Comparison

CRIMO vs Runaria

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

Head to head
About

CRIMO

Engage in logical deduction to solve intricate murder cases. Analyze clues, cross-reference possibilities, and unmask criminals in this crime investigation puzzle game. Navigate challenging grids and uncover motives to bring justice to victims.

Highlights
  • Logical crime investigations
  • Analyze clues and evidence
  • Solve grid puzzles by deduction
  • Investigate murder cases
  • Hundreds of puzzles
  • Dynamic investigation board
Features
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Love deduction games? Use your logic to solve puzzles and investigate gruesome murder cases! Analyze clues and follow the trail to send those criminals to justice! Join the CRIMO special unit, specialized in logical crime investigations. After a short training at the Police Academy, you will be sent to lead gruesome murder cases in Miami and New York, by applying pure logic to solve puzzles. Collect clues, analyze them, confirm evidence or reject false leads: you will cross-off all possibilities until you can designate the murder weapon, find out the motive and unmask the criminal. Are you ready to use your wits and deduction skills to fight crime? Did the actress do it for revenge using a handgun as the powder on the pillow suggests? Or maybe it was the politician, but did he use the knife or the chainsaw? Was it out of sheer madness or was it for power? for love? Or simply money? The next clue might be decisive... CRIMO's puzzles offer a fascinating cross-over between games of logic like sudoku and minesweeper, crosswords and criminal investigation board games. You will decode which squares to touch in the grid by following hints giving the sizes of blocks in each row and column. It’s a real mind challenge wrapped in a fun experience where you need to think and use your brains to succeed. Avoid making mistakes or you will take a punch, suffer a scratch or even take a bullet! Thank god you can replenish your health by eating a burger, hot-dog or... how about a donut? You will learn easily, progress rapidly and quickly get hooked! It's ultra addictive! FEATURES: • Tens of criminal cases in two iconic cities: Miami and New York • Hundreds of grid puzzles to solve by logic and deduction • Dynamic investigation board where your searches spread out and interconnect like a spider web as in the most exciting detective flicks • Get acquainted with Jamie, police officer, Jim, forensic expert as well as the Chief of Police, Madam District Attorney, the firefighter... • Special challenges: burning crime scenes with clues going up in smoke, FBI-restricted access zones where your hands are tight… • Works on iPhone 5s and above and iPads Time to solve puzzling crimes by logic & deduction! PLAY NOW! Created by ooblada & CHQL Please note that CRIMO is completely free to play, but virtual currency can be purchased with real money to get some in-game items such as extra lives, health boosters or instant analyses. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Terms of use: https://oobld.com/tos-apps-en

About

Runaria

Features
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Master the art of ancient ciphers in Runaria! Each symbol represents a position in a magical grid. Match the symbols to their coordinates, decode the hidden letters, and reveal the secret word. Start with simple 3-letter puzzles and progress to more challenging ciphers. FEATURES: • Unique positional cipher gameplay • Progressive difficulty from easy to hard • Built-in tutorial to learn the mechanics • Fully localized in English and Russian

Screenshots

CRIMO4 screens
Runaria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Runaria at none against CRIMO's 11. Runaria also leads on ads (none vs shown). CRIMO's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CRIMO sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Runaria asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CRIMO ships an update every 9 days, Runaria monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CRIMO versus Runaria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCRIMORunaria
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSMACH S.A.S.Kseniia Gorshkova

Bugs and requests

CRIMO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing during evidence analysis
  • Progress loss after closing the app
  • Vibration issues after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options
  • Ability to earn coins/resources through gameplay
  • Improved crime-solving mechanics
  • Cloud save functionality

Runaria

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

CRIMO

Subscriptions1
  • Premium weekly subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
One-time9
  • Small pack of cash$0.99
  • Starter Pack2 variants$1.99
  • Medium pack of cash$2.99
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  • Remove ads$2.99
  • Large pack of cash$4.99
  • Remove ads$5.99
  • Extra-large pack of cash$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Huge pack of cash$48.99
None

Runaria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CRIMO free?
CRIMO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Runaria free?
Runaria is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CRIMO or Runaria have ads?
CRIMO shows ads; Runaria does not.
Which is updated more often, CRIMO or Runaria?
CRIMO ships an update every 9 days, and Runaria monthly. Most recently, CRIMO was updated on October 23, 2026 and Runaria on October 25, 2026.

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