Comparison

Eldrum vs Delete After Reading

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

Head to head
About

Eldrum

Embark on a dark fantasy text-based RPG where your decisions forge your path. Explore a war-torn world, uncover secrets, and shape your character's destiny through branching narratives and multiple endings. This immersive experience offers deep gameplay reminiscent of tabletop RPGs.

Highlights
  • Text-based choices adventure RPG
  • Nostalgic table-top RPG style
  • Character building and equipment
  • Multiple endings based on choices
  • Secrets to discover
  • High replayability
Features
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Dive into a dark, immersive world where your choices shape your destiny. Eldrum: Red Tide is a gripping text-based RPG that combines the depth of D&D, the strategic gameplay of CRPGs, and the narrative freedom of CYOA gamebooks. Eldrum: Red Tide is a dark fantasy story about a former soldier who is searching for his family in a world ravaged by war. Your brother is gone without a trace. What happened to him? The answer to this question lies at the end of a long and dangerous journey. The world has changed. The place where you were born was burned to ash. People out there are struggling to survive. You are a shadow of your former self, having suffered grave injuries during the war. But the past is the past. What matters is the here and now. You have the freedom to shape your own destiny. There is always a choice. FEATURES - Nostalgic table-top RPG style - Many secrets to discover - Equip and build your character - Multiple endings that vary depending on your choices throughout the story - Replayability with different play styles opening up different locations, NPCs and gear - Text based choices adventure RPG - Supports both phones and tablets - Accessible to blind and low-vision players Eldrum: Red Tide is the second game in the Eldrum series. The games' stories are linked and there are references between the games, but they can be played in any order.

About

Delete After Reading

Engage in an interactive adventure that blends reading with puzzle-solving. Uncover a secret mission to retrieve a stolen videogame and alter destiny, all while ensuring your actions remain undetected.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading and story gameplay
  • Escape room style puzzles
  • Unique storytelling format
  • Adventure mission
  • Stealth and puzzle mechanics
Features
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A book you can play, or a game you can read, Delete After Reading is a crafted combination of an adventure story and puzzle games about cheating your destiny. An original storytelling format for armchair detectives and escape room aficionados of all ages. On the worst day of your life, you find a strange device with a file named “Delete After Reading”. It’s a classified document. Nina, Cinco, and Tomate, a clandestine group of kids (they happen to be dead, but they’ve never let that small detail interfere with their daily, uh, lives) want you to join them on a secret mission to repair Destiny’s latest injustice: the despised millionaire Martin Skrilhex has stolen the only existing copy of the highly coveted videogame “The Curse of Penguin Island” so only he can play it. Together you’ll have to sneak into the magnate’s mansion and steal back the videogame, so kids around the world can play it. But this mission will only be successful if Destiny does not find out that you are changing his plans, so never ever forget to delete the file after reading it. Main features: - Text is the gameplay, a cool and innovative mix of interactive reading, story, and escape room puzzles. - An immersive storytelling format that broadens the view of what games (and books) could be. - A thrilling adventure story for the whole family.

Screenshots

Eldrum4 screens
Delete After Reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Eldrum at 95% against Delete After Reading's 49%. Eldrum also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). Delete After Reading's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Eldrum sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Delete After Reading sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eldrum holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eldrum has 431 ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Eldrum's written reviews are positive against 49% of Delete After Reading's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eldrum ships an update every 2 weeks, Delete After Reading every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Eldrum versus Delete After Reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEldrumDelete After Reading
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (431 ratings) — better4.2 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better48.6% of reviews
Number of ratings431 — better73
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.5.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB393 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAct NonePatrones y Escondites

Customer experience

Eldrum

All ratings431 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.3%

Delete After Reading

All ratings73 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive48.6%
Neutral25.7%
Negative25.7%

Bugs and requests

Eldrum

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent enemy shield/evasion chances
  • Difficulty spikes in certain encounters

Requested features

2 requests
  • Sound effects for combat
  • More content and story expansions

Delete After Reading

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Eldrum

One-time3
  • Upgrade from Basic to Premium$2.49
  • Basic$6.99
  • Premium$7.99
1 purchases

Delete After Reading

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Eldrum free?
Eldrum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Delete After Reading free?
Delete After Reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eldrum or Delete After Reading?
Eldrum is rated higher. Eldrum averages 4.9 out of 5 from 431 ratings, while Delete After Reading averages 4.2 from 73 ratings.
Do Eldrum or Delete After Reading have ads?
Neither Eldrum nor Delete After Reading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eldrum or Delete After Reading?
Eldrum ships an update every 2 weeks, and Delete After Reading every 4 weeks. Most recently, Eldrum was updated on September 10, 2026 and Delete After Reading on September 16, 2026.

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