's Killing Time is rated higher. It's Killing Time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Evertree Inn averages 4.9 from 75 ratings.
Do It's Killing Time or Evertree Inn have ads?
Both It's Killing Time and Evertree Inn show ads.
Which is updated more often, It's Killing Time or Evertree Inn?
It's Killing Time ships an update every 13 months, and Evertree Inn every 18 months. Most recently, It's Killing Time was updated on October 8, 2026 and Evertree Inn on October 12, 2026.

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