Comparison

Dized vs Detective Notes

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

Head to head
About

Dized

Learn to play tabletop games with interactive tutorials and searchable rules. Skip the rulebook and jump straight into the fun with guidance that adapts as you play. Access publisher-approved rules and FAQs for a smooth gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive game tutorials
  • Searchable game rules
  • Publisher-approved content
  • In-game rule lookup
  • FAQ section
Features
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Dized contains Rules and Tutorials for tabletop games, including card, board, miniature or RPGs (role-playing games)! TUTORIALS teach you how to play games while you play! It’s like having someone at the table teaching you the game, so you to skip the rulebook and start the game immediately. This means you can fully focus on having fun with the new game, like Kingdomino, Blood Rage, ICECOOL, 7 Wonders, Carcassonne, Bang!, Fluxx and many more! RULES provide you an answer to any question. Included is full game rules with a built-in FAQ and a search. No more tedious PDF files! Rules are approved by the publisher, so you know the information is correct! Learn more at dized.com! Terms & Conditions: https://dized.com/terms-and-conditions/

About

Detective Notes

Organize clues, suspects, and locations to solve mysteries. Customize your detective notebook for any game, adjust player counts, and keep your strategies private. Features include marker variety and multilingual support.

Highlights
  • Customizable setup for suspects, tools, and locations
  • Flexible player count adjustment
  • Private note customization
  • Variety of marker tools
  • Multilingual support
Features
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The perfect companion for your mystery board games — the detective notebook! Are you ready to take your deduction skills to the next level? This app helps you track clues, organize suspects, and solve mysteries with ease. • Customizable Setup: Add or edit suspects, tools, and locations to create your own unique detective notebook and share it with friends. • Flexible Player Count: Easily adjust the notebook to match the number of participants so you can enjoy the game anytime, anywhere. • Private Strategy: Customize or hide your notes for each game to keep your deductions secret from other players. • Marker Variety: Use a range of markers to help with your deduction process, undo mistakes, or reset everything with one tap. • Multilingual Support: Play and share your detective fun in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, and Korean. Now is the time to level up your detective game!

Screenshots

Dized4 screens
Detective Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dized at none against Detective Notes's shown. Detective Notes's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 40%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Dized sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Detective Notes 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dized against 4.7 for Detective Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 328 and 218 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Dized's written reviews are positive against 72% of Detective Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dized ships an update every 2 months, Detective Notes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dized versus Detective Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDizedDetective Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (328 ratings)4.7 (218 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews72.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings328 — better218
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaymore GamesKyeong Cheon Yang

Customer experience

Dized

All ratings328 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral11.7%
Negative48.3%

Detective Notes

All ratings217 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

User reviews

Dized

From 328 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent tutorials
  • 👍 Helpful for learning new games
  • 👍 Great companion app for board games
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Surprisingly good

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Limited game selection
  • 💸 Intrusive ads
  • 🤖 Poor voice acting and robotic narration
  • 🤔 Clunky and unintuitive UI

Detective Notes

From 218 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 All-in-one solution for Clue
  • 🚀 Makes Clue game more efficient
  • 😍 Fun for playing with friends
  • 👍 Great alternative to paper
  • 😊 Fun for family game nights

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Reset button stopped working
  • 🐛 App blocks for days
  • 🐛 Custom settings don't work
  • 🐛 Ads not closable
  • 🐛 Error on start, unusable

Bugs and requests

Dized

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tutorials not working or crashing
  • Inability to select number of players
  • Incorrect or incomplete tutorial content
  • Upside down orientation on tablets
  • Login and registration issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More game tutorials in multiple languages
  • Ability to search for specific games
  • Option to remove ads or get a premium version
  • Improved compatibility across devices
  • Better integration with physical game components

Detective Notes

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Reset button stopped working after update
  • Application blocked for 3 days
  • Custom setting does not work
  • Ads are not closable, requires force close
  • Error on main screen, cannot use app
Show 3 more
  • Weapons and rooms categories select 2 rows at a time
  • App broke when adding more custom suspects, weapons, rooms
  • Harry Potter version shows 8 rooms instead of 9

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add numbering system for cells
  • Allow multiple numbers per cell
  • Add Harry Potter version rooms (9 rooms)
  • Fix custom settings functionality
  • Fix weapons and rooms category selection

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dized

Subscriptions2
  • Dized+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Dized+ Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time8
  • Level 1 Game Tutorial$0.99
  • Level 2 Game Tutorial$1.99
  • Level 4 Game Content$3.99
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  • Level 5 Game Tutorial$4.99
  • Level 6 Game Content$5.99
  • Level 7 Game Content$6.99
  • Level 8 Game Content$7.99
  • Level 9 Game Content$8.99
1 purchases

Detective Notes

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Dized free?
Dized is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Detective Notes free?
Detective Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dized or Detective Notes?
Detective Notes is rated higher. Dized averages 4.6 out of 5 from 328 ratings, while Detective Notes averages 4.7 from 218 ratings.
Do Dized or Detective Notes have ads?
Detective Notes shows ads; Dized does not.
Which is updated more often, Dized or Detective Notes?
Dized ships an update every 2 months, and Detective Notes every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dized was updated on November 6, 2026 and Detective Notes on November 3, 2026.

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