Inqo vs Detective Diary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inqo
Engage in a daily mystery game where you have ten yes/no questions to uncover a secret. This deduction-based puzzle challenges your reasoning skills with rotating themes and AI-powered clues. Can you solve the mystery before time runs out?
- Daily mystery puzzles
- 10 yes/no questions limit
- Deduction-based gameplay
- AI-powered clues
- Rotating themes
- Smooth animations
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Meet Inqo — your clever blue companion with a secret to guard. Every day, Inqo thinks of something new. You get just 10 yes/no questions to uncover it. Every question matters. Ask wisely. This is a fast, focused game of deduction — not trivia, not luck. Each daily puzzle challenges you to narrow the possibilities, spot patterns, and make bold calls. Stuck? Inqo can offer a clue to guide your path. Push your luck too far? The mystery might win. With rotating themes, smooth animations, daily greetings, and sharp AI-powered responses, Inqo feels less like a game and more like a daily ritual you’ll want to keep. One day. One secret. Ten questions. Can you crack it? Download Inqo and put your reasoning to the test.
Detective Diary
Engage in daily AI-powered mystery games where you interrogate suspects, investigate locations, and analyze evidence to solve new cases. Compete for high scores and climb leaderboards by thinking like a real detective.
- AI interrogation of suspects
- New mystery case daily
- Investigate locations and evidence
- Deduce culprit, motive, and method
- Efficiency scoring and leaderboards
- Share case results with friends
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Interrogate AI suspects and uncover the truth behind each case. A new mystery every day. Detective Diary - A solo murder mystery detective game You are today’s detective. A new case is assigned to you every day. Interrogate suspects, investigate locations, and analyze evidence. Can you uncover the culprit and their motive? How to Play 1. Review the Case - Check the case details, suspects, and locations 2. Investigate - Question AI suspects and search locations for clues 3. Deduce - Identify the culprit, motive, and method 4. Result - Get your score and rank based on your accuracy Features AI Interrogation - Talk to suspects in real time. Their responses change based on your evidence Daily Cases - A brand-new mystery every day Efficiency Score - Solve cases with fewer questions for higher scores Share Your Case - Share your investigation results with friends Leaderboard - Compete with other detectives Detective Pass Play one case per day for free. Subscribe to Detective Pass to unlock: 3 cases per day Expanded question points Ad-free investigation Think like a real detective. The truth is in your hands. Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inqo at none against Detective Diary's 5. Inqo also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Detective Diary's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 67%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Detective Diary sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Inqo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Inqo ships an update every 4 days, Detective Diary fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inqo | Detective Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 233 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | RUNEWORKS LLC | Junsu Hwang |
Customer experience
Inqo
Detective Diary
In-app purchases
Inqo
No in-app purchases
Detective Diary
- Detective Pass$3.991 Month
- 100 credit$0.49
- 330 credit$1.99
- 850 credit$4.99
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- 1500 credit$6.99









