Lost Manuscript vs Easy Clues
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lost Manuscript
Uncover the mystery of short stories by guessing missing words to restore the text and reveal the endings. Enjoy a novel word puzzle experience with beautifully illustrated stories. Unlock the full text with a one-time purchase.
- Guess missing words
- Restore story text
- Unlock full stories
- Beautifully illustrated
- Multiple languages
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This immersive game is based on short stories by a young writer. We hope you will like them as much as we do. Some words in the story are missing. Your goal is to guess the missing words, restore the text, and find out how the story ends. Proceed at your own pace, skip a word or two if you have to. If you would rather just read the stories, the full text can be unlocked with a one-time purchase. Ideal for bibliophiles and word puzzle enthusiasts! Features: • A novel way to play word games. • Available in English, French or Russian. • Beautifully illustrated. • Thousands of words to guess. If you like crosswords, word search and word games in general, this game is for you!
Easy Clues
This game challenges your vocabulary by combining two-letter fragments to form words based on provided photo clues. It offers a relaxing experience with 400 puzzles and can be played offline in multiple languages.
- Photo-based word puzzles
- Offline play
- Multilingual support (6 languages)
- 400+ puzzles
- Brain challenging gameplay
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Discover a fun and relaxing word game! Combine 2-letter fragments to build words inspired by the photos provided as clues. With 400 captivating images and puzzles, Easy Clues will challenge your brain and boost your vocabulary. PHOTO-BASED WORD PUZZLES Use the photos as clues to form the right words. OFFLINE PLAY No Internet? No problem! Enjoy the game anytime, anywhere. MULTILINGUAL FUN Play in ant of the six languages — English, French, Russian, German, Spanish, and Italian. ENGAGING GAMEPLAY Perfect for quick sessions or long brainstorming marathons. Download Easy Clues today and let the fun begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lost Manuscript at 100% against Easy Clues's 67%. Lost Manuscript also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Easy Clues's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 22 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lost Manuscript sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Easy Clues sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lost Manuscript holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Lost Manuscript's written reviews are positive against 67% of Easy Clues's.
Lost Manuscript ships an update every 22 months, Easy Clues daily. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lost Manuscript | Easy Clues |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.6 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maribou Inc. | Alnima |
Customer experience
Lost Manuscript
Easy Clues
In-app purchases
Lost Manuscript
- Silver Pack$2.99
- Gold Pack$7.99
- Read Mode$9.99
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- Platinum Pack$19.99
- Diamond Pack$29.99
Easy Clues
- BRONZE$2.99
- SILVER$6.99
- GOLD$14.99
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- PLATINUM$29.99
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