The Secret Society vs Mystery Tales
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Secret Society
Embark on a hidden object adventure to solve puzzles and riddles. Piece together clues to unravel a mysterious story with unexpected twists. Explore magical worlds and find hidden treasures to protect a sacred artifact.
- Hidden object gameplay
- Solve puzzles and riddles
- Mysterious story with plot twists
- Explore magical worlds
- Swap and match gem puzzles
- Offline play
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Solve puzzles and riddles in a hidden object mobile adventure! Seek and piece together notes to solve great enigmas. Immerse yourself in a mysterious story with unexpected plot twists while you explore worlds full of enchanting characters. Swap and match gems in an ingenious puzzle wrapped in a hidden objects mystery. Enjoy updates with additional quests to find clues and continue your own journey. The Secret Society® is a clandestine community of people with the unique ability to move through magical worlds, find hidden treasures and play mystery puzzles. Your dear uncle has suddenly gone missing. After a period of despair, you realize that you too are blessed with these special powers and only you can find him! Go on a mystery adventure, browse hidden objects and complete quests to protect the sacred Artifact of the Order and thwart the forces threatening the entire society in this fantastic world of hidden object pictures and puzzles! While Secret Society® is absolutely free to play, you have the ability to unlock optional bonuses via in-app purchases from within the game. You may disable in-app purchases in your device settings. You can play this game even if you’re offline! Game available in: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish. ____________________________ Sign up now for a weekly round-up of the best from G5 Games! https://www.g5.com/e-mail ____________________________ Download more great games here: https://store.g5.com G5 Games — World of Adventures™! Collect them all! Search for "g5" in the App Store! ____________________________ Visit us: https://www.g5.com Watch us: https://www.youtube.com/g5enter Find us: https://www.facebook.com/TheSecretSocietyCommunity/ Join us: https://www.instagram.com/thesecretsocietygame/ Follow us: https://x.com/g5games
Mystery Tales
Investigate an abandoned cinema and solve a mystery involving a mad horror movie director. Use paranormal powers to find hidden objects and rescue lost friends before they become stars in his latest film. Explore haunted locations and uncover secrets.
- Solve mystery at abandoned cinema
- Find hidden objects and treasures
- Explore haunted locations
- Bonus chapter with additional story
- Strategy guide for assistance
- Collect hidden movie posters and artifacts
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Your good friend Officer Jefferson needs your help in these hidden objects games! Use your paranormal powers to play detective games and solve the mystery behind the abandoned cinema. Jefferson’s sister Maya and her colleagues went to restore this abandoned cinema, but they got mysteriously lost! Now it’s up to you to explore this haunted place, solve many hidden pictures and find hidden treasures of the mad horror movie director Sebastian. Hurry up before the ghostly director makes Maya and her friends the stars of his latest film. Hold onto the edge of your seat for these spooky hidden objects free for iPhone & iPad! · STOP A MAD HORROR MOVIE DIRECTOR! Sebastian wants to threaten Maya and her colleagues to death! Will you be able to save them before they suffer? Find out in mystery adventure games! · DELVE DEEPER INTO DAWNWOOD'S HISTORY IN THE BONUS CHAPTER! A mysterious video tape of Sebastian’s movie now poses risk to your friend’s wife! He desperately needs your help. Use your new ghostly device to get in touch with ghosts and search and find games! · NEVER GET LOST WITH THE STRATEGY GUIDE! Always know your next move while thinking over finding games with a helpful and accessible Strategy Guide! · LEARN MORE ABOUT SEBASTIAN'S LIFE THROUGH HIDDEN COLLECTIBLES! Gather movie posters and director’s hidden artifacts to learn more about Sebastian and his actors! Play seek and find games and enjoy unpredictable plot twists! This game has a free trial part. You can unlock the full version through an in-app purchase. ----- Questions? Email us at support@dominigames.com Visit our website to search and find hidden object games: http://dominigames.com Become our fan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dominigames Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominigames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mystery Tales at 4.7 against The Secret Society's 4.3. The Secret Society's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 2.8K) and review sentiment (74% vs 64%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. The Secret Society sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Mystery Tales sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mystery Tales holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Secret Society has 42K ratings behind it against 2.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of The Secret Society's written reviews are positive against 64% of Mystery Tales's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The Secret Society ships an update monthly, Mystery Tales every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Secret Society | Mystery Tales |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (42K ratings) | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better | 64.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 2.8K |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | G5 Entertainment AB | DO GAMES LIMITED |
Customer experience
The Secret Society
Mystery Tales
User reviews
The Secret Society
From 42K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Challenging puzzles
- 💡 Variety of game modes
- 👍 Relaxing experience
- 👍 Great graphics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🕰️ Slow energy regeneration
- 🔍 Difficulty finding hidden objects
- 🤖 Intrusive advertisements
Mystery Tales
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging storyline
- 👍 Varied puzzles and mini-games
- 💡 Unique gameplay features (e.g., using phone instead of glasses)
- 🎨 Excellent graphics and visuals
- ⏱️ Lengthy gameplay with bonus chapter
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inventory/navigation issues (overlapping buttons, minimizing inventory)
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes (corrupted profiles, game not opening)
- 💰 Game is too expensive for the content provided
- 🎨 Visuals can be too bright/colorful for some
Bugs and requests
The Secret Society
Reported bugs
5 issues- Freezing during gameplay
- Disappearing friend lists
- Inconsistent energy tracking
- Inability to complete quests
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to transfer progress across devices
- Option to disable advertisements
- Faster energy regeneration
- Improved object visibility
- More challenging and diverse puzzles
Mystery Tales
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inventory bar glitches and minimizes
- Maze puzzle issues (electricity not turning off)
- Inability to find required items/progress
- Compatibility issues on phones
Requested features
2 requests- Remaster or update the game
- Offer more affordable pricing options
In-app purchases
The Secret Society
- Special offer$0.99
- Superior Deal$0.99
- Handful of Crystals$1.99
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- Tray of Crystals$4.99
- Super Deal$4.99
- Platter of Crystals$9.99
- Hyper Deal$9.99
- Case of Crystals$19.99
- Special Deal$19.99
- Trunk of Crystals$49.99
Mystery Tales
- Subscribers' Full Game Unlock$8.99
- Full Game Unlock$12.99
Questions
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