Clue vs Monster Train+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clue
Engage in a classic murder mystery board game. Investigate a crime scene, gather clues, and deduce the killer, weapon, and location. Play solo, with friends online, or locally with this digital adaptation.
- Classic murder mystery gameplay
- Virtual Cluesheet companion
- Single-player AI challenges
- Online multiplayer with friends
- Local multiplayer options
- 10 premium themed boards
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Clue is now on Apple Arcade! THE ORIGINAL HASBRO BOARD GAME - It’s the classic murder mystery! Who did it? With what weapon? In which room? There’s a high-risk party at the mansion and every guest is a suspect. Roll the dice, become a detective and let Clue begin! • A BRAIN TEASER - Test your detective skills. At the start of each game, Clue will take one suspect, one weapon, and one room card from the deck, and deal the rest to the players. Be the detective and work out what cards are missing! If you ask: “Was it Colonel Mustard with the Rope in the Drawing Room?”, a player holding the Colonel, the Rope or the Drawing Room must show you their card. Enter every room in search of answers! • CLUESHEET & HINT SYSTEM - Who committed murder?! Don’t risk letting the criminal escape! Use your virtual Cluesheet companion to make a note of the suspects, weapons and rooms you can eliminate. The ideal companion for every detective: Cluesheet helps you make your deductions, perfect your strategy and solve the mystery. • FAMILY FRIENDLY - It’s the original family board game by Hasbro, suitable for players 8 years and over. It’s multiplayer fun for kids and adults. With the board game on your mobile and tablet you can take Clue wherever you go! Roll the dice and solve the mystery! • SINGLE PLAYER - Put your brain to the test against a list of AI murder suspects, online or offline! Choose your character, choose your opponents and let no criminal escape the mansion! • ONLINE MULTIPLAYER - Play Clue with your friends and find out who’s guilty on mobile, PC or Nintendo Switch! Don’t let distance stop your board game night. Play on the go, or curl up in an armchair and settle down for a night of crime and detective work, wherever you are! • LOCAL MULTIPLAYER - Play a game of Clue with people from all over the world or create a private multiplayer game to play with your friends and family. • 10 PREMIUM THEMES - Explore ten different themed boards. Listed under our exclusive original themes are hand crafted by our studio artists. o Tudor Mansion: The guests at this party have turned into a lethal combination! o Vampire Castle: In a household where every suspect is a monster, who committed the crime? o Egyptian Adventure: Search for clues, from the dark tombs of the pharaohs, to the crumbling pyramids! o Hollywood: In a land where all of life is an act, can you find the truth in the fairytale? o Murder Express: Challenge your friends to solve a mystery based on a classic Agatha Christie novel! o Sherlock: Become the great detective and solve a crime on the dark streets of London! o Snowy Peaks: Old friends have been reunited. Tensions are running high, but who’s grudge ran deep enough for murder? o Tropical Mystery: Someone has rocked this boat in a big way! It’s a luxury race to the answer! o Venetian Masquerade: Historic Venice is beautiful, but a criminal lurks beneath the colorful masks! o Wild West: From the jailhouse to the saloon, the story of Dr. Black’s end will spread far and wide. Only you can discover the truth!
Monster Train+
Defend the last burning pyre from Heaven's forces in this strategic deckbuilding roguelike. Build unique decks with over 250 cards across five distinct monster clans, each offering unique gameplay. Explore powerful locations and upgrade your champions to restore the Inferno.
- Unlock over 250 cards
- Discover 5 distinct Monster Clans
- Upgrade Champions multiple times
- Explore powerful locations for benefits
- Build and strategize unique decks
- Includes Wild Mutations and Friends & Foes updates
- Adds new clan, Pact Shards, and endboss with DLC
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Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of Heaven and restore the Inferno. Monster Train brings a new strategic layer to Roguelite Deck Building, with three vertical playing fields to defend. Features: * Unlock over 250 cards * Discover 5 Monster Clans, each with their own distinct gameplay * Each clan has 10 levels to unlock, bringing new cards to your deck * Upgrade your powerful Champions multiple times * Includes the released updates Wild Mutations and Friends & Foes! Ultimate Replayability No playthrough is ever the same, it’s a fresh challenge every time. You’ll really never play the same deck twice! Perfect entertainment for your mobile device! Explore powerful locations To take back hell, you’ll need to power up. Choose your route carefully, different locations yield different benefits; upgrade your Champion, recruit powerful units, upgrade cards, gain passive bonuses or duplicate any card in your deck. Strategize to fit your playstyle With five clans to choose from, each has its own unique and surprising gameplay. Pick your primary and supporting clan to gain access to all cards from both. Build your deck and perfect your strategy to defeat your enemies! The Last Divinity DLC Epic new content expansion for Monster Train bringing new challenges, more replayability, and a new clan! * A new clan, the Wurmkin *Note: the Wurmkin clan unlocks upon completing Covenant level 1.* * Pact Shards; the new currency bringing benefits at a cost * New endboss: The Last Divinity
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Clue at free against Monster Train+'s paid. Clue also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 992). Monster Train+'s advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 69%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Clue against 4.9 for Monster Train+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clue has 20K ratings behind it against 992, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Clue's written reviews are positive against 79% of Monster Train+'s.
Clue ships an update every 5 weeks, Monster Train+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clue | Monster Train+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20K ratings) | 4.9 (992 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.3% of reviews | 79.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 992 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 837 MB | 536 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Marmalade Game Studio Limited | Good Shepherd Entertainment |
Customer experience
Clue
Monster Train+
User reviews
Clue
From 20K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Great game play
- 🕹️ Fun and engaging
- 🎨 Customizable characters and boards
- 🧠 Challenging AI
- 🤝 Enjoyable online play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- ⏱️ Long wait times between turns
- 🔍 Confusing note-taking system
- 🌐 Multiplayer issues and bugs
- 🔍 Difficulty tracking owned cards
Monster Train+
From 992 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Variety of factions and strategies
- 🎨 Cute and charming visuals
- 🕹️ Challenging yet rewarding experience
- 💰 Great value as part of Apple Arcade
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and performance issues
- 🔋 Can drain device battery quickly
- 🕹️ Difficulty can feel unbalanced at times
- 🔁 Repetitive enemy and level designs
Bugs and requests
Clue
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game freezes and crashes on launch
- Online games stall and become unresponsive
- Dynamic Island blocks important UI elements
- Inconsistent behavior when players are eliminated
- Inability to continue games after a player disconnects
Requested features
5 requests- Add difficulty settings for single player
- Implement time limits for player turns
- Allow note-taking on owned cards
- Improve online game stability and responsiveness
- Add more themes, characters, and locations
Monster Train+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on certain devices
- Saved progress being overwritten
- Lag and performance problems on later levels
Requested features
4 requests- Longer and more varied gameplay runs
- Cross-device save synchronization
- Expanded faction and champion options
- Customizable difficulty settings
In-app purchases
Clue
No in-app purchases
Monster Train+
No in-app purchases









