Comparison

Fleeting Memory vs Dawn, P.I.

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn art
  • Musical score
  • Puzzles and riddles
  • Character interactions
  • Witty comments
  • Mind-bending storyline
Features
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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.

About

Dawn, P.I.

Step into the shoes of a high school detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game. Explore a mysterious high school, find clues, solve puzzles, and interrogate characters to uncover the truth behind strange occurrences.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Investigative puzzles
  • Character interrogation
  • Hand-drawn animation
  • Mystery solving
  • Explore school environment
Features
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What mystery lurks in Marlowe High? Become a detective in this point-and-click adventure game and solve the case! If you enjoy detective stories, escape games and puzzles, Dawn, P.I. is the game for you. Become Dawn, a high schooler with a penchant for investigation and occasional property damage. Explore the school to find clues and solve puzzles to ultimately get to the bottom of the case: why is Meg's horoscope suddenly working? Is someone interfering with the school paper? Why are people missing? Why is the librarian so annoying? And what in the world is "The Guiding Wind"? Fully hand-drawn and -animated, Dawn, P.I. will transport you to a cartoon noir world, where you'll have to be sharp and creative to advance in every step. Sweep rooms for objects to help you on your investigation and interrogate everyone to uncover their hidden secrets.

Screenshots

Fleeting Memory4 screens
Dawn, P.I.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dawn, P.I. at Free against Fleeting Memory's $5.99. Dawn, P.I. also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Fleeting Memory's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (79% vs 67%). On ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dawn, P.I. is free to download; Fleeting Memory costs $5.99 up front. Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fleeting Memory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dawn, P.I. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fleeting Memory has 74 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of Fleeting Memory's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fleeting Memory ships an update every 4 months, Dawn, P.I. monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Fleeting Memory versus Dawn, P.I.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFleeting MemoryDawn, P.I.
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (74 ratings)4.8 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings74 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size183 MB68 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMysteryCaper, LLCBruno Maestrini

Customer experience

Fleeting Memory

All ratings74 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral16.7%
Negative4.8%

Dawn, P.I.

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fleeting Memory

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawn, P.I.

One-time1
  • Full Game$2.99

Questions

Is Fleeting Memory free?
Fleeting Memory costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dawn, P.I. free?
Dawn, P.I. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fleeting Memory or Dawn, P.I.?
Dawn, P.I. is rated higher. Fleeting Memory averages 4.4 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Dawn, P.I. averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Fleeting Memory or Dawn, P.I. have ads?
Neither Fleeting Memory nor Dawn, P.I. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fleeting Memory or Dawn, P.I.?
Fleeting Memory ships an update every 4 months, and Dawn, P.I. monthly. Most recently, Fleeting Memory was updated on September 18, 2026 and Dawn, P.I. on September 17, 2026.

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