Comparison

e vs Redstring

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

Head to head
About

e

Explore over 1,000 digitized medieval manuscripts with high-resolution images. Bookmark, download, and view historical documents offline, complete with scholarly descriptions.

Highlights
  • Browse over 1,000 digitized manuscripts
  • View over 450,000 high-resolution pages
  • Bookmark favorite manuscripts
  • Download manuscripts for offline viewing
  • Access scholarly manuscript descriptions
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The Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland. Browse through over 3'000 fully digitized manuscripts on your iPhone and iPad. Over 1'000'000 pages in high resolution. Bookmark, download and view manuscripts offline. Includes scholarly manuscript descriptions from official catalogs. Explore medieval and early modern manuscripts from Swiss collections on iPhone and iPad. Browse illuminated codices, papyri, fragments, liturgical books, literary works, scientific texts, and even modern autographs such as Albert Einstein’s. The collection spans many centuries and languages, from Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Sanskrit, and Persian to French, English, Old High German and even Nahuatl.

About

Redstring

Explore a 3D globe featuring 305 real case files of unexplained phenomena, ancient ruins, and deep mysteries. Each location offers a brief explanation and links for further research, turning your device into an evidence board for the world's most intriguing puzzles.

Highlights
  • 3D globe with 305 case files
  • Documented, debated, and fringe evidence labels
  • Daily new file declassification
  • Meta-mystery 'Case Zero'
  • Curated 'Threads' for guided exploration
  • Personal 'Evidence Board' progress tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Spin a photoreal 3D Earth pinned with 305 real case files — the oldest ruins on the planet, the deepest mysteries, and the stories science still can't close. Göbekli Tepe. The Nazca Lines. Tunguska. Chicxulub. Roswell. Skinwalker Ranch. Tap a pin, open the file, get the 20-second briefing on why this place refuses to make sense — then follow the red string to the next one. Redstring turns the globe into the world's largest evidence board. Every pin is a REAL location with a real story — ancient sites, lost cities, impact craters, and famous high-strangeness — each one photographed, sourced, and stamped with an evidence badge so you always know exactly what you're looking at: • DOCUMENTED — solid, sourced, and real. • DEBATED — the experts are still arguing. • FRINGE — fun nonsense... probably. WHAT'S INSIDE THE BUREAU • A photoreal, satellite-imagery 3D globe you can spin, flick, and pinch — 305 hand-built case files pinned across it. • An evidence badge on every file, so you're entertained AND informed, with a source link to go as deep as you want. • TONIGHT'S DECLASSIFICATION — one new file declassifies every night at midnight, and the desk signals you at the hour you choose. A reason to come back. • CASE ZERO — a meta-mystery hidden in the map, waiting for you to crack it. • THREADS — curated trails like "The Younger Dryas File" and "Things Older Than They Should Be" that fly you stop to stop. • THE BOARD — your personal evidence wall. Un-redact continents as you open files and climb the ranks from Desk Clerk to Section Chief. • Up to eight photographs, engravings and archive prints per case, each credited to its maker. • Works offline. Tapes you have played stay on the device and play with no signal. The whole strange planet fits in your pocket. ENTERTAINED AND EDUCATED This isn't a conspiracy megaphone, and it isn't a dry textbook. It's the rare thing that lets you enjoy the mystery AND respect the facts — documented, debated, and fringe, all clearly labeled, so you make up your own mind. Perfect if you love documentary mysteries, ancient history, archaeology, or a good late-night rabbit hole. CLEARANCE (PREMIUM) Redstring is free to explore — the entire globe, all 305 files, the nightly drop, and the Board. Upgrade your CLEARANCE to go completely ad-free and unlock 120 deep-dive Full Case File dossiers and the complete Thread library. Monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock — your call. Open the map. Pick a pin. Pull the string. — Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Questions? support@andromedakinship.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://andromedakinship.com/mystery-globe/privacy.html

Screenshots

e4 screens
Redstring4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: e at none against Redstring's 3. Redstring's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 70 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, rating and ratings volume 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. Redstring sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. e asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for e against 5.0 for Redstring. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of e's written reviews are positive against 100% of Redstring's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

e ships an update every 70 months, Redstring every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
e versus Redstring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereRedstring
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 70 monthsEvery 9 days — better
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone — better
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB56 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developertext & bytes LLCMichael Dube

Customer experience

e

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Redstring

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

e

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Redstring

Subscriptions2
  • Clearance — Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Clearance — Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Clearance — Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is e free?
e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Redstring free?
Redstring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, e or Redstring?
e and Redstring are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 3 ratings respectively.
Which is updated more often, e or Redstring?
e ships an update every 70 months, and Redstring every 9 days. Most recently, e was updated on October 8, 2026 and Redstring on October 7, 2026.

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