Life Is Strange
Choice-Based Narrative Game
How much does Life Is Strange cost?
Prices are current as of 28 Sept 2026.
7 one-time purchases from $0.99
In the United States, Life Is Strange has 7 one-time purchases priced $0.99 – 7.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Épisode 2 | $0.99 |
| Episode 3 | $2.99 |
| Life is Strange Episode 4 | $2.99 |
| Life is Strange Episode 5 | $2.99 |
| Life is Strange Episode 4-5 | $4.99 |
| Season Pass [Episodes 3-5] | $6.99 |
| Season Pass [Episodes 2-5] | $7.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| Reviews | 26K | 660K | 52K | 26K | 20K | 6.6K | 5K | 3.6K | 3.5K | 1.5K | 1.4K |
| Released | 2017 | 2023 | 2023 | 2018 | 2019 | 2016 | 2021 | 2022 | 2022 | 2023 | 2016 |
| One-time price | $2.99 | $6.99 | $7.99 | $5.99 | $9.99 | $4.99 | $14.99 | — | — | — | $4.99 |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
Life Is Strange reviews
3.9 out of 5, based on 26,335 reviews.
What people like
- The story really changes how you feel.
- Graphics and music are absolutely beautiful.
- Choices matter and there are no ads.
What they complain about
- You get stuck in the journal screen.
- Buttons are cut off on newer phones.
- This bug has lasted for years.
Fans of Life is Strange
Please No Money Only Free please
Not compatible with iPhone screen
Don’t bother if you have an iPhone, the game graphic is larger than the phone screen - can’t get more than 3 minutes into the game.
Button issue
The game is super fun I love this game it’s just the only issue is when you go onto the Journal you can’t really press the back button or the button to leave and I would really like to play this game on my phone hopefully it can be fixed I really enjoy this game
exit journal page bug
pls give us a update to fix this problem
有bug
点开日志后无法返回，返回键到我的屏幕外面去了，我无法点击，即使退出游戏重新进入也没有用
Классная игра, но
Почему нет русского языка?…:(((
Glitch
I cannot close the menu tab super frustrating
Can’t close out of journal on iPhone 15 pro
I like this game a lot so far. However on my iPhone 15 pro, I can’t see the buttons at the top of the journal. Makes me unable to close the journal and I have to completely leave the app and go back in… please fix
Journal
we all know this is a great game but its literally unplayable. someone please just simply make a screen adjusting setting.
Journal
Please fix the Journal items I’m a longtime LiS fan and would love to enjoy the full experience that the Journal brings.
My opinion about the game
If you like the first one you will definitely like this one it has a great storyline there’s no right or wrong answers it’s only about your opinion you guys have to play the game right now❤️
Unplayable
I’ve played before on Xbox and loved it. I was excited to relive the game on my phone. Unfortunately it’s unplayable since it doesn’t adjust to fit your phone screen size. The controls are cut off, making it impossible to do things like exit the journal/phone. Seems this has been an ongoing issue for quite some time, so I imagine they have no plans to fix it.
Update
2026: I still go back & play, it was originally about $6-7/ep, I play out of nostalgia but because I put a bit of $ into it I feel a need to get my $s worth before Apple removes it for whatever reason. I have since updated my phone to 16+ & think everything works pretty well on it w/o having to change X&Y-axis settings. OG/‘24? Update for iPhone 12 spent way too much $ on it the journal & menu sizes for phone are too large to push back on Edit: adjust phones x&y axis in settings; issue resolved during gameplay to a degree
Bugs on iPhone 16
Why isn't it fixed for iPhone 16 yet??? There's no exit button when you go through the journal and the phone It doesn't fit the screen. So frustrating
Doesn’t work on iPhone
Doesn’t work on iPhone 18 pro max. Tried all potential fixes that I found online and nothing worked. Main issue - it doesn’t display the entire game on the screen so you cant see all the control buttons. No game settings/phone settings fix this. Before this became a problem for me, it was a really fun game. Hope they can get a fix.
So sad but great.
Five episodes. Stages great. It’s just so sad. At the end when you can either safe her and destroy the city. but you can go back and she dies you let her die. She never really cared about her life I guess
Unplayable.
I bought the the game last year or maybe the year before that but then I had upgraded my phone to a 15 plus and unfortunately I can’t play the game because the game does fit the screen and I’m unable to edit out of the journal making it impossible to play. Please fix these I spent money on this and I’m so close to a genuine crash out
button issues
I know this has been an ongoing issue for a while, however I’m only disappointed because the game is really beautiful and amazing!!! but whenever you enter the journal the button is unavailable because it cuts off depending on the phone you have. my recommendation before you purchase any chapters would probably be to check before buying.
please fix the journal!!
game is good but every time i open the journal it doesn’t let me exit it. i don’t see a back or exit button and i have to clear the app to get out of it. but now im at a part where i need to be able to use the journal and exit it.
Erm
I really like this game but I wish that I could exit the journal. It would be nice if you guys could like a solution to this problem
AMAZING GAME!!
I have never written a review before, i absolutely loved the game going into it I didn’t think I would. It once I figured out the mechanics and everything I LOVED it. The story line is amazing and so are the graphics and mechanics!! I can’t wait to buy the rest of the episodes and continue playing the game!!!
Screen problems
I would give it 5 stars, but it seems like there’s been an ongoing issues for a while which is disappointing. Whenever you click on notebooks/phone there’s no exit, so you stay stuck on the screen. Please fix the issue! Idk how else to adjust my screen to fix it, I think it’s a them issue.
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Why isn't there an Arabic translation?
Game issue
I’ve been having an issue with the game thinking if i deleted the game or restarting it would be okay but no. i’m always stuck on the same, the journal. please fix this, i would like to continue the game
Issues
When I enter the journal, I can’t get out. No back button, no nothing. I’m stuck scrolling the pages and phone section. I can’t get out unless I close out the game.
Such a good game
The game is amazing and wonderful i love the graphics and music it’s so peaceful while you’re hunting down the truth it would be so amazing to continue with more episodes!
Don’t bother if you’re downloading on your phone
I was really excited to play this but you can’t get past the text message scene in the beginning because you can’t reach the exit button. It’s so disappointing. Definitely doesn’t work for mobile. I have the iPhone 17 pro max and it’s a no go. Too bad cause I heard the story was beautiful and the graphics were great. I’m bummed about it for sure😕
Journal controls disappear
Love the game but when in the journal, the controls are not accessible to exit out. I’ve seen many people have this problem and there seems to be no fix for it. Just stuck.
太生气了
我用iphone15pm玩，点进日记根本退不出来，气死我了，怎么弄都没办法，能不能修复这个bug啊
Some functions not supported on iPhone 16 Pro
I have to say that it’s a great game in which you can interact with a lot of items. Each of them has a unique story related to Max. The music makes me feel comfortable… However, when Max went out of the school, she received messages from her friend. The game automatically opened the note page where you cannot close it. No matter how I swiped, there was just not a close tab or something, which totally made me stuck in this plot.
Forever my favorite game
I cannot express the way this game has changed me. Songs will come on and take me back to playing this and choices I made and I will be taken back to lying in my bed crying over Chloe and max. I’m reinstalling to play this with my fiancée because I am just so in love with this game <3
Great game, terrible port
I had to mod my phone to use the exit buttons on the book
yay
Such a good game! Love the quality and the plot, its kept me intrigued and interested. I have something to look forward to after a long day playing this game! Only one bug, since I am on mobile the play screen is a cropped, meaning I cannot exit out the journal since it does not appear on my screen. If you could fix this for all mobile players it would be great!
I WANT TO PLAY
I want to play but I cant get out of the journal
Na
The menu the button I can’t press on it when I open the book my iPhone is 16 please fix it
Love this mf game
Literally my favorite game no ads no bugs I love sm I was so sad when I knew it was ending lol, but also my only bad thing I can say is I can’t find anything else like it like plz make another i finished all the episodes and the other games lol 😭
It’s a good game but needs a lot of fixing and updates
I tried to play the game, but I wasn’t able to play it completely because every time I try to go to the Journal there’s no exit button. I’m not able to see it. It’s like it’s hidden. I only got up to when I get a message from my brother I think and that’s about it because it forces me to go to the Journal every time I go there I’m not able to exit it out. They have to fix it because to play the game.
I love this game but
I have an iPhone 16 and everytime I’m on the map, the X button is out of screen and I can’t continue on the game so frustrating cuz I’m obsessed with the game!!
Ok game
This game needs mifi controller support touch controls are no good for a game like this maybe this will be rectified in a future update
Can’t exit journal
I was having fun up until I got a text message and didn’t see a exit icon I’m sad because it was only the beginning of the game and I was considering buying the full version but not if I can play it
Give me double exposure
Absolute cinema
Buttons on the diary not found
Every time i want to close the diary i get stuck,i have iPhone 17 and after reading some reviews on ther apps I found that this problem has been happening sense 2023 , which is insane that since then you didn’t try to resolve it, it’s a shame because it’s actually a great game with a great story
Prefer Xbox🤷♀️
It’s great, exactly like in my Xbox! but..paying for an episode? Remastered version is better! Plz just get an Xbox or whatever for Christmas/birthday, it saves your money!!
very promising, but
I was very excited to play the first chapter because I love this type of game, but like many others on iPhone, I found that the game itself is very zoomed in, and therefore couldn’t progress past the bit after receiving the text in the garden area thing. However, I’ve seen other reviews like this one from over 3 years ago, so don’t hold your breath. Just play on Xbox or something and enjoy the game properly!
Life is Strange
It looked like the game had potential, but I chose not to play due to the language.
Hyperfixation at its finest
Best game to ever exist I swear. This game has changed me completely and I feel like everybody should play this before they die its absolutely amazing.
Didn’t restore my purchase
i love this game and I delete this game from time to time to free up space and when i redownload it back it restores my purchases every time. Now it doesn’t do that and I can’t play the other games even tho I’ve paid for all the episodes.
Good game!
Good game graphics are good i like the place based on tillamook please make the movement better
bug, can't run full screen
Seems to be a bug where the game stays in windowed mode on my ipad pro M4, very frustrating as the game itself is fantastic. Unless this gets fixed I would play it on another platform
Doesn’t work anymore…
Guess I will likely have to comment on their Facebook again like I did last time they had this issue 2 years ago regarding the journal not being able to be closed. Then before the storm also has a massive glitch… it is a shame they don’t provide updates unless you literally beg for them on the Facebook page.
Life Is Strange price by country
A one-time purchase costs $2.81 in Hong Kong and $4.77 in Hungary — 1.7× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | One-time |
|---|---|
| Albania | $3.99 |
| Algeria | $2.99 |
| Angola | $2.99 |
| Anguilla | $2.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | $2.99 |
| Argentina | $2.99 |
| Armenia | $3.99 |
| Australia | A$4.99$3.51 |
| Austria | €2.99$3.41 |
| Azerbaijan | $3.99 |
| Bahamas | $2.99 |
| Bahrain | $2.99 |
| Barbados | $3.99 |
| Belarus | $3.99 |
| Belgium | €2.99$3.41 |
| Belize | $2.99 |
| Benin | $3.99 |
| Bermuda | $2.99 |
| Bhutan | $2.99 |
| Bolivia | $2.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | €2.99$3.41 |
| Botswana | $2.99 |
| Brazil | R$19.90$3.83 |
| British Virgin Islands | $2.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | $2.99 |
| Bulgaria | €2.99$3.41 |
| Burkina Faso | $2.99 |
| Cambodia | $2.99 |
| Cameroon | $3.99 |
| Canada | CA$3.99$2.83 |
| Cape Verde | $2.99 |
| Cayman Islands | $2.99 |
| Chad | $2.99 |
| Chile | CLP 2,990$3.10 |
| Colombia | COP 14,900$4.57 |
| Congo | $3.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | $2.99 |
| Costa Rica | $2.99 |
| Cote Divoire | $3.99 |
| Croatia | €2.99$3.41 |
| Cyprus | €2.99$3.41 |
| Czech Republic | CZK 79.00$3.80 |
| Denmark | DKK 29.00$4.42 |
| Dominica | $2.99 |
| Dominican Republic | $2.99 |
| Ecuador | $2.99 |
| Egypt | EGP 149.99$2.90 |
| El Salvador | $2.99 |
| Estonia | €2.99$3.41 |
| Fiji | $2.99 |
| Finland | €2.99$3.41 |
| France | €2.99$3.41 |
| Gabon | $2.99 |
| Gambia | $2.99 |
| Germany | €2.99$3.41 |
| Ghana | $3.99 |
| Greece | €2.99$3.47 |
| Grenada | $2.99 |
| Guatemala | $2.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | $2.99 |
| Guyana | $2.99 |
| Honduras | $2.99 |
| Hong Kong | HK$22.00$2.81 |
| Hungary | HUF 1,490$4.77 |
| Iceland | $3.99 |
| India | ₹299.00$3.12 |
| Indonesia | IDR 59,000$3.30 |
| Iraq | $2.99 |
| Ireland | €2.99$3.41 |
| Israel | ₪9.90$3.26 |
| Italy | €2.99$3.41 |
| Jamaica | $2.99 |
| Japan | ¥500$3.18 |
| Jordan | $2.99 |
| Kazakhstan | KZT 1,790.00$4.04 |
| Kenya | $3.99 |
| Kosovo | €2.99$3.41 |
| Kuwait | $2.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $2.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | $2.99 |
| Latvia | €2.99$3.41 |
| Lebanon | $2.99 |
| Liberia | $2.99 |
| Libya | $2.99 |
| Lithuania | €2.99$3.41 |
| Luxembourg | €2.99$3.41 |
| Macao | $2.99 |
| Macedonia | $2.99 |
| Madagascar | $2.99 |
| Malawi | $2.99 |
| Malaysia | MYR 14.90$3.65 |
| Maldives | $2.99 |
| Mali | $2.99 |
| Malta | €2.99$3.41 |
| Mauritania | $2.99 |
| Mauritius | $3.99 |
| Mexico | MX$69.00$4.09 |
| Micronesia | $2.99 |
| Moldova | $3.99 |
| Mongolia | $2.99 |
| Montenegro | €2.99$3.41 |
| Montserrat | $2.99 |
| Morocco | $2.99 |
| Mozambique | $2.99 |
| Myanmar | $2.99 |
| Namibia | $2.99 |
| Nauru | $2.99 |
| Nepal | $3.99 |
| Netherlands | €2.99$3.41 |
| New Zealand | NZ$4.99$2.82 |
| Nicaragua | $2.99 |
| Niger | $2.99 |
| Nigeria | NGN 4,900.00$3.69 |
| Norway | NOK 39.00$4.10 |
| Oman | $2.99 |
| Pakistan | PKR 900$3.25 |
| Palau | $2.99 |
| Panama | $2.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | $2.99 |
| Paraguay | $2.99 |
| Peru | PEN 12.90$3.79 |
| Philippines | ₱199.00$3.18 |
| Poland | PLN 14.99$4.04 |
| Portugal | €2.99$3.41 |
| Romania | RON 14.99$3.32 |
| Rwanda | $2.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | $2.99 |
| Senegal | $3.99 |
| Serbia | €2.99$3.41 |
| Seychelles | $2.99 |
| Sierra Leone | $2.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 3.98$3.13 |
| Slovakia | €2.99$3.41 |
| Slovenia | €2.99$3.41 |
| Solomon Islands | $2.99 |
| South Africa | ZAR 59.99$3.68 |
| South Korea | ₩4,400$3.24 |
| Spain | €2.99$3.41 |
| Sri Lanka | $2.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $2.99 |
| St. Lucia | $2.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | $2.99 |
| Suriname | $2.99 |
| Swaziland | $2.99 |
| Sweden | SEK 39.00$3.94 |
| Switzerland | CHF 3.00$3.62 |
| Taiwan | NT$90.00$2.83 |
| Tajikistan | $2.99 |
| Tanzania | TZS 9,900.00$3.73 |
| Thailand | THB 99.00$2.96 |
| Tonga | $2.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $2.99 |
| Tunisia | $2.99 |
| Turkey | TRY 149.99$3.07 |
| Turkmenistan | $2.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | $2.99 |
| Uganda | $3.99 |
| Ukraine | $3.99 |
| United Kingdom | £2.99$3.96 |
| United States | $2.99 |
| Uruguay | $2.99 |
| Uzbekistan | $2.99 |
| Vanuatu | $2.99 |
| Venezuela | $2.99 |
| Vietnam | ₫99,000$3.80 |
| Yemen | $2.99 |
| Zambia | $3.99 |
| Zimbabwe | $3.99 |
Life Is Strange FAQ
- Is Life Is Strange free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 168 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $0.99 (US), across 7 one-time purchases.
- Does Life Is Strange have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is Life Is Strange cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs HK$22.00 (≈$2.81) in Hong Kong and HUF 1,490 (≈$4.77) in Hungary, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Life Is Strange?
- An Elmwood Trail (4.8 from 660,018 reviews, premium from $3.99), Lost in Play (4.9 from 52,135 reviews, premium from $7.99) and Suspects: Mobile Detective (4.3 from 25,543 reviews, premium from $0.99).
Life Is Strange download
Last updated 2 years ago.
Life Is Strange sells in 168 countries. It was released 8 years and 9 months ago, on 13 Dec 2017. It holds a 3.9 rating from 26,335 reviews.
Supports 8 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish.
How much does Life Is Strange make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 100%
Revenue by country
- United States 51%
- Japan 7%
- France 4%
- Germany 4%