Comparison

The Lost Adventures vs Sleuth Star

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

Head to head
About

The Lost Adventures

Embark on a free, classic pixel art point-and-click adventure with full voice acting. Guide Dave through humorous obstacles to reach his girlfriend for dinner. This game offers a casual experience with a traditional verb interface.

Highlights
  • Classic pixel art graphics
  • Full voice acting
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Traditional verb interface
  • Casual player friendly
  • Obscure puzzles
Features
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The Lost Adventures is finally found by you. A gorgeous classic pixel art point and click adventure made for you for free. And thats not all, while other adventures lack voice action, this one is stuffed with it! It has that classical verb layout that everyone loves (or hates). In contrast to many adventures this is an adventure made for the casual player. Enjoy Dave and other characters in one of his lost adventures. He has one simple goal for the moment, to go to dinner with his girlfriend. But as in any adventure, not everything goes to plan. He has to figure out a way to get to the restaurant at the top! Strong points of the game : * So obscure that you cannot find a walkthrough, so no spoilers to be found! * A classic nine verb interface hiding most of the blocky graphics and poor animations * Dave has a soothing voice, so you will sleep better In short, this adventure has voice acting, pixel-art and a classic point and click interface!

About

Sleuth Star

Engage in a noir detective experience, meticulously searching crime scenes for clues. Analyze evidence with specialized tools and present your findings to a judge to unravel mysteries. Progress through a career ladder with unlockable items that alter gameplay.

Highlights
  • Crime scene investigation
  • Clue analysis with equipment
  • Present evidence to a judge
  • Six hand-crafted cases
  • Eight-rank career ladder
  • Unlockable items that change gameplay
Features
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Sleuth Star is a noir detective game where you work the case yourself. Step into a 1940s detective's office, search crime scenes for fingerprints and hidden notes, analyze every clue with your equipment, and present what you've found to the bench. Watch the judge react to each exhibit, then reveal what really happened. Six hand-crafted cases across four difficulty tiers, an eight-rank career ladder, seventeen unlockable items that actually change how you play. No ads, no microtransactions, no tracking. Plays fully offline on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

The Lost Adventures3 screens
Sleuth Star4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sleuth Star at 5.0 against The Lost Adventures's 4.6. Sleuth Star also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). The Lost Adventures's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sleuth Star holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of The Lost Adventures's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sleuth Star's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Lost Adventures ships an update every 18 months, Sleuth Star daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Lost Adventures versus Sleuth Star: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Lost AdventuresSleuth Star
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size449 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFrans KramerMathew Konopinski

Customer experience

The Lost Adventures

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Sleuth Star

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Lost Adventures

No in-app purchases

None

Sleuth Star

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Lost Adventures free?
The Lost Adventures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sleuth Star free?
Sleuth Star is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Lost Adventures or Sleuth Star?
Sleuth Star is rated higher. The Lost Adventures averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Sleuth Star averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do The Lost Adventures or Sleuth Star have ads?
Neither The Lost Adventures nor Sleuth Star shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Lost Adventures or Sleuth Star?
The Lost Adventures ships an update every 18 months, and Sleuth Star daily. Most recently, The Lost Adventures was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sleuth Star on October 31, 2026.

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