Comparison

Get a Clue! (Notepad) vs Detective Notes

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

Head to head
About

Get a Clue! (Notepad)

This digital notepad helps you keep track of clues for the board game Clue or Cluedo. Customize your notes with icons, numbers, letters, or emojis, and personalize the app's appearance with various color themes. It supports multiple editions of the game and allows you to create and share custom editions.

Highlights
  • Digital detective notes for Clue/Cluedo
  • Icon, number, letter, and emoji note options
  • Customizable color schemes and themes
  • Support for multiple Clue/Cluedo editions
  • Create and share custom game editions
  • QR code and file sharing for custom editions
Features
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Are you tired of having to hide your notepad from your friends and family? Have you had to fire up the copy machine because you're down to your last notepad? Tired of using this tree-killing stuff called "paper?" Well, this app is for you! This companion app for the board game Clue or Cluedo can replace your paper detective notes. FEATURES: - Keep track of your notes with several different icon options. - Take more detailed notes by using numbers, letters, or even emojis! - Customize the app's look with lots of color schemes, with light and dark themes for each. - Supports several different editions of Clue/Cluedo, including: Clue (US), Cluedo (UK), Doctor Who Clue, Cluedo Sherlock Edition - If your version of Clue is not supported, you can create and customize your own edition. - Share your custom edition with your friends, via a QR code or an importable file! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Detective Notes

Organize clues, suspects, and locations to solve mysteries. Customize your detective notebook for any game, adjust player counts, and keep your strategies private. Features include marker variety and multilingual support.

Highlights
  • Customizable setup for suspects, tools, and locations
  • Flexible player count adjustment
  • Private note customization
  • Variety of marker tools
  • Multilingual support
Features
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The perfect companion for your mystery board games — the detective notebook! Are you ready to take your deduction skills to the next level? This app helps you track clues, organize suspects, and solve mysteries with ease. • Customizable Setup: Add or edit suspects, tools, and locations to create your own unique detective notebook and share it with friends. • Flexible Player Count: Easily adjust the notebook to match the number of participants so you can enjoy the game anytime, anywhere. • Private Strategy: Customize or hide your notes for each game to keep your deductions secret from other players. • Marker Variety: Use a range of markers to help with your deduction process, undo mistakes, or reset everything with one tap. • Multilingual Support: Play and share your detective fun in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, and Korean. Now is the time to level up your detective game!

Screenshots

Get a Clue! (Notepad)4 screens
Detective Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Get a Clue! (Notepad) at 100% against Detective Notes's 72%. Get a Clue! (Notepad) also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). 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. Get a Clue! (Notepad) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.39 per year and Detective Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Get a Clue! (Notepad) versus Detective Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGet a Clue! (Notepad)Detective Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (217 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—217 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB41 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperKeaton McClureKyeong Cheon Yang

Customer experience

Get a Clue! (Notepad)

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Detective Notes

All ratings217 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Get a Clue! (Notepad)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Detective Notes

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Reset button stopped working after update
  • Application blocked for 3 days
  • Custom setting does not work
  • Ads are not closable, requires force close
  • Error on main screen, cannot use app
Show 3 more
  • Weapons and rooms categories select 2 rows at a time
  • App broke when adding more custom suspects, weapons, rooms
  • Harry Potter version shows 8 rooms instead of 9

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add numbering system for cells
  • Allow multiple numbers per cell
  • Add Harry Potter version rooms (9 rooms)
  • Fix custom settings functionality
  • Fix weapons and rooms category selection

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Get a Clue! (Notepad)

Subscriptions1
  • Ad Free (Yearly)$1.391 Year
One-time1
  • Ad Free (Lifetime)$3.99
1 purchases

Detective Notes

One-time1
  • No Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Get a Clue! (Notepad) free?
Get a Clue! (Notepad) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Detective Notes free?
Detective Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Get a Clue! (Notepad) or Detective Notes have ads?
Both Get a Clue! (Notepad) and Detective Notes show ads.

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