Comparison

Yestertide vs Voodoo Detective

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn art
  • Puzzles and riddles
  • Cryptic character interaction
  • Time-travel elements
  • Alien encounters
  • Card tricks
Features
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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.

About

Voodoo Detective

Embark on a point-and-click adventure in a Voodoo-infused island town. Unravel a profound mystery involving a woman with no past, where local culture clashes with corruption and chain stores. Solve the case as a detective in this noir-inspired narrative.

Highlights
  • Monkey Island inspired point-and-click gameplay
  • Rich story with whimsy and intrigue
  • Hand-drawn backgrounds and animations
  • High definition graphics
  • Prominent voice talent
  • Original soundtrack by Peter McConnell
Features
Currently charting
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If you're looking for adventure, you will find it in Voodoo Detective! New Ginen: a small island town steeped in rich Voodoo culture, overrun by chain stores, infested with privileged tourists. Where local color and colonial corruption clash in a desperate battle for survival. Against this fascinating backdrop we meet a mysterious woman with no past standing at the center of a drama so profound the threads of reality are threatening to unravel! Join Voodoo Detective on his latest case, where danger hides behind every dirty secret and each thrilling moment may be his last. It's time to don your fedora and trenchcoat, detective, you've got a mystery to solve! Features: - Monkey Island inspired point-and-click adventure! - A rich story full of whimsy and intrigue! - Hand-drawn backgrounds, animations, and user interface! - High definition graphics! - Prominent voice talent from games and films such as Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Final Fantasy, Fallout, Diablo, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Trek, Austin Powers, and many more! - A brilliant soundtrack recorded with live instruments composed by none other than Peter McConnell of Grim Fandango, Monkey Island, and Psychonauts fame!

Screenshots

Yestertide4 screens
Voodoo Detective4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Voodoo Detective at every 10 days against Yestertide's every 5 months. Voodoo Detective also leads on chart position (#195 vs unranked) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). Yestertide's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Yestertide costs $5.99 and Voodoo Detective $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Yestertide against 4.6 for Voodoo Detective. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 98 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Yestertide's written reviews are positive against 78% of Voodoo Detective's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yestertide ships an update every 5 months, Voodoo Detective every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Yestertide versus Voodoo Detective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYestertideVoodoo Detective
Price$5.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.6 (76 ratings)4.6 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews78.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7698 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#195 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size396 MB1.5 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMysteryCaper, LLCShort Sleeve Studio, LLC

Customer experience

Yestertide

All ratings76 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative12.8%

Voodoo Detective

All ratings98 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive78.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative11.8%

User reviews

Yestertide

From 76 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging story and humor
  • 💡 Creative and challenging puzzles
  • ⭐️ Excellent hint system available
  • 🎨 Charming art style
  • ⏳ Good game length

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Puzzles lack logic
  • 😵 Navigation is confusing
  • 🤯 Puzzles are too obscure
  • frustrating to navigate hints
  • 🤷‍♀️ Some puzzles not solvable

Voodoo Detective

From 98 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great writing and story
  • 👍 Excellent voice acting
  • 👍 Beautiful graphics and art style
  • 👍 Fun and engaging puzzles
  • 👍 Humorous dialogue and characters

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too short for the price
  • 💰 Perceived as expensive
  • 🧩 Puzzles can be too easy or too hard
  • 🤷‍♂️ Gameplay relies heavily on dialogue, less on puzzles
  • 🤔 Some puzzles are too far-fetched

Bugs and 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

Voodoo Detective

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • 🐛 Sound doesn't work
  • 🐛 Game doesn't load/freezes on startup
  • 🐛 Accidental tapping of detective for hints

Requested features

4 requests
  • More complex puzzles
  • Longer gameplay duration
  • Sequel or more content
  • More interactive scenarios or characters

In-app purchases

None

Yestertide

No in-app purchases

None

Voodoo Detective

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yestertide free?
Yestertide costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voodoo Detective free?
Voodoo Detective costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yestertide or Voodoo Detective?
Yestertide and Voodoo Detective are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 76 and 98 ratings respectively.
Do Yestertide or Voodoo Detective have ads?
Neither Yestertide nor Voodoo Detective shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yestertide or Voodoo Detective?
Yestertide ships an update every 5 months, and Voodoo Detective every 10 days. Most recently, Yestertide was updated on September 19, 2026 and Voodoo Detective on September 21, 2026.

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