Ears Clues vs HUE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ears Clues
A digital board game where players solve a murder mystery by deducing the killer, location, and weapon. Navigate a mansion, gather clues from other players, and outsmart computer opponents.
- Solve murder mysteries
- Deduce killer, location, weapon
- Play against AI opponents
- Adjust AI skill level
- Accessible board game design
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Ears Clues is a fully accessible board game inspired by the board game Clue. The object of the game is to determine who murdered the game's victim , where the crime took place, and which weapon was used. Each player assumes the role of one of the six suspects, and attempts to deduce the correct answer by strategically moving from room to room in a mansion and collecting clues about the circumstances of the murder from the other players. You can play with up to 3 computer opponents, and you can adjust their skill level. The game comes with coins for playing a bunch of games; you can purchase more coins with an in-app upgrade.
HUE
A fast-paced color puzzle game where you must quickly identify and tap the square with a different shade. Score points, earn bonus time, and challenge your personal best on the leaderboard. The difficulty increases as the grid expands and differences become harder to spot.
- Find the different colored square
- Timed gameplay with bonus seconds
- Increasing grid difficulty
- Personal high score tracking
- Game Center leaderboard
- Rewarded ads for extra time
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All the squares look the same. Look again. HUE is a fast-paced color puzzle game with one simple goal: find the square with a different shade. Tap correctly to score a point and reveal a new set of colors. As your score grows, the grid expands and the differences become harder to spot. START WITH 60 SECONDS Find as many different shades as you can before time runs out. Every 10 correct picks earns you 10 bonus seconds to keep going. SPOT THE SMALLEST DIFFERENCES Start with 6 squares and work your way up to grids of 9, 12, and 15. Stay focused: one wrong pick ends your game. BEAT YOUR BEST Challenge your personal high score and see how you rank against other players on the Game Center leaderboard. ONE MORE CHANCE When time runs out, you can choose to watch a rewarded ad for 15 extra seconds, when an ad is available. This opportunity is offered once per game. A COLORFUL CHALLENGE FOR YOUR NEXT BREAK • Simple, one-tap controls • Increasing difficulty as you progress • Bonus time every 10 correct picks • Game Center leaderboard • Pause and sound controls • A Try Again button for a fresh start • iPhone and iPad support Look closely. Find the different shade. Beat your best. How many can you get right? HUE contains ads. Game Center features require a Game Center account and an internet connection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HUE at 92% against Ears Clues's 20%. HUE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Ears Clues's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price and device support 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
Both are free to download. Ears Clues sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. HUE asks for nothing beyond the download.
HUE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Ears Clues's written reviews are positive against 92% of HUE's.
Ears Clues ships an update fortnightly, HUE every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ears Clues | HUE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kid Friendly Software, Inc | Serkan Binici |
Customer experience
Ears Clues
HUE
In-app purchases
Ears Clues
- 7 Coins$0.99
- Unlocks Skills$2.99
- Unlimited Coins$6.99
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- Bundle$8.99
HUE
No in-app purchases









