Comparison

Restoration Games vs 5

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

Head to head
About

Restoration Games

This app enhances tabletop gaming by integrating digital elements with physical components. It provides interactive experiences, including audio clues and animations for deduction games, and is essential for playing specific titles.

Highlights
  • Hybrid game integration
  • Audio deduction gameplay
  • Interactive sound clues
  • Animated space indicators
  • Alternate play styles
  • Private investigator tips
Features
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This is the companion app for Restoration Games. We are a developer of tabletop games, including "hybrid" games that use an app and physical components together to create a unique experience at the table. The app features modules for different games, including the 1979 classic game of audio deduction, Stop Thief! This app is required to play Stop Thief! In the game, players are investigators, trying to track down an invisible thief on the board. The app keeps track of how and where the thief moves and plays sound clues and animations indicating the type of space they move into, such as window, door, corridor, and so forth. By listening to the clues, players try to figure out where the thief is and move there to attempt an arrest. Punch in the number of the space, and the app will tell you if you succeeded or not. The app features alternate play styles, such as an intermediate level, where the clues are harder, and even a retro mode that emulates the sounds of the original device. You can even get a private tip: Pick up the device and get information about the thief's location that's only for you. Additional modes of play, such as solo and cooperative, are coming soon, along with even more challenging difficulty levels. New content will be added to the app all the time, including modules for new games, updated content for existing modules, new play modes or difficulty levels, and more.

About

5

This app serves as a timer for a cooperative card game, helping players manage mission time. It provides reminders and motivational messages from an AI companion to enhance the gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Mission time tracking
  • Helpful reminders
  • Encouragement from AI
  • Companion app for card game
  • Fast-paced gameplay support
Features
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This timer is a companion app for 5-Minute Marvel, the chaotic, fast-paced, cooperative card game. With this app, you'll be able to keep track of the time left in your mission and receive helpful reminders and encouragement from J.A.R.V.I.S., Iron Man's AI companion.

Screenshots

Restoration Games4 screens
54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 5 at fortnightly against Restoration Games's every 2 months. 5 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Restoration Games holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Restoration Games's written reviews are positive against 37% of 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Restoration Games ships an update every 2 months, 5 fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Restoration Games versus 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRestoration Games5
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (33 ratings) — better3.4 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better36.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3352 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRestoration Games, LLCWiggles 3D

Customer experience

Restoration Games

All ratings33 ratings
Positive60.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative52.4%

5

All ratings52 ratings
Positive59.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative32.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative53.3%

In-app purchases

None

Restoration Games

No in-app purchases

None

5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Restoration Games free?
Restoration Games is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 5 free?
5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Restoration Games or 5?
Restoration Games is rated higher. Restoration Games averages 3.6 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while 5 averages 3.4 from 52 ratings.
Do Restoration Games or 5 have ads?
Neither Restoration Games nor 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Restoration Games or 5?
Restoration Games ships an update every 2 months, and 5 fortnightly. Most recently, Restoration Games was updated on November 2, 2026 and 5 on November 2, 2026.

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