Beholder vs Episode - Choose Your Story

How do Beholder and Episode - Choose Your Story compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Beholder	Episode - Choose Your Story
Genre	Role Playing	Role Playing
Price	Paid	Free
Difficulty	medium	medium
Ad intensity	none	low
In-app-purchase pressure	none	high
Typical session	medium	variable
Rating	4.8 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	1,653	2,817,659
Reviews say	What players like Morally complex choice-driven narrative Dystopian atmosphere and setting Unique spy/surveillance gameplay Common complaints Limited player reviews available for verification Potentially dark/disturbing themes around surveillance Moral ambiguity may not appeal to all players	What players like Huge library of 150,000+ diverse stories Character customization and outfit design Community-driven with book clubs and reading challenges Common complaints All premium story choices and good outcomes locked behind gems Gems extremely expensive, often 19-35 per choice Free options disappointing and limit character appeal

Beholder — Play as a state surveillance officer forced to spy on apartment tenants and choose between reporting illegal activities or exploiting them for personal gain. (rated medium difficulty, none ad pressure) Episode - Choose Your Story — Choose your own adventure through thousands of interactive romance and drama stories where your decisions shape the outcome. (rated medium difficulty, low ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.