Freddi Fish 3 vs ScummVM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Freddi Fish 3
Join junior detectives Freddi Fish and Luther as they investigate the disappearance of a prized conch shell at a festival. This engaging game encourages critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making for young players.
- Underwater exploration
- Interactive environments with hidden surprises
- Problem-solving and decision-making challenges
- Music mini-games
- New characters to meet
- Replayable with changing item locations
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Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell Freddi and Luther have arrived at the Founder’s day festival but the celebrations have come to a halt because Luther’s Uncle Blenny, the Grand Exalted Keeper of the Conch, stands accused for it’s disappearance. Who is the real culprit? Dive into another case with our favorite Junior Detectives are we solve the Case of the stolen Conch Shell. —User Reviews— “This is a superb beginning computer game for ages 4 to 8. A lot of thinking (outside the box!), problem-solving and decision-making.” “This game is one of our favorite Humongous games. It is challenging, yet fun. Once you solve the mystery, they will change the locations of the items that you have to find, so it’s not mundane.” FEATURES: • Explore the underwater festival as Freddi and Luther in a title that changes at the start of each new game, giving a fresh new experience each time. • Every location is filled with wonders, a touch and who knows what will appear, with over 500 secret touchscreen points there’s a new surprise every time you play. • Fun music mini-games keep things lively for you and your child. • Many new characters to interact with. This product uses ScummVM which is released under the GNU GPL v2. For more information, please visit - https://www.scummvm.org The GNU GPL can be viewed here - https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
ScummVM
Play classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs on your device. This application includes two playable demos and offers access to many more titles through its website. Enjoy a vast library of beloved retro games.
- Play classic adventure games
- Play classic RPGs
- Includes playable demos
- Access to more games online
- Open source software
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ScummVM provides a way to play many classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs. The application is bundled with two playable demos, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DOS Demo) and The Secret of Monkey Island (DOS EGA Demo), both titles copyright of Lucasfilm Ltd. You can find more information, demos, and some free-to-download adventure games on our website. See also an up-to-date list here: https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games Full documentation of ScummVM can be found at https://docs.scummvm.org/ Please visit our web forum where you can discuss the iOS version. https://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=15 ScummVM is open source software available under the term of the GPL v3.0 license. The source code is available from https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ScummVM at Free against Freddi Fish 3's $4.99. ScummVM also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Freddi Fish 3's advantage is chart position (#136 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
ScummVM is free to download; Freddi Fish 3 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScummVM holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 102 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Freddi Fish 3's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScummVM's.
Freddi Fish 3 ships an update every 5 months, ScummVM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Freddi Fish 3 | ScummVM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (57 ratings) | 4.8 (102 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #136 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 268 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Humongous Entertainment | Eugene Sandulenko |
Customer experience
Freddi Fish 3
ScummVM
User reviews
Freddi Fish 3
From 57 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Nostalgic gameplay experience for adults and children
- 🎨 Colorful, charming graphics and art style
- 🧩 Engaging puzzle-solving and critical thinking challenges
- 🔄 Randomized gameplay with different outcomes each playthrough
- 📱 Perfect touchscreen interface adaptation from original PC game
Room to improve
- 🔊 Sound not working for many users despite troubleshooting
- 💰 Price point ($5-$6.99) too high for game length (30-60 minutes)
- 📱 iPad display issues - game doesn't scale to full screen
- 🐛 App crashes on startup or during gameplay for some users
- 🔊 Audio only plays through headphone jack, not external speakers
ScummVM
From 102 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Reliving classic games
- 👍 Great for mobile browsers
- 👍 Amazing experience with specific games
- 👍 Glad it's available
- 👍 Supports classic point-and-click and RPGs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashing mid-game
- 🐛 Save feature not working correctly
- 🐛 Touchscreen tap issues
- 🐛 Clunky game adding process
- 🐛 UI needs improvement
Bugs and requests
Freddi Fish 3
Reported bugs
8 issues- No sound output despite enabling volume and ringer
- App crashes immediately when clicking play button
- App crashes when pressing skip button
- Game won't open on phone
- Audio only works through headphone jack, not speakers
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- Screen zooms in at piano area and cannot zoom out
- Game doesn't scale properly to iPad full screen
- Game glitches and performance issues on older devices
Requested features
9 requests- Port remaining Freddi Fish games (Kelp Seeds, Haunted Schoolhouse, Creature of Coral Cove, Hogfish Rustlers)
- Port other Humongous Entertainment games (Putt-Putt, Spy Fox, Pajama Sam titles)
- Lower the app price to $1.99-$2.99
- Add option to skip narrations
- Enable external speaker audio output
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- Add full-screen mode for iPad
- Restore previous layout before recent updates
- Implement different game sequences/variations like PC version
- Revert to original game titles with full names
ScummVM
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes mid-game
- Save feature does not save
- Single-tap not registering as left click
- Two-finger tap not registering as right click
- Magic Keyboard touchpad not working
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- Trackpad from new iPads not working
- Cannot link OneDrive due to JSON response issue
- Recently added games graying out
- App crashes on second boot
- External keyboard not working
Requested features
12 requests- Easier game search
- Apple TV support
- Gamepad key mapping support
- Apple Pencil support
- Magic Keyboard touchpad support
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- Trackpad support
- Change icon color
- Support for Discworld Noir
- DOSBox and FUSE support
- NES interpreter support
- Better iOS support for Grim Fandango & Escape From Monkey Island
- More significant way to add games
In-app purchases
Freddi Fish 3
No in-app purchases
ScummVM
No in-app purchases
