Comparison

Dawn, P.I. vs Tiny Quest

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

Head to head
About

Dawn, P.I.

Step into the shoes of a high school detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game. Explore a mysterious high school, find clues, solve puzzles, and interrogate characters to uncover the truth behind strange occurrences.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Investigative puzzles
  • Character interrogation
  • Hand-drawn animation
  • Mystery solving
  • Explore school environment
Features
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What mystery lurks in Marlowe High? Become a detective in this point-and-click adventure game and solve the case! If you enjoy detective stories, escape games and puzzles, Dawn, P.I. is the game for you. Become Dawn, a high schooler with a penchant for investigation and occasional property damage. Explore the school to find clues and solve puzzles to ultimately get to the bottom of the case: why is Meg's horoscope suddenly working? Is someone interfering with the school paper? Why are people missing? Why is the librarian so annoying? And what in the world is "The Guiding Wind"? Fully hand-drawn and -animated, Dawn, P.I. will transport you to a cartoon noir world, where you'll have to be sharp and creative to advance in every step. Sweep rooms for objects to help you on your investigation and interrogate everyone to uncover their hidden secrets.

About

Tiny Quest

Embark on a desert expedition to solve puzzles, find clues, and rescue lost research team members. Navigate the arid landscape and overcome challenges to bring your buddies home safely. This is the second in a series of tiny puzzle-adventures.

Highlights
  • Puzzle solving
  • Clue finding
  • Exploration
  • Character rescue
  • Desert navigation
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After losing all his research buddies on a science expedition, one of your distant relatives for some reason suddenly puts the fates of his lost team members in your hands. It is now your job to follow the tracks of the expedition, solve puzzles, find clues and rescue all the out-to-lunch members of the misguided expedition. Can you navigate the desert well enough and solve the puzzles necessary to rescue research buddy #2? Will there be any adversaries along the way—other than a few mysterious puzzles? Tiny Quest: Desert is the second in a series of similar tiny puzzle–adventures. The first one, Tiny Quest Jungle, is available for free in your app store. Visit tinysprout.com and follow us on Twitter at @tinysproutgames to stay up to date with future releases. Stay adventurous and remember to use your brain!

Screenshots

Dawn, P.I.4 screens
Tiny Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dawn, P.I. at Free against Tiny Quest's $1.99. Dawn, P.I. also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Tiny Quest's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On ratings volume, monetization model, device support and iOS requirement 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

Dawn, P.I. is free to download; Tiny Quest costs $1.99 up front. Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tiny Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dawn, P.I. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Tiny Quest's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dawn, P.I. versus Tiny Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawn, P.I.Tiny Quest
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (13 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better11
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB0 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBruno MaestriniElinor Hagg

Customer experience

Dawn, P.I.

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Tiny Quest

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dawn, P.I.

One-time1
  • Full Game$2.99
None

Tiny Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dawn, P.I. free?
Dawn, P.I. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Quest free?
Tiny Quest costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dawn, P.I. or Tiny Quest?
Dawn, P.I. is rated higher. Dawn, P.I. averages 4.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Tiny Quest averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.

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