Comparison

Dark Stories vs Triple Agent!

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

Head to head
About

Dark Stories

A group game where players act as detectives to solve fictional mysteries. One person reads a mystery and its solution, while others ask yes/no questions to uncover the truth. Perfect for parties and gatherings.

Highlights
  • Group mystery solving
  • Yes/No question format
  • Over 200 fictional stories
  • Periodic story updates
  • Detective role-playing
  • Suitable for parties
Features
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ATTENTION! THIS GAME IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED WITH FRIENDS IN PERSON. IF YOU ARE ALONE YOU CANNOT PLAY! Dark Stories is an easy to play and fun game but some of the stories are quite difficult. All the stories are fictional. To solve them, the players will need to prove their skills as detectives. HOW TO PLAY Dark Stories must be played in group. A person -chosen as narrator- picks a mystery and reads its description aloud. Then he/she reads its solution without telling the other people. The rest of the players then have to make questions in order to solve the mystery. The narrator can only answer the questions using "Yes", "No" or "It is not relevant". The only possible solution is the one given at the back of each mystery card. If the answer is still not clear enough, the players must follow the narrator's interpretation of the mystery. EXAMPLE A typical fragment of a gameplay could be: Player1: "Did he die because of the shot?" Narrator:"No" Player2: "Was he poisoned?" Narrator: "No" Player3: "Did he have children?" Narrator: "It's not relevant" Player1: "Are there other people in the story?" Narrator: "No" Player2: "Did he commit suicide?" Narrator: "Yes" ... END OF THE GAME When the narrator considers that the story has been solved enough, the narrator can conclude the game and read the whole solution. It is up to the narrator to give some clues if the story is in a deadlock. WHEN TO PLAY It is perfect for birthday parties, camps... and every situation in which you join several friends. STORIES This free App includes more than 200 stories and we will add new stories periodically. Accidents, suicides, thefts... Will you be able to solve every mystery? Special thanks to Lorena Rebollo, mcwc307 Chan, Rachel Long and Zak Freckelton for their help with the English translation. Rated 18+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS).

About

Triple Agent!

A mobile party game for 5-9 players featuring hidden identities, bluffing, and deduction. Players secretly become Service agents or VIRUS double agents, aiming to deceive or expose each other in quick, intense rounds. No setup required, just a single device and friends.

Highlights
  • Hidden identities and bluffing
  • Social deduction gameplay
  • Play on a single device
  • No setup required
  • Learn as you play
  • Randomized operations for replayability
  • Short game rounds
Features
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Triple Agent! is a party game full of hidden identities, backstabbing, bluffing and deduction. "Triple Agent. Social deduction for 5 to 9 players on one phone. It's fantastic, get it. We are yelling at each other all the time" - John Bain, TotalBiscuit "Triple Agent might be the freshest Mafia-like "secret teams" game I've played since Two Rooms and a Boom" - Douglas Wilson, designer of JS Joust "Triple Agent is a good game that your gamer and non-gamer friends will enjoy." - Haoran Un, Kotaku Australia ------ WHAT IS IT? Triple Agent! is a mobile party game about deception and espionage for 5 or more players. All you need to play is a single iOS device and a few friends. Each game is an intense 10 minutes of deception, cunning, and deduction. The base game supports for 5-7 players and includes 12 operations that mix and match to make each round a completely different experience. Buy the expansion to get the most out of Triple Agent! Get more operations, customize your game, and play with up to 9 people! You’ll also unlock a special mode where you can play with Hidden Roles: Special abilities that are randomly assigned to players at the start of a game. ------ GAMEPLAY Each player is secretly assigned a role as a Service agent or a VIRUS double agent. Only the VIRUS agents know who is on which team. However, there will always be fewer VIRUS than Service agents to begin with so they will need to turn the Service agents against each other to win. Pass the device around as you get events that can reveal information about other players, change your team, or give you a completely new win condition. Information is revealed secretly and it is up to each player how much they reveal. As a VIRUS double agent, this is your opportunity to sow doubt about other players. As a Service agent, you need to be careful not to reveal anything that the VIRUS might use against you. At the end of the game each player votes on who to imprison. If a double agent is imprisoned, the Service wins. Otherwise VIRUS does. ------ FEATURES The gameplay builds on the ever popular board game genre of social deduction but adds features that you’ve never seen before: - No setup! Just pick up your phone or tablet. - Learn as you play! No rules-reading required. - Nobody’s left out! The device itself will guide your game. - Different every time! Random sets of operations make every game feel fresh. - Short rounds! Play a quick game or several rounds. Available in 15 languages! - Czech - Danish - Dutch - English - Finnish - French - German - Greek - Icelandic - Italian - Polish - Portuguese - Spanish - Swedish - Turkish

Screenshots

Dark Stories4 screens
Triple Agent!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Triple Agent! at none against Dark Stories's shown. Triple Agent! also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). 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. Dark Stories sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Triple Agent! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.7 for Dark Stories against 4.8 for Triple Agent!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 175 and 136 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Dark Stories's written reviews are positive against 86% of Triple Agent!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dark Stories ships an update every 3 months, Triple Agent! every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dark Stories versus Triple Agent!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark StoriesTriple Agent!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (175 ratings)4.8 (136 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews — better85.9% of reviews
Number of ratings175 — better136
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB116 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTreebit TechnologiesTasty Rook

Customer experience

Dark Stories

All ratings175 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative9.1%

Triple Agent!

All ratings136 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.4%

Bugs and requests

Dark Stories

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Triple Agent!

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game freezes during gameplay requiring restart
  • UI elements display as code lines instead of text
  • Infatuation hidden agenda glitch showing incorrect player information
  • Purchase not transferring between platforms
  • Deep Cover Pack unavailable on App Store
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  • Game crashes when updating
  • Scaling and UI issues on certain devices
  • Occasional draw/tie situations with 6+ players

Requested features

12 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode for remote play
  • Support for 3-4 player games
  • Bot/AI opponents for solo play
  • Multiple device connectivity (separate phones)
  • Additional language translations (Thai, Russian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Turkish, Hungarian, Chinese, etc.)
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  • More game modes and operations
  • Adjustable debate/discussion time settings
  • Customizable player count and role distribution
  • Cross-platform compatibility (iOS to Android purchase transfer)
  • Board game physical version
  • Additional expansion packs with new roles
  • Ability to play with fewer than 5 people

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dark Stories

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
2 purchases

Triple Agent!

One-time2
  • Deep Cover Pack$0.99
  • Deep Cover Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Dark Stories free?
Dark Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Triple Agent! free?
Triple Agent! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dark Stories or Triple Agent!?
Triple Agent! is rated higher. Dark Stories averages 4.7 out of 5 from 175 ratings, while Triple Agent! averages 4.8 from 136 ratings.
Do Dark Stories or Triple Agent! have ads?
Dark Stories shows ads; Triple Agent! does not.
Which is updated more often, Dark Stories or Triple Agent!?
Dark Stories ships an update every 3 months, and Triple Agent! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dark Stories was updated on October 29, 2026 and Triple Agent! on October 29, 2026.

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