Mimic vs Detective Mio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mimic
Embark on an escape room adventure where you and a small creature must work together to solve puzzles and find your way out. This game features charming hand-drawn illustrations and a helpful companion to guide you through challenges.
- Escape room puzzles
- Mimicry theme
- Creature companion for clues
- Hand-drawn illustrations
- Auto save functionality
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A little creature is locked in an unknown room. Let's escape together! This is an orthodox escape game with the theme of "mimicry”. Please enjoy it slowly. If you are in trouble, you may get a clue by asking the creature who are with you... Features : * A game in which you and a little creature try to escape together. * Softly hand-drawn illustrations room. * When you get stuck, ask a creature who is with you to help you. * With auto save.
Detective Mio
Solve puzzles and quizzes to find hidden animals in various imaginative locations. This interactive game requires tapping, swiping, and dragging to uncover clues and complete illustrations. Decorate your detective office with earned items and enjoy offline play.
- Hidden object finding
- Nonsense quizzes and puzzles
- Interactive tap, swipe, drag mechanics
- Animal rescue missions
- Detective office decoration
- Offline play
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Has a cat gone missing? Are there animals in danger? Do you wish to rediscover a long lost memory? Then Detective Mio is the cat for you! This is more than a simple hidden picture finder! You need to solve various nonsense quizzes and puzzles to save cute animals! Tap, swipe, and drag on the screen to find hidden items! Sometimes you might even need to flip the whole smartphone! Attics, gardens, galleries, museums, malls, laboratories, and... space!? Listen to your client's tale and find the hidden animal. Those pesky animals find unbelievable ways to hide in the most unimaginable of places! Find all of the items and complete the illustration. Enjoy cute cartoon-style illustrations! A game that can be played offline! Put your heads together with your friends to solve the puzzles! Use the toys and furniture you earn from clearing stages to decorate your detective office in your own unique style!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mimic at none against Detective Mio's 4. Mimic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (2K vs 301). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Detective Mio sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Mimic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mimic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mimic has 2K ratings behind it against 301, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Mimic's written reviews are positive against 86% of Detective Mio's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mimic ships an update weekly, Detective Mio every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Mimic | Detective Mio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2K ratings) — better | 4.6 (301 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.2% of reviews | 86.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 301 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mani Morishita | 1N1 |
Customer experience
Mimic
Detective Mio
User reviews
Mimic
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Cute and clever design
- 💡 Challenging but logical puzzles
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay and performance
- 🎨 Adorable art style
- 🔑 Helpful hint system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs or glitches
- 🤔 Some puzzles too obscure or illogical
- 📺 Frequent use of ads for hints
Detective Mio
From 301 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Adorable and cute art style with charming character design
- 🧩 Engaging puzzle mechanics that blend detective work with hidden object finding
- 😌 Relaxing and healing gameplay experience
- 🎮 Well-balanced difficulty level - challenging but not frustrating
- 😸 Lovable cat characters throughout the game
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Extremely short game - only 20 levels completed in 1-2 hours
- 💰 Poor value for money - $5 ad removal purchase for limited content
- 🚫 No updates for over a year despite active player base
- 📖 Small text in clues difficult to read without zoom option
- 🎯 Some puzzle mechanics are unintuitive and confusing
Bugs and requests
Mimic
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with 7-button puzzle not working as expected
- Missing or disappearing items preventing progress
Requested features
3 requests- More levels or rooms to explore
- Ability to skip ads for hints
- Clearer visual cues for interactive elements
Detective Mio
Reported bugs
8 issues- Haunted house level prevents progression to next case
- Ad countdown timer runs without showing actual ad
- Some objects don't respond to required interactions
- Hint system shows incorrect or already-solved clues
- Touch input fails to register on certain objects
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- Game freezes or crashes during ad playback
- Specific level items won't appear despite correct actions
- Knight helmet won't remove in case 12
Requested features
8 requests- Add significantly more levels and cases
- Implement regular content updates
- Increase office/detective space for more decoration options
- Add zoom feature for reading clues more clearly
- Create seasonal or holiday-themed cases
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- Improve hint system with multiple hint options
- Add more interactive puzzle mechanics
- Implement reward system for office decoration
In-app purchases
Mimic
No in-app purchases
Detective Mio
- hint item 10$0.99
- hint item 25$1.99
- remove interstitial ads pack$4.99
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- Remove all ads package$5.99
