Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? vs Mafiaa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Popcorn, Soda ... Murder?
Engage in a thrilling text-based murder mystery adventure. Explore crime scenes, uncover clues, and deduce the killer's identity and method through multiple-choice decisions. Test your detective skills to solve the case.
- Text-based murder mystery
- Multiple-choice decisions
- Clue discovery
- Deductive reasoning
- Solve the crime
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"Popcorn, Soda ... Murder?" is a thrilling text-based multiple-choice murder mystery. Can you find all the clues at the murder scene and piece together who must have done it and how?
Mafiaa
This app facilitates social deduction games by managing hidden roles and game phases. It streamlines gameplay with features like daylight trials and midnight orders, ensuring smooth execution of complex scenarios for groups playing together.
- Hidden role assignment
- Daylight trial management
- Midnight order execution
- Role tracking (detective, doctor, etc.)
- Streamlined rule enforcement
- Group gameplay facilitator
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Mafiaa Pass the phone, or play at home! Deal hidden roles, and run full games of social deduction with daylight trials and midnight orders, detectives, doctors, jesters, sheriffs, cupid... The app keeps the night order straight and so the group reacts together instead of digging through rules. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mafiaa at 5.0 against Popcorn, Soda ... Murder?'s 3.7. Mafiaa also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Popcorn, Soda ... Murder?'s advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mafiaa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mafiaa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Popcorn, Soda ... Murder?'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Mafiaa's.
Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? ships an update every 16 months, Mafiaa weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? | Mafiaa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hosted Games LLC | Nick Bassaly |
Customer experience
Popcorn, Soda ... Murder?
Mafiaa
Bugs and requests
Popcorn, Soda ... Murder?
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game glitches
- App prevents review writing
- Cannot get past first part
- Game not working
Requested features
5 requests- Add more cases/stories
- Checkpoint system
- Allow deduction of motive
- More options for suspicious details
- Ability to replay sections
Mafiaa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Popcorn, Soda ... Murder?
- Restart the Game Once$0.99
- Remove Advertising$4.99
Mafiaa
- Mafiaa Monthly$3.991 Month
- Mafiaa Pro Lifetime$12.99
Questions
Is Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? free?
Is Mafiaa free?
Which has better reviews, Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? or Mafiaa?
Do Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? or Mafiaa have ads?
Which is updated more often, Popcorn, Soda ... Murder? or Mafiaa?
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