Comparison

Waehere vs Follow the meaning

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

Head to head
About

Waehere

Embark on a coding adventure as a Māori heroine restoring a dystopian city. Solve programming puzzles to re-activate a regenerative hub, learn basic coding concepts, and discover Māori culture and history.

Highlights
  • Learn basic coding concepts
  • Programming style puzzles
  • 3rd person action adventure exploration
  • Restore a regenerative city hub
  • Discover Mātauranga Māori
  • Explore Matariki star connections
Features
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Take on the role of our Māori heroine Maia as she re-activates Tahuna, a broken dystopian regenerative city hub, through easy to learn programming style puzzles. Features: + Free to play + Learn basic coding concepts + Fun 3rd person action adventure exploration + Restore Tahuna, a city designed for an eco-friendly sustainable future + Designed around Matariki, the star cluster Māori use to signify the new year + Meet each of the Matariki stars and learn how they are connected to our world + Discover pieces of Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) within the city + Clear away computer bugs with Maia’s special Wahaika weapon + Set in the world of Guardian Maia featured in Guardian Maia Episodes 1 and 2 + Teacher resources available through our website - https://www.theguardiangame.com You will be guided through Tahuna by Wiremu, an AI assistant, as he helps you to restore the city hub. He will introduce you to each of the Matariki stars as you go on to restore the parts of the city they each oversee. Along the way you'll learn basic coding concepts and discover pieces of Māori culture and history.

About

Follow the meaning

Unravel a surreal mystery on a peculiar island town where citizens lose their memories after visiting the Hospital. Use wit and lateral thinking to uncover a sinister conspiracy, guided by local gossip and a point-and-click adventure.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn art style
  • Surreal worldbuilding
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Twisted mystery plot
  • Point-and-click gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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A desperate letter summons detective Paul Trilby to a peculiar island town, divided by a wall and ruled by a Hospital. Regular citizens get admitted and then return without their memories. A sinister conspiracy is afoot. Can you get to the bottom of this mystery? Use wit, curiosity and lateral thinking to puzzle your way towards a solution, helped by the local citizens you meet along the way. Remember that there is always a grain of truth in the local gossip. Follow the Meaning is a surreal, hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure inspired by classic titles like Samorost and the Rusty Lake series. Features ■ Hand-drawn art brings the offbeat world to life ■ Whimsical worldbuilding with a sinister undertone ■ Atmospheric soundtrack by Victor Butzelaar ■ A twisted mystery that awaits your diligent inspection ■ 1.5 hours average playtime

Screenshots

Waehere4 screens
Follow the meaning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Waehere at Free against Follow the meaning's $2.99. Waehere also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Follow the meaning's advantage is chart position (#147 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Waehere is free to download; Follow the meaning costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Waehere versus Follow the meaning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaehereFollow the meaning
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—4.3 (91 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better77.5% of reviews
Number of ratings—91 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#147 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB286 MB
Age rating9++12
DeveloperMetiaSecond Maze

Customer experience

Waehere

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Follow the meaning

All ratings91 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative14.6%

Bugs and requests

Waehere

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Follow the meaning

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Localization issues with Italian dialogue

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to replay or revisit completed levels
  • More detailed instructions and guidance
  • Improved cat-finding mechanics

In-app purchases

None

Waehere

No in-app purchases

None

Follow the meaning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Waehere free?
Waehere is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Follow the meaning free?
Follow the meaning costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Waehere or Follow the meaning have ads?
Neither Waehere nor Follow the meaning shows ads.

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