Comparison

Veritas vs Meridian 157

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

Head to head
About

Veritas

Embark on a first-person point-and-click adventure to uncover the truth behind your memory loss. Solve puzzles, find clues, and experience trademark Glitch humor in this immersive mystery game.

Highlights
  • First-person point and click adventure
  • Glitch humor and puzzles
  • Glitch Camera for clues
  • Numerous clues and puzzles
  • Full hint system
  • 8 save slots
  • Auto-save progress
Features
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Veritas – A Mystery Escape Room Adventure Can you uncover the truth? Veritas is a story-driven escape room puzzle game that blends mystery, exploration, and challenging logic puzzles into an unforgettable point-and-click adventure. After volunteering for a research study at Veritas Industries, you wake up alone in a strange room with no memory of the previous day. The last thing you remember is signing a consent form and following a group of friendly scientists in white coats. They were doctors... surely they were telling the truth. Explore mysterious locations, solve intricate escape room puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and discover what really happened. But one question remains: What is truth... and does it even matter? Features • A first-person point-and-click escape room adventure. • Challenging puzzles, brain teasers, and hidden clues to uncover. • Explore mysterious environments packed with secrets. • Use the unique Glitch Camera to capture clues and solve puzzles. • Signature Glitch Games humour woven throughout the story. • Beautiful soundtrack and immersive sound effects. • Built-in hint system when you need a helping hand. • No ads. No in-app purchases. Just the complete game. • 8 save slots for multiple players or playthroughs. • Automatic saving so you never lose your progress. If you enjoy escape room games, mystery adventures, point-and-click games, detective stories, and challenging puzzle games, Veritas is waiting for you. Glitch Games is a small independent game studio from the UK, creating premium mystery, escape room, and puzzle adventure games that players around the world love. Follow us for updates, news, and behind-the-scenes content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlitchGames/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/glitch.games Newsletter: https://glitch.games/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglitchgames/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GlitchGames

About

Meridian 157

Embark on a thrilling point-and-click adventure as a forensic meteorologist trapped on a mysterious island. Solve intricate puzzles and uncover secrets to escape a dangerous underground environment. This installment features immersive visuals, custom music, and a logical hint system.

Highlights
  • Interactive point-and-click puzzles
  • Intriguing storyline across chapters
  • Immersive environments and high-quality visuals
  • Item combine feature
  • Logical hint system
  • Multi-language support
  • Color blind mode
Features
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In both a figurative and literal sense, forensic meteorologist David Zander has hit rock bottom. Trapped deep underground on a lost and forgotten island, David’s priority shifts from finding answers about the mystery surrounding him, to surviving the crisis he now finds himself trapped in. It’s now up to you to find an escape from the madness of meridian 157, but be warned, as escape may not come so easily. Will David find the answers he searched so hard for, or will his efforts all be in vain? Meridian 157 is a point and click adventure series involving interactive puzzles and an intriguing storyline taking place over a long series of chapters. Built using state of the art rendering technology, this installment focuses on immersing players in unique and frightening environments, while allowing them to enjoy notable puzzles and engaging interactions. Try out the fully free prologue to get a taste for what the Meridian series has to offer! Features: • Custom written music to compliment the high quality visuals • All new item combine feature, supporting many different styles of play • Latest episode continuing a spooky and thrilling storyline • Challenging but • A logical hint system for some of the most difficult riddles • Available in 8 languages, including English, French, Russian, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese! • New colour blind mode available for people who might have trouble with colour based puzzles Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to receive all the latest news! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovaSoftInteractive/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/novasoftint

Screenshots

Veritas4 screens
Meridian 1574 screens

Verdict

The call

Veritas and Meridian 157 both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Meridian 157's written reviews are positive against 76% of Veritas's. Meridian 157 also leads on ratings volume (4.2K vs 454) and chart position (#100 vs unranked). Veritas's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On rating, update cadence, 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

Veritas costs $4.99 and Meridian 157 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Meridian 157 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Meridian 157 has 4.2K ratings behind it against 454, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Veritas's written reviews are positive against 94% of Meridian 157's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Veritas ships an update every 6 weeks, Meridian 157 every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Veritas versus Meridian 157: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVeritasMeridian 157
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (454 ratings)4.8 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews93.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4544.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#100 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size920 MB326 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGlitch GamesNovaSoft Interactive Ltd

Customer experience

Veritas

All ratings451 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative15.0%

Meridian 157

All ratings4,162 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews385 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative2.9%

User reviews

Veritas

From 454 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging puzzles
  • 👍 Interesting story
  • 🕹️ Intuitive gameplay
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics
  • 💡 Helpful camera feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times
  • 🔍 Difficulty navigating and finding items
  • 🤯 Some puzzles too obscure or illogical

Meridian 157

From 4.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging story
  • 👍 Challenging but fair puzzles
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and atmosphere
  • 🔍 Intriguing mystery
  • 📷 Useful camera feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches or bugs
  • 🔍 Some puzzles lack clear logic
  • ⏱️ Chapters can be short
  • 🔍 Hints sometimes too revealing

Bugs and requests

Veritas

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Items disappearing from inventory
  • Progress being lost or reset
  • Inability to interact with certain objects

Requested features

4 requests
  • Map or navigation system
  • Ability to reorder/organize photos
  • More save/resume options
  • Ability to skip/bypass certain puzzles

Meridian 157

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Red drawer not opening with key
  • Sound turning off when device locked
  • Pipe puzzle clues not clear

Requested features

4 requests
  • More chapters/episodes
  • Ability to revisit past diary entries
  • More varied puzzle types
  • Panning/zooming camera controls

In-app purchases

None

Veritas

No in-app purchases

None

Meridian 157

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Veritas free?
Veritas costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meridian 157 free?
Meridian 157 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Veritas or Meridian 157?
Meridian 157 is rated higher. Veritas averages 4.6 out of 5 from 454 ratings, while Meridian 157 averages 4.8 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Veritas or Meridian 157 have ads?
Neither Veritas nor Meridian 157 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Veritas or Meridian 157?
Veritas ships an update every 6 weeks, and Meridian 157 every 5 weeks. Most recently, Veritas was updated on November 3, 2026 and Meridian 157 on November 3, 2026.

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