Clue Companion vs Detective Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clue Companion
Enhance your in-person Clue game experience by discreetly managing your suspect, weapon, and location notes. This app syncs with your console or PC game, offering a private digital notepad for your detective work.
- Discreetly track suspects, weapons, and locations
- Syncs with PC and console Clue games
- Customizable color scheme matches character
- Seamless game flow integration
- Private digital notepad for notes
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Love playing Clue on PC or console with friends and family in the same room? Make sure to keep your cards concealed! With your trusty Clue Companion app in hand, you can easily keep track of your suspect list, potential murder weapons, and the scene of the crime without anyone sneaking a peek! If anyone’s going to find out whodunit, it’s you! Keep a watchful eye on your suspects, mark down who you think has a watertight alibi, and pull together the perfect accusation. Download the official Clue Companion app today – the only sidekick a top-tier detective can trust! This app requires you to have Clue on PlayStation®, Nintendo Switch™, Xbox or Steam®. FEATURES LOCAL PLAY MADE EASY — Download the Clue Companion app on your phone and keep your notes and cards close to hand easily. CUSTOMISED TO YOUR CHARACTER — Your app’s colour scheme will automatically match your character choice! Solve the crime in style! SEAMLESS GAME FLOW — Boot up CLUE on your chosen platform, pick Local Game, then enter the code on the Clue Companion app on your phone. You’re ready to get sleuthing!
Detective Notes
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Detective notes are used to play the board game Cluedo. This is used with the game, not as a game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Clue Companion at Free against Detective Notes's $0.99. Clue Companion also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). Detective Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Clue Companion is free to download; Detective Notes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clue Companion ships an update every 2 months, Detective Notes every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Clue Companion | Detective Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marmalade Game Studio Limited | eric Tomlinson |
Bugs and requests
Clue Companion
Reported bugs
9 issues- App does not connect to game
- Error message: "Game does not exist"
- App crashes or freezes
- Update broke the app
- Game code invalid
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- Cannot join local games
- Slow download times
- Visual glitch showing player cards
- App not syncing with game
Requested features
5 requests- Improve download speed
- Fix app to work with game
- Allow offline play
- Improve text readability
- Better control scheme
Detective Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Clue Companion
No in-app purchases
Detective Notes
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Clue Companion free?
Is Detective Notes free?
Do Clue Companion or Detective Notes have ads?
Which is updated more often, Clue Companion or Detective Notes?
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