Comparison

WTF Detective vs Special Squad

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

Head to head
About

WTF Detective

Embark on a career as a secret agent investigating unusual criminal cases. Solve mysteries by finding hidden objects, analyzing evidence, and playing mini-games. Face quirky characters and complete missions globally to rank up and earn rewards.

Highlights
  • Hidden object crime scene investigation
  • Analyze evidence with mini-games
  • Solve unique criminal cases
  • Interact with quirky characters
  • Complete global secret missions
  • Rank up and earn rewards
  • Play online with friends
Features
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Did you know that you can start your career with FBI today? No joke. Detective skills would be a plus, but you'll gain them easily in this hidden object game. 1. Learn what it feels to be a secret agent. WTF is a special division with the Bureau. It’s entrusted with the most unusual criminal investigations. Believe it or not, once you are in, you won’t have a single chance to get bored. Consider yourself warned! By the way, would you prefer a pug or an owl to assist you? 2. Become a master detective. Start from the basics, which is a crime scene investigation. Prove your searching skills to test through highly detailed hidden object scenes. Find items by title or silhouette and don’t hesitate to spare a hint to succeed. Once you have collected hidden clues, it’s time to analyse evidence as you play fun mini games such as jigsaw puzzles and vault cracking. Oh, yeah, WTF methods have nothing to do with forensic science. 3. Solve extraordinary crimes. Every criminal case is unique. Unlike other detective games, this whodunit HOG offers all sorts of offences. A murder mystery follows a political scandal, and an outrageous heist in a luxurious manor. What’s next? How about a UFO landing or a paranormal society intrigues? 4. Meet the most quirky individuals with the Bureau. How do you imagine a special agent to look like? Perhaps, typical white collar, some reserved profiler in a perfect suit? Or a badass cop to join a homicide squad? Sorry, not this time. If you are going to deal with paranormal files, you will need a psychic... or a psycho… Well, who cares! Superpowers come with a prize, but good-old Oz keep it rolling! 5. Complete secret missions across the globe. Challenge most sophisticated criminal minds in the world. High profile cases come along with greatests villains from the most wanted FBI blacklist. Oppose the heads of Chinese and Russian mafia, outsmart witty con artists and criminal masterminds. X-files may be locked up in secret archives, but Commander won’t let his best field agent eat dust. It means no vacation, literally! Even if you are lucky enough to land on a paradise island, keep in mind that death in paradise is a commonplace! 6. Get special privileges with every promotion. Earn achievements and meet goals to rank up from a Quantico recruit to the Head of bureau. Complete hidden object quests within the given time limit. Discover who is the killer and don’t let the culprit get away with murder. Did we mention you also get a monetary reward? 7. Make new friends and useful acquaintances. Federal Bureau of Investigation is a competitive place, but your achievements are always rewarded. Get bonuses for revisiting hidden object locations and participate in weekly tournaments as you play online with friends. After all, in a dangerous investigation it’s always better to have someone watch your back! ► Discover more great games from Absolutist, including: ◊ Crime City Detective: Hidden Object ◊ Time Gap: Hidden Objects ◊ Hidden Numbers: Twisted Worlds ◊ Hidden Objects: Twilight Town ◊ Spirit of the Ancient Forest ◊ Secret Europe: Hidden Object Adventure ◊ Boxie: Hidden Object Puzzle ◊ Bubble Shooter: Classic Arcade Game ◊ Kingdom of Aurelia: Mystery of Poisoned Dagger ◊ Witch's Pranks: Frog's Fortune Adventure ◊ Revenge of the Spirit: Rite of Resurrection HD Become our fan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Absolutist.games/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/absolutistgame Visit our site: http://absolutist.com

About

Special Squad

Engage in a story-driven detective role-playing game where you assist a secret agent in solving complex murder cases. Solve tricky puzzles, find clues, and bring criminals to justice in this challenging escape room experience.

Highlights
  • Investigate murder cases
  • Point and click room escape gameplay
  • Story-driven narrative
  • Examine clues and analyze evidence
  • Solve logical puzzles
  • Mini-game puzzles and achievements
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This season, engage in mysteries of crime cases in the city, in one of the best role-playing point and click type room-escape game in a story-driven narrative and it's developed and released by HFG Hidden Fun Games. Are you ready to solve the criminal cases? GAME STORY Special Squad – Crime Mysteries is a detective story. Mr. Ervin is the lead secret agent in a special squad. The government appointed top five unidentifiable cases to Mr. Ervin. You are an assistant to him. The reason for the death of sprinter, rescuing the agent, murder of a female victim, untraceable case of Managing Director and reveal the reason for the death of your colleague. The game is totally in the latest form of room escape game and filled with tricky challenging puzzles. Lot's of thrilling twist throughout this full journey. During this journey, you have to find clues and suspect through your detective skills. Escape games are fully filled with crime and investigation stories and having many thrilling rooms waiting to escape. But they are easy to play and give more challenge to you. Various location waiting for your investigation. Try to find out the hidden clues, solve some puzzles, unlock a few rooms through your intelligence. If you are searching a best investigation based escape game then this one is the right choice. Are you ready to face the challenge of escape and solving the mysteries? GAME FEATURES *101 Brain Challenging Levels *More than 250 logical puzzles to challenge. *Gameplay consists of more than 30 Hours *Examine clues & analyze evidence *Bring the killer to justice. *Challenge yourself with mini-game puzzles and achievements to earn extra Hint.

Screenshots

WTF Detective4 screens
Special Squad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WTF Detective at every 6 weeks against Special Squad's every 5 months. WTF Detective also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 63%) and ratings volume (127 vs 35). On price, rating, 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. WTF Detective sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Special Squad sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for WTF Detective against 4.6 for Special Squad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of WTF Detective's written reviews are positive against 63% of Special Squad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WTF Detective ships an update every 6 weeks, Special Squad every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 7, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WTF Detective versus Special Squad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWTF DetectiveSpecial Squad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (127 ratings)4.6 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB778 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAbsolutist LtdHFG ENTERTAINMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

WTF Detective

All ratings127 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral23.8%
Negative4.8%

Special Squad

All ratings35 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

WTF Detective

One-time11
  • 10 bills of cash$1.99
  • Pizza$2.99
  • Lemonade$2.99
Show 8 more
  • Super Deal$2.99
  • 50000 coins$4.99
  • 50 bills of cash$4.99
  • Burger Offer: buy 1 get 1 FREE$4.99
  • Healthy Food Deal$5.99
  • 110000 coins$9.99
  • 110 bills of cash$9.99
  • 230 bills of cash$19.99
12 purchases

Special Squad

One-time12
  • Get 10 Hints$0.99
  • Double Your Reward Video$0.99
  • Get 22 Hints$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Remove All Ads$1.99
  • Get 33 Hints$2.99
  • Get 50 Hints from offer$3.99
  • Get 60 Hints$4.99
  • Get 130 Hints$9.99
  • Get 150 Hints from offer$9.99
  • Get 155 hints and adsfree$9.99
  • Get 175 hints$9.99
  • Get 300 Hints$19.99

Questions

Is WTF Detective free?
WTF Detective is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Special Squad free?
Special Squad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WTF Detective or Special Squad?
Special Squad is rated higher. WTF Detective averages 4.5 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Special Squad averages 4.6 from 35 ratings.
Do WTF Detective or Special Squad have ads?
Both WTF Detective and Special Squad show ads.
Which is updated more often, WTF Detective or Special Squad?
WTF Detective ships an update every 6 weeks, and Special Squad every 5 months. Most recently, WTF Detective was updated on August 7, 2026 and Special Squad on July 21, 2026.

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