Frequency Missing vs RYFT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Frequency Missing
Embark on a captivating audio-only adventure game where you play as a young radio reporter investigating a colleague's disappearance and mysterious tampering with recordings. Solve puzzles, explore environments, and interact with characters using sound alone.
- Audio-only gameplay
- Point-and-click mechanics
- Mystery investigation
- Puzzle solving
- Character interaction
- Environmental exploration
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Plays best with headphones. Young radio reporter Patricia has just started her first job at a radio station. But immediately strange things begin to happen. Where is Richard, her friend and colleague who got her the job? He's been missing for three days. And who is tampering with Patricia's recordings? Solve mysteries and puzzles, explore environments and talk to characters. A short adventure game in classic point-and-click style with a small twist: The game can be played by using sound only! This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
RYFT
Embark on an audio-based mystery adventure where your voice commands guide you through a timeless manor. Solve puzzles, interact with a fully voiced cast, and unravel a sinister plot. The game is powered by your imagination, making it perfect for hands-free play.
- Voice command gameplay
- Hands-free exploration
- Challenging puzzles
- Full voice cast
- Compelling narrative
- Item combination
- Bluetooth support
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Welcome to the Nexus Manor. A place that exists outside of time — and in between your ears. RYFT is an audio-based adventure game played with speech commands. Featuring a full voice cast, challenging puzzles, and a compelling narrative, this mystery game is powered by the world's greatest graphics engine: your imagination. HANDS-FREE TO EXPLORE - Play any time you'd listen to a podcast: while cooking, cleaning, or commuting! - Navigate freely using “north,” “east,” “south” and “west” to get around - Explore rooms and interact with objects - Pick-up and combine items to solve puzzles - Chat with a fully voiced cast of eccentric characters as you attempt to solve the mystery of the manor without lifting a finger - Supports Bluetooth game play ____________________________________________________________________________________ You awake in a strange mansion that exists outside of time. You can’t remember how you got here. In your pocket is a curious stone tablet covered in mysterious symbols. As you explore the manor, you encounter its eclectic staff— all of whom seem to be as trapped as you are, working in the service of “The Master.” You unearth a series of tapes from a voice you recognize. A girl in trouble. She’s discovered that the Master has a sinister plan she needs to stop, but in order to help her, you must first puzzle your way out of the mansion and back through the doors of time. ____________________________________________________________________________________ RYFT: A Timely Manor is the first part of the RYFT series. For more information visit ryftgame.com Find us on Instagram @RYFTgame and on TikTok @RYFTgame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Frequency Missing at none against RYFT's 12. Frequency Missing also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). RYFT's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (95% vs 80%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. RYFT sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Frequency Missing asks for nothing beyond the download.
RYFT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 92 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Frequency Missing's written reviews are positive against 95% of RYFT's.
| Parameter | Frequency Missing | RYFT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (92 ratings) | 4.9 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 317 MB | 301 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hogskolan i Skovde | Alexander Lerman |
Customer experience
Frequency Missing
RYFT
User reviews
Frequency Missing
From 92 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accessible TTS feature
- 💡 Creative and unique gameplay
- 🎧 Immersive sound design
- 🌟 Great voice acting
- 🎮 Enjoyable puzzle elements
Room to improve
- 😠 Difficult and specific clicking
- 🗣️ Annoying voices
- 🐌 Slow dialogue progression
- 🤏 Very short game length
- 🚶♂️ Extremely linear gameplay
RYFT
From 63 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative voice control gameplay
- 👍 Immersive audio experience
- 🤩 Engaging storyline and puzzles
- ✨ Excellent voice acting
- 😊 Fun and enjoyable
Room to improve
- 🗣️ Speech recognition issues
- 🤔 Puzzles can be non-intuitive
- 🐛 Game can be buggy
- 🔄 Hedge maze is frustrating
Bugs and requests
Frequency Missing
Reported bugs
3 issues- Clicking not registering properly
- Stuck on puzzles (e.g., building with cat and fruit boxes)
- Difficulty progressing in certain areas (e.g., newsroom)
Requested features
12 requests- Add new chapters
- Add an audio unit plug-in
- Speech settings (censor words, volume, pitch, speed, expression)
- More choice options to change the story
- Character backstory expansion
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- Prequel or sequel
- More directed action
- Longer and more in-depth game
- More games like this
- Fire fighting, police work, medical, or dispatching game ideas
- Ability to skip dialogue
- More choice options that can change the story
RYFT
Reported bugs
4 issues- Speech recognition doesn't understand
- Game freezes or stops listening
- Task completion bug with flowers
- Cannot get past certain bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Tutorial for getting unstuck
- Health teacher for hints
- Shorter command phrases for typing
- More games like this
- Part two of the story
In-app purchases
Frequency Missing
No in-app purchases
RYFT
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