Detectea Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience11.1% of reviews
Neutral5.6% of reviews
Negative experience83.3% of reviews

~ Based on 18 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Detectea Safe?

Detectea: Detective Game appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Detectea is 79/100.

This assessment is based on 70 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.1/5.

Safety Analysis

77.1% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.4% of ratings suggest some concerns
21.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 70 App Store ratings for Detectea.

Is Detectea Legit?

Detectea: Detective Game appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Detectea is 65/100.

Based on 65 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Outrageously Expensive and Slow

This app is unoriginal and it charges so much for the premium it’s actually outrageous. I would not recommend this app to anyone. You can’t event finish a single tutorial case not to mention how slow each text is.

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for taking the time to tell us. Being stopped before you can even finish the first case feels bad, and we’re working on making it clear from the start how much of the story is free. Premium is what funds the writing of new cases, but we hear that the price feels high for what you’d seen so far. We’ve also noted your point about the pace of the messages. Thanks for giving Detectea a try.

Premium to play??

The game started off really well and it was understandable that getting more than 3 hints was premium. But the thing that got me was how you had to pay premium, just to play and/or move on to the next question. Sadly, I did have to delete the app after when it told me I had to pay premium.
Please take this in to consideration
Thank you so much!
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Enjoyable but slow to drop

I really do enjoy the format but the one drop a week is actually not alluring to me at all

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for playing and for the kind words about the format! We hear you on the wait: one case a week can feel slow once you’re hooked. Each case is written and produced from scratch, which takes time. New cases are on the way, and we’re looking at how to make the wait between them easier. Thanks for sticking with us 🕵️

Refund

I want a refund I paid for a yearly subscription and I only got the first 3 case I had to wait into Thursdays it Thursdays and now it’s saying wait into next Thursday I want my refund bc why pay for yearly if I can’t play it I been emailing and haven’t got a response

Response from developer

Hi, we're sorry that you paid for a yearly subscription and were left waiting after the first three cases. Seeing the countdown move to another Thursday is understandably frustrating, and we're also sorry to hear that you haven't received a reply to your emails. We're focusing on the quality of each new case, which is taking longer than we'd hoped, but we understand that this doesn't resolve your disappointment. If you'd prefer a refund, you can submit a request to Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com.

What’s with only getting 3 cases a WEEK!

I had to delete because i was enjoying this game and now im currently waiting 8 days for the next case to be able to play ! Ridiculous ! it’s a shame this is a really good game

not free

makes you pay 7 dollars a week to play the game :/

Scam

Paid for the week subscription. They had a countdown for another release, once the timer went down to zero they didn’t open any cases and timer went back to 7 days

Response from developer

Hi, we're sorry the countdown reached zero without a new case becoming available, especially after you'd paid for a weekly subscription. We're putting care into each new investigation, and development is taking longer than we'd hoped. That doesn't excuse a countdown that led you to expect a release that wasn't ready. We understand your frustration, and thank you for bringing this to our attention.

It was great to was not

Like wanna was answering the question it said I have to pay or $40 or four dollars so I don’t know I’m not paying that and I will pay if I get one dollar but that’s too expensive so whatever I’m not paying you I’m just gonna to the game because I’m not wasting my money in a game. I’m probably gonna play gonna play like twice in my whole life, so no thanks. I was really interested in the game, but since I told me to pay, my dad told me to he said I’m not wasting my money and something you’re not gonna use a lot I can get you a better game that you don’t have that you only use and Wally by using it so I don’t care what you guys say. I’m not joining. I’m not getting back to this game. I loved it was really cool but sorry it was. It’s too freaking expensive.
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Response from developer

Hi, thanks for explaining how you felt. We’re glad you enjoyed the investigation, and we’re sorry the Premium offer arrived as an unpleasant surprise. The App Store shows the exact subscription options and local price before confirmation, but we understand that the value needs to be clearer before the free section ends. We’re working on adding more cases and improving how Premium is introduced. Thanks for trying Detectea.

Good!

Fun and free, but only 2 mysteries. More “coming soon”

No new game after a week?

You have to pay weekly after 2 episodes and unlock an episode every Thursday night. However, I didn’t even have one to play show up after a week! $5 for a week of not getting to do anything. Plus waiting a week to play one episode and it just kills interest. I liked the 2 episodes that I was able to complete. I cancelled my subscription.
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Response from developer

Hi Ar os, you’re right to be disappointed. We communicated that a new case would be available on Thursday, and that expectation wasn’t met. We’re sorry you paid for a week without receiving the content you expected. We’re reviewing both our release schedule and how it is communicated so this doesn’t happen again. Thank you for enjoying the first two cases and for calling this out clearly.

fun while it lasted

pretty fun while it lasted I was very intrigued until it stopped my case for a cash grab subscription.

Response from developer

Hi Bellania, we’re glad the investigation had you intrigued, and we’re sorry the paywall brought that experience to such an abrupt stop. We understand how frustrating it is to become invested in a case and then discover that continuing requires a subscription. We’re reviewing where the free experience ends and how Premium is explained so players can make that choice before getting invested. Thank you for the honest feedback.

Can’t even finish the first story

I’m literally not paying to finish one story that’s dumb. This game sucks.

Response from developer

Hi, we understand why being asked to subscribe before reaching the end of the first story felt frustrating. The point where the free section ends should be clear before players invest their time in the case, and we’re sorry it felt like an unpleasant surprise. We’re reviewing this part of the experience and appreciate you being direct with us.

fun to play bad levels

got to play one level and payed because i thought there was more and then it stayed locked even after completion of previous level

Response from developer

Hi Lydia, we’re really sorry. Paying and then finding the next content still locked is not the intended experience. Your purchase should unlock the Premium content immediately. Please contact us through “Send Feedback” in the app or our support page so we can investigate and restore your access. We take purchase issues very seriously and want to make this right.

don’t download

it only lets you play a little bit of it before you have to pay and there’s not even an option for a free trial

fun to play bad levels

got to play one level and payed because i thought there was more and then it stayed locked even after completion of previous level

forced payment

doesnt even let you finish one story then demands payment to keep playing

Response from developer

Hi, we understand why being stopped before finishing the story felt frustrating. Our Premium subscription supports the creation of new cases, but we should do a much better job of explaining where the free experience ends before players reach that point. We’re taking your feedback into account as we improve the story and paywall flow. Thank you for trying Detectea and letting us know how it felt.

Pay to unlock

It was confusing at first but it’s nice and fun until you have to pay to unlock chapters.

Response from developer

Hi Leah, thank you for giving Detectea a chance. We’re glad you started enjoying the investigation once the controls became clearer, and we’re sorry the paywall interrupted that experience. We’re working on making both the beginning of the game and the Premium offer easier to understand. Your feedback about both parts is genuinely useful to us.

Obsessed with this phone game

the stories feel so real i really feel like I’m helping a friend. 10/10 mystery game so refreshing

Response from developer

Hi Tylersocal, thank you so much! Making each phone feel like a real mystery shared by a friend is exactly what we hoped to achieve, so your comment means a lot to our team. We’re continuing to build new cases, characters, and secrets to uncover, and we can’t wait for you to investigate what’s next. Thanks for being one of our early detectives 🕵️