Shadow Riddler vs Mafia Night
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow Riddler
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Shadow Riddler is a multiplayer role-playing game in which players take on different roles and reason, vote, and more to find out who the werewolves are and destroy them. Before the game begins, each player is randomly selected a character, including guards, civilians, seers, vampires, and more. Werewolves and vampires are the villainous characters in the game, who have to carry out assassinations on other players at night, while other players have to try their best to find out the werewolves and destroy them. The game is divided into two phases: daytime and nighttime. During the day, reasoning can be used to try to figure out who the werewolves are. During the night, the werewolves will choose a target to assassinate while the other players try to protect themselves from being assassinated.
Mafia Night
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Your phone becomes the moderator. No human host, no role cards, no internet. Once everyone in the room has the app, a game of Mafia starts in about 30 seconds. The app handles role dealing, night actions, and vote counting for you. ■ No moderator needed The app runs night, day, and voting on a timer and tallies who lives and dies—fairly, with no mistakes or forgotten steps. ■ Fully offline, no server No Wi-Fi, no data plan. Nearby devices connect directly over Bluetooth/Wi-Fi. Play on a plane, at a campsite, anywhere. ■ Secrets that can't be peeked Your role shows only on your phone. Night actions (target, protect, investigate) stay private on each device. No one sees your screen. ■ People debate, the app runs the show Talk it out face to face. The app is only the moderator—timer, prompts, tally. [Core roles] Mafia · Citizen · Doctor · Police [Free] Up to 5 players, 4 core roles [Pro lifetime unlock] Up to 8 players, 4 extra roles (Spy, Soldier, Thief, Jester) For friends, family, road trips, and parties. No paper, no host—just your phones. · No data collected: no analytics, ads, or tracking. No account or login.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shadow Riddler at every 3 days against Mafia Night's every 10 days. Shadow Riddler also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Shadow Riddler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mafia Night sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shadow Riddler ships an update every 3 days, Mafia Night every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow Riddler | Mafia Night |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 527 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Weifang Huanshi Software Technology Co., Ltd | Byoungho Kim |
In-app purchases
Shadow Riddler
- fiery eyes and golden pupils$0.99
Mafia Night
- Mafia Night Pro$1.99







