Comparison

King Toe vs Murdered by Midnight

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

Head to head
About

King Toe

Experience a unique twist on Tic-Tac-Toe where strategic thinking is key. Win individual boxes to gain extra turns and conquer the entire board by securing three boxes in a row. This game challenges you to think beyond a single move.

Highlights
  • Multi-cell play
  • Extra turn on cell win
  • Cell erasure on cat's eye
  • Win three cells in a row
  • Strategic thinking required
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KING TOE: A new way of playing Tic-Tac-Toe that challenges the mind to think outside the box. As King X or as King O, the player can win a box known as a CELL but must win the board with three CELLS in a row. YOU CAN WIN THE BATTLE,BUT CAN YOU WIN THE WAR? - Players can make their mark anywhere on the grid between turns allowing them the ability to play multiple CELLS at a time.NOT JUST ONE CELL AT A TIME. - When a player wins a CELL they earn an extra turn to make a mark anywhere on the grid. - If a player makes the last mark within a CELL creating a CATS then the whole CELL is completely erased of all marks and it is the next players turn to make a mark anywhere on the grid. - The player that wins three CELLS in a row wins the game!

About

Murdered by Midnight

Engage in a thrilling murder mystery game set in the 1920s. Deduce the killer, weapon, motive, and time of death by following clues and interrogating characters. Play solo or with friends globally.

Highlights
  • Deduce murderer, weapon, motive, and time of death
  • Set in a 1920s Art Deco mansion
  • Highly replayable with over 483,000 possible outcomes
  • Single-player against AI or multiplayer with friends
  • Achievements and scoreboard
  • Immersive period-specific graphics and characters
Features
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The Murdered by Midnight board game can now be enjoyed anywhere on the go. Either play with friends or family around the world. Be the first to deduce the murderer, murder weapon, motive and time of death to solve the murder and win the game! The story takes place in the 1920’s in a fabulous Art Deco mansion, Briarwood Manor. The owners have gathered six world famous detectives and several of their friends and family to throw a “murder party”, where they’ll stage a mock murder for the detectives to solve as entertainment… as was all the rage in the 20’s. Unfortunately, things get all too real when someone commits an actual murder before the party gets started. Can you follow the clues and bring the guilty to justice before time runs out? FEATURES: MURDERED BY MIDNIGHT DELUXE - You get the heart of Murdered by Midnight for Free. When you are ready to upgrade, make a one-time in-app purchase of Murdered by Midnight Deluxe to access the game control Options or remove Ads. HIGHLY REPLAYABLE - Not including the detectives, there are 25 people at the manor during the time of the murder, this includes staff, family members and friends. Considering that the person who found the body is not the murderer, there are 22 possible suspects for the crime. With all of the combinations of people, weapons, motives and times, there are more than 483,000 possible outcomes just waiting to be explored! EASY TO PLAY, HARD TO MASTER - During a turn each player can: move to a new location, search for weapons, dust for prints, perform forensics analysis or ask a witness what they saw or who they suspect. Using these clues, the player can deduce the murderer, murder weapon, motive and time of death. SINGLE & MULTIPLAYER - Play either by yourself against one or more of our AI Detectives or with friends and family over Game Center. Enter an open match to play with anyone in the world! Multiple matches can be open at any given time. ACHIEVEMENTS AND SCOREBOARD - Multiplayer games feature a number of Achievements that can be won to keep gameplay exciting and fun. Compare your wins with your friends and family on the master scoreboard. RICH AND IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS - Murdered by Midnight features beautiful, period-specific graphics and fonts designed to invoke the Art Deco feel and draw the player into the game’s environment. INTERESTING CHARACTERS - Each non-player character includes a unique portrait and mini biography to help tell the story and make the player’s feel like they are staring in their own murder mystery novel. MULTIPLE RESPONSES - Murdered by Midnight features multiple responses for each character based on the current scenario. This provides a rich and immersive story that helps to draw you into the game and keeps things from getting boring and repetitive.

Screenshots

King Toe4 screens
Murdered by Midnight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: King Toe at 100% against Murdered by Midnight's 33%. King Toe also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (19 vs 5). Murdered by Midnight's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 26 months vs every 63 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. King Toe sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Murdered by Midnight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

King Toe holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of King Toe's written reviews are positive against 33% of Murdered by Midnight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

King Toe ships an update every 63 months, Murdered by Midnight every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
King Toe versus Murdered by Midnight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKing ToeMurdered by Midnight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (19 ratings) — better3.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 63 monthsEvery 26 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB94 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZeeshawn YousufAppracatappra, LLC

Customer experience

King Toe

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Murdered by Midnight

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

King Toe

One-time2
  • Taunts$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Murdered by Midnight

One-time1
  • Murdered By Midnight Deluxe$0.99

Questions

Is King Toe free?
King Toe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Murdered by Midnight free?
Murdered by Midnight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, King Toe or Murdered by Midnight?
King Toe is rated higher. King Toe averages 4.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Murdered by Midnight averages 3.0 from 5 ratings.
Do King Toe or Murdered by Midnight have ads?
King Toe shows ads; Murdered by Midnight does not.
Which is updated more often, King Toe or Murdered by Midnight?
King Toe ships an update every 63 months, and Murdered by Midnight every 26 months. Most recently, King Toe was updated on October 20, 2026 and Murdered by Midnight on October 24, 2026.

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