unmemory vs Blue Wednesday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
unmemory
Solve a murder mystery in this interactive novel that blends text-based gameplay with escape room puzzles. Navigate a damaged mind, uncover clues, and piece together a thrilling crime story set in the 90s.
- Text-based gameplay
- Interactive novel
- Escape room puzzles
- Murder mystery
- 90s noir thriller references
- Immersive storytelling
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unmemory is a crafted combination of a thrilling story and puzzle games, an escape room inside an interactive novel about a girl gang and a broken mind. Will you solve the mystery? Mobile Game of the Year, Stuff Awards; Best Text-Based Game, PocketGamer Best iPad Game 2020, Tech Radar, Best Mobile Game 2020, MacWorld; Best Narrative and Best Mobile Game 2020, Valencia Indie Summit; Best Mobile Game and Best IDea, DeVuego Awards 2020 You have to find your girlfriend's murderer, but you brain is damaged and you cannot make new memories. Using notes, pictures, and recorded messages you will have to solve the mystery and maybe, just maybe, discover an uncomfortable truth in this crime story set in the 90s. Main features: - Text is the gameplay, a cool and innovative mix of interactive reading, story, and escape room puzzles. - Details have been carefully crafted, from the editorial design to the sophisticated photographs. - An immersive storytelling format that broadens the view of what games (and books) could be. - Full of 90s references to noir thrillers, graphic adventures, or iconic devices. - Themes: Memories, culture jamming, art pranks, empowered women and LGTBI. MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR. Stuff Gadget Awards 2020. This is a stylish and smart take on a now-established genre, and from the second you hear a distant phone ringing, realize you spotted one earlier and frantically scroll back up the screen to answer it, you’ll be smitten. IGN An "Escape Book" that is sure to delight fans of the genre. Engaging, interactive, and with lots of narrative details that will make you spend several hours on your screen. 8/10 BEST TEXT-BASED GAME. PocketGamer. Unmemory is the best text-based game I have played to date. It can be read as a storybook or played as a game. BEST MOBILE GAMES OF 2020. Metro. Dropping you straight into the action, Unmemory’s captivating blend of puzzles and mystery uses every aspect of your phone, from touch to motion to sound and visuals, making it – ironically – a singularly memorable experience. 8/10 BEST iPad GAMES 2020. Tech Radar. It’s rare to see truly fresh games on iPad, but unmemory manages to thrill and intrigue in equal measure, doing clever things with narratives, adventures, and puzzling. THE TEN BEST MOBILE GAMES 2020. Der Standard. "Unmemory" has less to do with the rather dusty "interactive fiction" than with clever puzzle games like "Device 6" or even the logic puzzle "Return of the Obra Dinn". Exciting and extremely stylish.
Blue Wednesday
Explore a vibrant city as a jazz pianist, interacting with characters, playing music, and discovering rare albums. Your choices shape the narrative and lead to collecting unique items through engaging mini-games.
- Explore the city of Evans
- Play piano and rhythm games
- Collect rare music albums
- Interact with unique characters
- Engage in rich mini-games
- Shape the story with choices
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Enter the enchanting world of Blue Wednesday, an interactive game that takes you to the vibrant city of Evans. As jazz pianist Morris, you'll explore the city, interact with other characters, play amazing piano, and much more. Join in and have fun in this picturesque world! See life through Morris's eyes and fall in love with failure, love and jazz. ■ Explore the city of Evans with music Step into Morris' shoes and explore the city's vibrant streets through mini-games, cutscenes, and conversations with unique characters. ■ Discover rare albums and Collect sheet music Interact with various spots around the city of Evans and encounter other characters to discover rare music albums. From tango to bossa nova, cool jazz to modern jazz, collect a wide range of albums and enrich your rhythm plays. ■ Meet the colorful cast Interact with your neighbors, each with their own story. The choices you make shape the story and lead to collecting valuable items. ■ Rich mini-games Play delightful mini-games that appear at key moments and make your journey more exciting based on your choices. If you like this game, please help us spread this lovely game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: unmemory at 4.7 against Blue Wednesday's 4.3. unmemory also leads on ratings volume (148 vs 10). Blue Wednesday's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $6.99) and review sentiment (81% vs 67%). On ads, 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
unmemory costs $6.99 and Blue Wednesday $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
unmemory holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: unmemory has 148 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of unmemory's written reviews are positive against 81% of Blue Wednesday's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | unmemory | Blue Wednesday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (148 ratings) — better | 4.3 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 148 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #15 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.6 GB | 447 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Patrones y Escondites | Buff Studio Co.Ltd. |
Customer experience
unmemory
Blue Wednesday
Bugs and requests
unmemory
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot get into Pipas club
- Debaser not displaying in chapter 2
- Cannot move beyond screen scene one
- Game crashes every 2 chapters
- Loses save data after crashes
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- No audio despite volume being on
- Game freezes, will not load first page
- Chapter 2 puzzles not working
- Audio buttons are spammable
- Incorrect in-game review link
Requested features
6 requests- More original storylines
- More interactive elements
- Improve interface for longer input sequences
- More gameplay
- Save feature
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- Re-clue difficult puzzles
Blue Wednesday
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
unmemory
No in-app purchases
Blue Wednesday
No in-app purchases









