Comparison

Delete After Reading vs Colossal Cave 3D

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

Colossal Cave 3D

Embark on a cozy 3D adventure through a vast, magical cave system. Solve intricate puzzles at your own pace with an auto-magic map and limited inventory. Discover hidden treasures and encounter quirky creatures in this retro-inspired exploration game.

Highlights
  • First-person point-and-click exploration
  • Limited inventory management
  • Auto-magic map tracking
  • Strategic logic-driven puzzles
  • Encounter fantasy creatures
  • Retro adventure atmosphere
  • Customizable settings
Features
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Colossal Cave is a classic, cozy 3D Adventure. Slow down, explore a massive magical, labyrinthine cave system, all while solving clever, sprawling puzzles at your own pace. Auto-magic maps, limited inventory, treasure search, all the fantastic creatures and a deep mystery at the heart of the experience. > COZY CAVE ADVENTURE First-person POV with classic point-&-click style controls: walk, look, interact, and test your theories. Limited inventory requires clever management in its own right. A magical series of maps quietly and automatically tracks where you’ve been, even marking where you’ve dropped items. Simply focus on strategy and exploration, instead of wrestling with navigation. > CHILL VIBES, CLEVER MYSTERY This is not a frantic action game; no frenetic timers shouting at you, no combo meters to maintain... just you, your lamp, and a series of intertwined, sprawling, twisty corridors full of brainy, logic-driven challenges. Take your time: • Try weird solutions. Take notes. Trial and error can be your friend. • Double back to old rooms with new ideas and unlock potential new discoveries. • Follow that “what if I…?” inclination and see what the cave gives back to you. > CREATURES, TREASURE & STRANGE MAGIC The cave is quiet, but not without your footsteps. You’ll bump into: • Mischievous dwarves with sharp daggers and sharper tempers. • A demanding, grumpy troll guarding a rickety bridge. • A noticeably absent giant. Did you notice that? • Flickering hinkypunks and other odd cave-dwellers. A handsome pirate, perhaps? • Hidden treasures, strange artifacts, and places that feel just a little too magical to be real. Some encounters are charming, whilst others are just dangerous enough to keep you on your toes... but it all stays firmly in “casual mystical adventure,” not horror. Just fantasy with a slice of mystery. That said, all good Adventures suggest one should save early, save often. > RETRO-COOL, PLAY IT YOUR WAY Colossal Cave 3D leans into that old-school Adventure game atmosphere: colorful environments, shadowy silhouettes, bats, and a focus on exploring the world for clues rather than being led around by the nose. There is plenty of customization allowing you to structure your vibe with a variety of options, including comfort tweaks and settings. Reverse direction, or nuke the narrator. It's all there for you. Play exactly how you like... curled up with the game on a couch, in a car, on a bus, on the plane... slowly exploring through the cave one mystical passage at a time. > FEATURES • Relaxed, point-&-click style exploration in a fantastical cave • Limited inventory that makes item choices and puzzle routes consequential • Handy auto-map that shows where you’ve been and where you've dropped items • A cast of dwarves, elves, whisps, a dragon, and other quirky cave creatures • Plenty of strategic puzzles with satisfying “aha!” moments • Retro-cool adventure vibes inspired by classic games • Flexible customization options so you can make the adventure as cozy and enjoyable as you want • The mythic, mellow cavecation! Venture down into Colossal Cave, follow your curiosity, and see how far your lamp... and your wits... can take you.

Screenshots

Delete After Reading4 screens
Colossal Cave 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

Delete After Reading and Colossal Cave 3D both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 61% of Colossal Cave 3D's written reviews are positive against 49% of Delete After Reading's. Delete After Reading's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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 Colossal Cave 3D 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Delete After Reading against 4.2 for Colossal Cave 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Delete After Reading's written reviews are positive against 61% of Colossal Cave 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Delete After Reading versus Colossal Cave 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDelete After ReadingColossal Cave 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (73 ratings)4.2 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews48.6% of reviews60.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings73 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size393 MB2.0 GB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPatrones y EsconditesCygnus Entertainment, LLC

Customer experience

Delete After Reading

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

Colossal Cave 3D

All ratings33 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative39.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Delete After Reading

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99
1 purchases

Colossal Cave 3D

One-time1
  • Colossal Cave 3D Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Delete After Reading free?
Delete After Reading is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Colossal Cave 3D free?
Colossal Cave 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Delete After Reading or Colossal Cave 3D?
Delete After Reading and Colossal Cave 3D are both rated 4.2 out of 5 on the App Store, from 73 and 33 ratings respectively.
Do Delete After Reading or Colossal Cave 3D have ads?
Neither Delete After Reading nor Colossal Cave 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Delete After Reading or Colossal Cave 3D?
Delete After Reading ships an update every 4 weeks, and Colossal Cave 3D every 4 weeks. Most recently, Delete After Reading was updated on September 16, 2026 and Colossal Cave 3D on June 8, 2026.

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