Dark Riddle vs Pull The String Nick's Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Riddle
Embark on a first-person adventure to solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of a suspicious neighbor. Explore an interactive city, collect items, and overcome traps to reach a mysterious basement.
- First-person adventure
- Interactive environment
- Puzzle solving
- Uncover secrets
- Collect items
- Overcome obstacles
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This is a first-person adventure thriller with an interactive environment and interesting quests. Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of a suspicious neighbor who lives across from you. Your adventure begins in an unusual city where you can find many useful and unique items. You will meet a police officer and a seller of alien devices, and during the game you will get acquainted with unusual creatures. Each item and character creates a huge fascinating story. You need to get into the neighbor’s house. You will find many traps, obstacles, locks and closed doors. If you are careful , you will outsmart all opponents, get to the mysterious basement and find a lot of interesting things. This is a free game, but some items and abilities can also be bought for real money. It can make it easier for you to complete and add new experiences. If you have any questions or suggestions for the game, please contact support."
Pull The String Nick's Quest
Embark on a quest to collect gold and rescue Tani by solving intricate puzzles. Pull strings in the correct order to navigate traps and outsmart a "Scary Teacher." This game offers engaging challenges with great graphics and sounds for players of all ages.
- Pull strings to solve puzzles
- Rescue Tani from Scary Teacher
- Collect gold
- Variety of puzzles
- Great graphics and sound
- Challenge your IQ
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Nick's quest for gold and to impress Tani starts now, but he has to rescue her from Scary Teacher. Miss T has installed various traps that Nick has to overcome. The solution starts by pulling the strings in right order, allowing Nick to escape by dodging Miss T. Only the smarts can escape the wrath of Scary Teacher to rescue Tani. Teach Miss T a lesson by playing pranks on her on your journey towards Tani. Pull out from tricky spots and make your way to rescue Tani. Solve puzzles and help Nick become the hero in his quest to collect gold and rescue Tani. FEATURE: - Free & easy to play - Suitable for all ages - Guaranteed Entertainment - Variety of puzzles for you to solve - Great graphics, visual, music & sounds - Challenge your IQ with these head turning puzzles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dark Riddle at 4.4 against Pull The String Nick's Quest's 3.4. Dark Riddle also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 8). Pull The String Nick's Quest's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Dark Riddle sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Pull The String Nick's Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dark Riddle holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Riddle has 3.5K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Riddle | Pull The String Nick's Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.5K ratings) — better | 3.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | PAGA GAMES | GenITeam LLC |
Customer experience
Dark Riddle
Pull The String Nick's Quest
Bugs and requests
Dark Riddle
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing and crashes when entering certain areas
- Items not working as intended or getting stuck
- Inconsistent enemy AI and detection
- Progression issues and lost progress
Requested features
4 requests- Add more hiding spots and gameplay depth
- Improve graphics and visual presentation
- Provide controller support
- Fix recurring bugs and glitches
Pull The String Nick's Quest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dark Riddle
- No Ads$1.99
- +250 Golden Apples$1.99
- No Ads$2.99
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- +5 Inventory Slots$2.99
- +750 Golden Apples$3.99
- +2500 Golden Apples$7.99
- +5000 Golden Apples$9.99
- +10000 Golden Apples$14.99
Pull The String Nick's Quest
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dark Riddle free?
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