Comparison

Double/Cross vs Drag Star!

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

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About

Double/Cross

Step into the role of a head bodyguard protecting a powerful magnate in a house of secrets. Navigate intrigue, forge alliances, and make difficult choices about loyalty and personal gain. Uncover the truth about the inhabitants and a kidnapper while managing your own interests.

Highlights
  • 85,000 word romantic drama
  • Choose romanceable characters
  • Forge friendships and business partnerships
  • Uncover secrets and solve a kidnapping
  • Play as male or female, gay or straight
  • Multiple paths and endings
Features
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You are the head bodyguard assigned to protect the richest, most powerful man in England. Enter a house filled with secrets and intrigue, and see if you can uncover the truth about the colourful cast that inhabits it. Choose between a host of romanceable characters, both male and female, but don’t forget to protect your own interests too. Will you abide by your contract or will you discard your morals for something more inviting? • 85,000 word romantic drama. • Make friends and business partners and decide who keeps your loyalty and who you’ll double cross as you protect the richest man in England, or just look out for yourself. • Schmooze, sneak, backstab, fight or work your way to the top. • Piece together the truth about the colorful cast that surround you, uncover the secret of the kidnapper and covet favors to play a pivotal role in this sordid affair. • Play male or female, gay or straight.

About

Drag Star!

Step into the spotlight as a contestant on a reality TV drag competition. Make strategic choices to showcase your skills in singing, dancing, and comedy, while navigating rivalries and a potential saboteur to become the next drag icon.

Highlights
  • Play as diverse drag performers
  • Compete in singing, dancing, and comedy
  • Specialize your drag style
  • Build relationships with castmates
  • Solve a sabotage mystery
  • Win fan favorite or other titles
Features
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Get ready, honey! You're a contestant on Drag Star!, the reality TV drag competition. You better throw shade, serve looks, and slay each episode to become the next drag icon! "Drag Star!" is a 150,000-word interactive novel by Evan J. Peterson, 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 (and sass). As a contestant on the newest season of Drag Star! You’ll prove your skills on the S.H.A.D.E. scale: Smarts, Humor, Artistry, Daring, and Enchantment. Through celebrity impersonation, singing, dancing, costuming, and comedy, you’ll need to be sickening in every stunt to win it all. But how will you steal the show? Enter the Twerkshop with your own catchphrase, meet your new drag family, and try to maintain self-care and integrity while still playing to win. How will you balance competing and bonding with castmates like Lady Kali, Scandal Dupree, and Dorian Slay? Oh, but there’s more. Not everyone is playing by the same rules—there’s a saboteur on the cast, waiting for the right opportunities to cause even more drama. Will you emerge as a finalist and grab the crown? Will you own the catwalk and the title of Fan Favorite? Will your wig stay on while you whip it back and forth? And will you be able to save the show from a devilish saboteur? • Play as a drag queen, a drag king, or a nonbinary or genderfluid performer. • Throw shade, turn looks on the catwalk, dance the house down, and write original jokes and song lyrics. • Compete against a diverse cast of fierce drag performers—or are you here to make friends? • Specialize your style: villainous or sweet, campy or elegant, classic or avant garde • Build your drag family: win episodes together, be a mentor, stoke or resolve rivalries. • Solve the mystery of the sabotage—or ignore that drama entirely. • Win Fan Favorite or Most Congenial. • Join the Abbey of the Perpetually Fabulous, a new drag religion. • Maintain your self-care or push yourself and take risks for more fan attention. • Make it as a finalist in Season Eight of Drag Star! and win the crown. Don’t be a filler contestant—slay your way to legendary status!

Screenshots

Double/Cross4 screens
Drag Star!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drag Star! at 100% against Double/Cross's 47%. Drag Star! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, 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

Both are free to download. Double/Cross sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drag Star! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drag Star! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Double/Cross's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drag Star!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Double/Cross ships an update every 9 months, Drag Star! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Double/Cross versus Drag Star!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDouble/CrossDrag Star!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (10 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB29 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCChoice of Games LLC

Customer experience

Double/Cross

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral17.6%
Negative35.3%

Drag Star!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Double/Cross

One-time1
  • Rest of the Game$4.99
1 purchases

Drag Star!

One-time1
  • Drag Star!$4.99

Questions

Is Double/Cross free?
Double/Cross is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drag Star! free?
Drag Star! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Double/Cross or Drag Star!?
Drag Star! is rated higher. Double/Cross averages 4.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Drag Star! averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Double/Cross or Drag Star! have ads?
Both Double/Cross and Drag Star! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Double/Cross or Drag Star!?
Double/Cross ships an update every 9 months, and Drag Star! every 5 months. Most recently, Double/Cross was updated on October 1, 2026 and Drag Star! on October 11, 2026.

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