Elba vs Fleeting Memory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Elba
Embark on a text-based narrative adventure to uncover the secrets of an abandoned island. As you and an old friend explore, more questions arise about your shared past and the island's mysteries.
- Text-based gameplay
- Narrative experience
- Mystery uncovering
- Story-driven
- Chapter-based progression
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Elba is a text based, narrative experience. Together with an old friend you uncover the mysteries of an abandoned island. More questions then answers arise as your common past unravels throughout the story. Content: Prologue Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter V
Fleeting Memory
Embark on a comical point-and-click adventure as you help a woman with amnesia uncover her identity. Solve puzzles, interact with quirky characters, and unravel a mind-bending storyline filled with witty humor and charming hand-drawn art.
- Hand-drawn art
- Musical score
- Puzzles and riddles
- Character interactions
- Witty comments
- Mind-bending storyline
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A mysterious woman with no memory. A cranky corpse who won't stay dead. And YOU, the key figure in a swirl of quirky characters, forgotten identities and cunning puzzles. This is FLEETING MEMORY, a comical take on the classic point-and-click adventure … – A beautiful though slightly disheveled woman knocks at the door. She's lost, she's soaked in rain … and she has no idea WHO SHE IS. Sounds like a job for the dashing householder staring back at her. YOU. If only you could help. Tell her where she is, what her name is, anything … But you don't know what her name is. You don't know what anybody's name is. Including YOUR OWN … – FEATURES • gobs of gorgeous hand-drawn art • a compelling musical score • a plethora of puzzles and riddles • hilarious character interactions • hundreds of witty in-game comments • a strange little dog • an astonishingly useful mop • several birds • a mind-bending storyline • AND Enescu Fleet, the world's greatest, semiretired detective Your MysteryCaper awaits … – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Elba at Free against Fleeting Memory's $5.99. Elba also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Fleeting Memory's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Elba is free to download; Fleeting Memory costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elba holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fleeting Memory has 74 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Elba's written reviews are positive against 79% of Fleeting Memory's.
Elba ships an update monthly, Fleeting Memory every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elba | Fleeting Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (74 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Steffen Diesing | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Elba
Fleeting Memory
Bugs and requests
Elba
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Fleeting Memory
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game freezing when solving puzzles
- Inability to collect items
- Stuck on specific puzzles/locations
- Hint button causing freezes
- Major glitches preventing progression
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- Voice recording overwriting necessary audio
Requested features
2 requests- In-game hint system
- Ability to rewatch cutscenes
In-app purchases
Elba
No in-app purchases
Fleeting Memory
No in-app purchases
Questions
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