Mystery Hotel vs Echo Dig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mystery Hotel
Step into the shoes of a detective to solve a murder mystery at a secluded hotel. Explore colorful scenes, gather clues, and interact with witnesses to uncover the truth. Enjoy a variety of puzzles and challenges, with the option to replay scenes for new rewards.
- Hidden object searching
- Spot the difference puzzles
- Object restoration puzzles
- Clue collection
- Witness interaction
- Collectible rewards
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Try out the role of a detective - solve the riddle of the Hotel Noir! A quiet, picturesque nook, hidden in the highlands of Western Europe. Your arrival at Hotel is clouded by a mysterious murder and only you can get to the truth! Conduct an investigation like a real detective - collect clues, talk to witnesses and most of all, remember -- don't trust anyone! Colorful scenery, animation, and 3D visual effects will make your adventure vivid and fun. Those with a competitive streak can collect bonuses for speed and repeat the quest with new puzzles. Features: - A variety of tasks: searching for items, spotting the differences, puzzles, restoration of disassembled objects - Build your collection. Go through scenes again to try new quests and get new rewards! - Use free hints! The game is TRULY FREE, the whole adventure is open to you without any additional purchases - it's entirely up to you to buy optional tools. We'll be happy to stay in touch with you at www.facebook.com/CrispApp - make comments, ask questions, get news about coming games!
Echo Dig
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The mine below owes nobody anything. The only way out is down. ECHO DIG is an endless arcade digger set in a mine that's pitch black. Your headlamp reaches a few feet, and the only map is the sonar echo you fire into the dark. Every ping reveals gems, tunnels, lava... and tells whatever lives down there exactly where you are. DIG BY FEEL, SURVIVE BY EAR - One-thumb controls: drag to steer, pull down to gun the drill - Tap with a second finger to fire an echo. Light up the dark, mark the gems, find the safe path - Blast charges punch through rock and lava when steering isn't enough - Grab the overcharge star and nothing can touch you. Briefly. THE DEEPER, THE STRANGER - Four zones, each with its own rules: Topsoil, Magma Core, Crystal Caverns, and The Abyss - World events flip the game mid-run. A Gem Rush floods the walls with treasure while the ceiling comes down; a Blackout kills your lamp and leaves you navigating by echo alone - Something down there hunts by sound. Every ping is a choice: see more, or stay unheard - Hand-placed discoveries in the deep: an abandoned drill, fossil bones, a cable that descends farther than it should... - And beneath The Abyss... The Sunken Sea: an underground ocean where oxygen is life, currents own the water, and your echo cuts through the silt FAIR, NOT SOFT Every death has one cause and it's usually your greed. No cheap kills, no unwinnable rooms. Just rocks, lava, falling debris, and decisions you'll swear you'd make differently. Then you press DIG AGAIN. FOR THE FAMILY Joe isn't digging for glory. Every gem is a debt payment, a roof patch, a meal. How deep would you go? FREE TO PLAY, HONESTLY Every new player gets the COMPLETE game (The Abyss, Zen Mode, all of it) free for their first 5 days. After that, the mine is free to 240 meters, with no ads, no energy timers, no nagging. One single purchase opens the sealed hatch forever. No subscriptions. Ever. - Quick runs: a full dive takes a couple of minutes - Works in silent mode, pauses for calls, saves your best depth - iPhone and iPad The mine is dark. The debt is due. Descend. Privacy Policy: https://stillwrinkled.github.io/echo-dig-support/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Echo Dig at none against Mystery Hotel's shown. Echo Dig also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). Mystery Hotel's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Mystery Hotel sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Echo Dig sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mystery Hotel ships an update every 8 months, Echo Dig every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mystery Hotel | Echo Dig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (9.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crisp App Studio | Amit Abhishek |
Bugs and requests
Mystery Hotel
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Unresponsive controls
- Unreadable text in some scenes
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and locations to explore
- Ability to save progress and resume later
- Option to turn off ads or pay to remove them
- Clearer story progression and conclusion
Echo Dig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mystery Hotel
- Time Machine$0.99
- Preview Hints to Find Objects$0.99
- Hidden Images Instant Hint$1.99
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- No Ads for iPad and iPhone$1.99
- GoldMaster Special$2.99
- All You Need to Seek and Find$4.99
Echo Dig
- The Deep$4.99
Questions
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