Comparison

Full Pipe vs Yestertide

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

Head to head
About

Full Pipe

Embark on a unique puzzle adventure quest in a bizarre underground universe. Explore hidden locations, interact with quirky characters, and solve intricate puzzles. This game offers hours of engaging gameplay with a captivating story and challenging twists.

Highlights
  • Unique puzzle adventure gameplay
  • 50 unique characters
  • Crazy underground universe
  • 6+ hours of gameplay
  • 38 gorgeous locations
  • 8 original mini-games
  • Advanced hint system
Features
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Meet this absolutely inconceivable brain-teaser for true fans of puzzle adventure games. Discover a secret yet absolutely real and unexplored world with a cast of quirky dwellers. • 50 unique characters – head-feet, single-eyed, ear-winged and long-necked, but still so cute and naive. • A wonderful and shocking video game for those who prefer mid-core games with a good deal of thought and humor. • A crazy underground universe full of pipes, hatches, secret passages and traps. • 6+ hours in this obscure world with hidden threats and moments of pure joy. • 38 gorgeous locations that create the atmosphere of the pipe maze. • 8 original arcade mini-games • Advanced hint system to help you get through the most tricky game twists. No one knows the name of the main character, thus let's simply call him Dude. Having a good sleep was his first plan for Saturday, however an alarm clock set to 11:30 caught him napping. Hey, and where's a slipper gone? Today just seems like it's gonna be a rough day... ► Discover more great games from Absolutist, including: ◊ Kingdom of Aurelia: Mystery of Poisoned Dagger ◊ Witch's Pranks: Frog's Fortune Adventure ◊ Taken Souls: Blood Ritual ◊ The Renaissance of Evil ◊ Mysteries and Nightmares - Morgiana ◊ Time Gap: Hidden Objects ◊ WTF Detective ◊ Hidden Numbers: Twisted Worlds ◊ Hidden Objects: Twilight Town ◊ Crime City Detective: Hidden Object ◊ Boxie: Hidden Object Puzzle ◊ Bubble Shooter: Classic Arcade Game Become our fan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Absolutist.games/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/absolutistgame Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/absolutistgames/ Visit our site: http://absolutist.com

About

Yestertide

Embark on a mysterious adventure in a quaint, uncharted village. Solve puzzles, interact with cryptic characters, and uncover secrets involving time travel and aliens. Your choices are crucial to saving this strange place.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn art
  • Puzzles and riddles
  • Cryptic character interaction
  • Time-travel elements
  • Alien encounters
  • Card tricks
Features
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Come in. Stay for AGES and AGES … Welcome to YESTERTIDE, another exciting mind-bender from the MysteryCaper team. Enjoy your visit. You're not going anywhere anytime soon. – You've been backpacking for days. You're tired; you're sore. You just want to SLEEP … You stumble upon a quaint old village. YESTERTIDE. Quiet, unassuming, cobblestoney. You'll rest here. It's funny, though. You've never heard of this place, and it's not on any maps. Oh well. It will do for now. But when is NOW exactly? And why do you feel like someone — or some-THING — is watching you? – FEATURES • a thrilling array of hand-drawn art • an endless supply of puzzles and riddles • the occasional cryptic character interaction • hilarious in-game comments • a pigeon • a cat • time-travel • aliens • card tricks • and YOU, the last hope for Yestertide — and beyond – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.

Screenshots

Full Pipe4 screens
Yestertide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yestertide at none against Full Pipe's 3. Yestertide also leads on ratings volume (76 vs 20). Full Pipe's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 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

Full Pipe costs $4.99 and Yestertide $5.99 up front. Full Pipe sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Yestertide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Full Pipe against 4.6 for Yestertide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 76 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Full Pipe's written reviews are positive against 77% of Yestertide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Full Pipe ships an update every 4 months, Yestertide every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Full Pipe versus Yestertide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFull PipeYestertide
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.7 (20 ratings) — better4.6 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2076 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB396 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAbsolutist LtdMysteryCaper, LLC

Customer experience

Full Pipe

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral11.5%
Negative19.2%

Yestertide

All ratings76 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Full Pipe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Yestertide

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Fruits must be dragged twice to blend
  • Cafe safe code didn't work
  • Hot plate puzzle bug
  • Alien keypad issue
  • Safe combination in hints doesn't work

Requested features

3 requests
  • More games from the developer
  • In-game hints instead of website
  • Notebook to remind of tasks

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Full Pipe

One-time3
  • Hint$0.99
  • Hint every 15 minutes$2.99
  • Hint every 5 minutes$3.99
None

Yestertide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Full Pipe free?
Full Pipe costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Yestertide free?
Yestertide costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Full Pipe or Yestertide?
Full Pipe is rated higher. Full Pipe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Yestertide averages 4.6 from 76 ratings.
Do Full Pipe or Yestertide have ads?
Neither Full Pipe nor Yestertide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Full Pipe or Yestertide?
Full Pipe ships an update every 4 months, and Yestertide every 5 months. Most recently, Full Pipe was updated on October 22, 2026 and Yestertide on October 11, 2026.

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