Dawn, P.I. vs Yestertide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Investigative puzzles
- Character interrogation
- Hand-drawn animation
- Mystery solving
- Explore school environment
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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.
Yestertide
Embark on a mysterious adventure in a quaint, uncharted village. Solve puzzles, interact with cryptic characters, and uncover secrets involving time travel and aliens. Your choices are crucial to saving this strange place.
- Hand-drawn art
- Puzzles and riddles
- Cryptic character interaction
- Time-travel elements
- Alien encounters
- Card tricks
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Come in. Stay for AGES and AGES … Welcome to YESTERTIDE, another exciting mind-bender from the MysteryCaper team. Enjoy your visit. You're not going anywhere anytime soon. – You've been backpacking for days. You're tired; you're sore. You just want to SLEEP … You stumble upon a quaint old village. YESTERTIDE. Quiet, unassuming, cobblestoney. You'll rest here. It's funny, though. You've never heard of this place, and it's not on any maps. Oh well. It will do for now. But when is NOW exactly? And why do you feel like someone — or some-THING — is watching you? – FEATURES • a thrilling array of hand-drawn art • an endless supply of puzzles and riddles • the occasional cryptic character interaction • hilarious in-game comments • a pigeon • a cat • time-travel • aliens • card tricks • and YOU, the last hope for Yestertide — and beyond – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dawn, P.I. at Free against Yestertide's $5.99. Dawn, P.I. also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Yestertide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (77% vs 67%). On ads, 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
Dawn, P.I. is free to download; Yestertide costs $5.99 up front. Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yestertide asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dawn, P.I. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yestertide has 76 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s written reviews are positive against 77% of Yestertide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dawn, P.I. ships an update monthly, Yestertide every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dawn, P.I. | Yestertide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 4.6 (76 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 76 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 396 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bruno Maestrini | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Dawn, P.I.
Yestertide
Bugs and requests
Dawn, P.I.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Yestertide
Reported bugs
5 issues- Fruits must be dragged twice to blend
- Cafe safe code didn't work
- Hot plate puzzle bug
- Alien keypad issue
- Safe combination in hints doesn't work
Requested features
3 requests- More games from the developer
- In-game hints instead of website
- Notebook to remind of tasks
In-app purchases
Dawn, P.I.
- Full Game$2.99
Yestertide
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dawn, P.I. free?
Is Yestertide free?
Which has better reviews, Dawn, P.I. or Yestertide?
Do Dawn, P.I. or Yestertide have ads?
Which is updated more often, Dawn, P.I. or Yestertide?
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