Comparison

Delete After Reading vs Rytmos

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

Head to head
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.

About

Rytmos

Solve maze puzzles to create evolving musical compositions. Explore planets, discover new sounds, and unlock musical toys. This relaxing game also offers insights into music history.

Highlights
  • Maze puzzle gameplay
  • Music creation
  • Planet exploration
  • Unlockable musical toys
  • Music history facts
  • Expansion pack included
Features
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Rytmos is a relaxing puzzle game, where you create music by solving maze puzzles. Travel from planet to planet and discover new music. Solve the puzzles on each side of the cubic planets and create small musical loops that slowly evolves into full music compositions. Unlock 20+ musical toys and jam on top of the planet music. Learn a bit of rare music history while playing the game. This version of the game now includes a large expansion pack.

Screenshots

Delete After Reading4 screens
Rytmos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Delete After Reading at 4.2 against Rytmos's 3.6. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Delete After Reading sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Rytmos 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

Delete After Reading holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 62 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 49% and 48% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Delete After Reading ships an update every 4 weeks, Rytmos every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Delete After Reading versus Rytmos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelete After ReadingRytmos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (73 ratings) — better3.6 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews48.6% of reviews — better47.7% of reviews
Number of ratings73 — better62
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB730 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPatrones y EsconditesFloppy Club

Customer experience

Delete After Reading

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

Rytmos

All ratings62 ratings
Positive62.9%
Neutral9.7%
Negative27.4%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral14.8%
Negative37.5%

User reviews

Delete After Reading

From 73 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 💡 Good plot and story
  • 💡 Unique concept
  • 💡 Clever puzzles
  • 💡 Great art style

Room to improve

  • 💸 Paywall after first chapter
  • 💸 Expensive for a small game
  • 🐛 Game does not save progress
  • 🐛 Frustrating to restart levels
  • 🐛 Timed levels with no margin for error

Rytmos

From 62 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful design and graphics
  • 🎶 Engaging music and sound design
  • 🧠 Interesting and addictive puzzles
  • 💡 Informative about music history and instruments
  • 😌 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay

Room to improve

  • 💥 Frequent crashes and unresponsiveness
  • ⚫ Black screen on launch
  • 💰 Expensive for full version/expansions
  • 🚫 Paywall after demo
  • 📶 Requires internet connection

Bugs and requests

Delete After Reading

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Cannot scroll on MacBook Pro
  • Symbols on TV are incorrect
  • Cannot buy the game on Mac
  • Chapter 5 is terrible on Mac
  • TV did not show channels 7-9 until reloading app
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  • Audio did not play after reloading

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add a save/continue feature
  • Make all levels free or reduce price
  • Add iCloud syncing
  • Add built-in video walkthroughs
  • Improve scrolling on iOS
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  • Adjust controls for Mac users
  • Fix text spacing issues
  • Provide clearer guides for puzzles

Rytmos

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • Black screen on launch
  • Game freezes during purchase process
  • Purchases not syncing across devices
  • No sound issues
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  • Levels not clickable after completion
  • Graphical clipping issues
  • Unintended solutions in puzzles
  • Input latency in jam section
  • Slider cube off-screen on certain devices/planets
  • Words/text not displaying correctly
  • Game not loading on older iPhones
  • App closes unexpectedly
  • Purchase verification issues
  • Demo version not unlocking full game after purchase

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add multi-touch functionality for instruments
  • Improve jam section responsiveness
  • Allow viewing instrument history after unlock
  • Port to VR
  • Add more free levels or planets
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  • Fix display issues with button text
  • Improve clarity on how sounds overlap
  • Make the game more accessible to non-musicians
  • Add challenges to extend playtime
  • Consider a full game with ads instead of a high upfront cost

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Delete After Reading

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99
1 purchases

Rytmos

One-time1
  • Unlock the galaxy$4.99

Questions

Is Delete After Reading free?
Delete After Reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rytmos free?
Rytmos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Delete After Reading or Rytmos?
Delete After Reading is rated higher. Delete After Reading averages 4.2 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while Rytmos averages 3.6 from 62 ratings.
Do Delete After Reading or Rytmos have ads?
Neither Delete After Reading nor Rytmos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Delete After Reading or Rytmos?
Delete After Reading ships an update every 4 weeks, and Rytmos every 2 months. Most recently, Delete After Reading was updated on October 13, 2026 and Rytmos on October 19, 2026.

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