Criminal Case vs Echo Grid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Criminal Case
Engage in a captivating hidden object adventure game where you investigate murder scenes, gather clues, and interrogate suspects to bring killers to justice. Prove your detective skills by analyzing evidence and uncovering the dark secrets of a city.
- Investigate crime scenes
- Examine and analyze clues
- Interrogate witnesses and suspects
- Catch killers
- Hidden object gameplay
- Adventure game
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Join the Police of Grimsborough once again to solve a series of murder cases in this captivating hidden object, adventure game. Investigate crime scenes for clues, bring the suspects in for questioning and analyze evidence to catch the killers. Are you ready to prove your detective skills? FEATURES: • Investigate brand new crime scenes and discover the dark side of Grimsborough • Examine clues and analyze samples to look for evidence • Interrogate witnesses and suspects • Bring the killer to justice • Works on iPhone 5 and above and on all iPads • iPod Touch 4th generation devices are currently not supported PLEASE NOTE – Criminal Case: The Conspiracy is completely free to play, however some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. Under our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, you must be at least 13 years old to play or download Criminal Case: The Conspiracy Terms of Use: http://www.prettysimplegames.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: http://www.prettysimplegames.com/privacy-policy Pizza is a weekly subscription service that allows you to increase your energy bar to 170 and enjoy an advertising free experience. Pizza costs 2.99 USD/week (or local equivalent) and will be charged on your iTunes Account after the 3 days free trial and when the subscription renews weekly. Subscription will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.
Echo Grid
Engage in a challenging cyberpunk puzzle game where you decrypt grids by echoing patterns. Navigate complex nodes to maintain system stability in a visually stunning environment with a synthwave soundtrack.
- Neural network decryption gameplay
- Cyberpunk aesthetic
- Glassmorphism UI
- Synthwave soundtrack
- Logic-based challenges
- Pattern echoing mechanics
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Experience a high-fidelity puzzle challenge in Echo Grid. Dive into a cyberpunk-inspired world of "Neural Network Decryption" where logic meets aesthetics. Your mission: decrypt the grid by echoing patterns and navigating complex nodes to keep the system stable. With a stunning glassmorphism UI and a deep synthwave soundtrack, Echo Grid offers a focused mental challenge that is as beautiful as it is demanding.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Echo Grid at 100% against Criminal Case's 56%. Echo Grid also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Criminal Case sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Echo Grid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Criminal Case ships an update every 4 months, Echo Grid every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Criminal Case | Echo Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pretty Simple | Kalika Mathur |
Customer experience
Criminal Case
Echo Grid
Bugs and requests
Criminal Case
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Facebook login and connectivity issues
- Progression and save data loss
- Glitches in bonus levels
Requested features
4 requests- Reduce the number of advertisements
- Shorten wait times for analysis and progression
- Provide more free content and gameplay without paywalls
- Improve technical stability and fix bugs
Echo Grid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Criminal Case
- Pizza3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- 1 Burger$0.99
- Ham$0.99
- Instant Analysis$0.99
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- Instant Access$0.99
- Instant Analysis$1.99
- 1 Complete Meal$1.99
- Instant Analysis$2.99
- Instant Analysis$3.99
- 1 Complete Meal$3.99
- 2 Burgers$4.99
- 1 Burger + 50,000 Coins$4.99
- 5 Burgers$4.99
- 1 Burger$4.99
Echo Grid
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Criminal Case free?
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Do Criminal Case or Echo Grid have ads?
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