Comparison

Yestertide vs DATA! The Game

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

DATA! The Game

Features
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DATA! The Game® is a simple and fun game, perfect for ages 8 to 99! And it's not a boring quiz, but a dynamic and fun game. Collect as many Dataset-Cards as possible, but watch out for fines and cyberattacks. Hit your opponents with rules and complaints, defend yourself from sanctions with a lawyer. Build an empire with sensitive data and Data-Treasures. Play whenever you want against an artificial opponent, without space or time limits. What are you waiting for to become a Data-Tycoon?

Screenshots

Yestertide4 screens
DATA! The Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DATA! The Game at Free against Yestertide's $5.99. DATA! The Game also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Yestertide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DATA! The Game is free to download; Yestertide costs $5.99 up front. DATA! The Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Yestertide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yestertide ships an update every 5 months, DATA! The Game every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Yestertide versus DATA! The Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYestertideDATA! The Game
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size396 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMysteryCaper, LLCAcademy Istituto Privacy S.R.L.

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

DATA! The Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Yestertide

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DATA! The Game

One-time1
  • Premium version$0.99

Questions

Is Yestertide free?
Yestertide costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DATA! The Game free?
DATA! The Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Yestertide or DATA! The Game have ads?
DATA! The Game shows ads; Yestertide does not.
Which is updated more often, Yestertide or DATA! The Game?
Yestertide ships an update every 5 months, and DATA! The Game every 3 days. Most recently, Yestertide was updated on September 19, 2026 and DATA! The Game on September 12, 2026.

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