Comparison

Superstar Detective vs Murderer Among Friends

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Superstar Detective

Engage in multiplayer role-playing social audio games to solve murder mysteries. Read scripts, search for clues, and interrogate other players to identify the killer. Discuss live with integrated voice chat and vote to catch the culprit.

Highlights
  • In-app audio chat
  • Unlimited murder mysteries
  • Cases vary in difficulty
  • Private game rooms
  • Logic and deduction puzzles
  • Escape room elements
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Superstar Detective is a multiplayer role-playing social audio game. Want to throw a murder mystery party at home? Play this game to get the murder mystery box and murder mystery dinner experiences. Solve murder mysteries at home with family, friends and people around the world. Read your character script and search for clues. Interrogate other players to find the killer. But be careful, this will not be an easy task: the killer is among the players and will lie to confuse the innocent people and obstruct investigation. Everyone is a suspect in tis social deduction game. Discuss live with other players using the integrated voice chat feature. How did the victim die? What are the key evidences? What is murder weapon? What are the inconsistencies in the testimonies? Who is acting suspiciously? Can you catch your friends lying? After discussing, the game will ask you to vote for the killer. Make sure you understand your goals: Can you catch the killer? Can you get away with murder? Can you be a good accomplice? Some murder mysteries provide escape room experience where you need to solve puzzles to obtain clues and further explore the surroundings. This game is under constant development and an unlimited number of new murder cases await you. Superstar Detective is a game for all friends and family to enjoy together. Find the killer among us! Just as Detective Conan says: “There is always only one truth.” The killer is among us! Show off your detective skills and solve the murder case! Main features: 1. Convenient in-app audio chat; 2. Unlimited high-quality murder mysteries in the library; 3. Cases vary in difficulty, challenging investigations of all skill levels; 4. Create a private game room for family and friends, or instant match with players all over the world; 5. Use logic and deduction to solve cases. Fans of crime and mystery books, puzzles, and challenging riddles will love our murder mystery game. Put your detective investigation skills to ultimate test. Solve crimes like Sherlock Holmes or Poirot. Also great for team building. Do you have what it takes to solve every case? Download today and find out.

About

Murderer Among Friends

A mobile party game for 4-16 players where you uncover a hidden murderer through social deduction and ad-lib storytelling. Players take on roles like Murderer, Doctor, or Innocent Guest, using unique actions to win.

Highlights
  • Ad-lib storytelling
  • Role-specific actions
  • Social deduction and voting
  • Multiplayer party game
  • Hidden roles
Features
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Murderer Among Friends is a thrilling mobile party game for 4–16 players. Inspired by classic social deduction games like Mafia, it spices things up with hilarious ad-lib storytelling. Each player receives a hidden role—are you the cunning Murderer, the watchful Doctor, or an Innocent Guest just trying to survive? Team Innocent must root out the Murderer before it’s too late, while Team Guilty is determined to sow confusion and protect their secret. Features: • Ad-lib Storytelling – Provide your own words and see them woven into unique, often hilarious stories. • Role-Specific Actions – Each role gets two unique actions to help your team secure victory—heal allies, imprison suspects, or sabotage enemies. • Social Deduction & Voting – Discuss, debate, and vote out suspicious players. If you catch the Murderer, Innocents win! If you vote out the wrong person, the game intensifies. Gather your friends and see who can lie, bluff, and deduce their way to victory in Murderer Among Friends!

Screenshots

Superstar Detective4 screens
Murderer Among Friends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Murderer Among Friends at 5.0 against Superstar Detective's 4.8. Superstar Detective's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Superstar Detective sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Murderer Among Friends sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Murderer Among Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Superstar Detective ships an update every 8 days, Murderer Among Friends fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Superstar Detective versus Murderer Among Friends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuperstar DetectiveMurderer Among Friends
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings58 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size248 MB336 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSuperstar Detective LLCColton Stoddard

Customer experience

Superstar Detective

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Murderer Among Friends

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Superstar Detective

One-time8
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  • Awakening$3.99
  • Animal Kingdom$3.99
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  • Death of a Wizard$3.99
  • Green Star$3.99
  • The Lost Flight$3.99
  • Who Killed Jesus$4.99
  • An Egyptian Tale$4.99
1 purchases

Murderer Among Friends

One-time1
  • Host the game$0.99

Questions

Is Superstar Detective free?
Superstar Detective is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Murderer Among Friends free?
Murderer Among Friends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Superstar Detective or Murderer Among Friends?
Murderer Among Friends is rated higher. Superstar Detective averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Murderer Among Friends averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Superstar Detective or Murderer Among Friends have ads?
Neither Superstar Detective nor Murderer Among Friends shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Superstar Detective or Murderer Among Friends?
Superstar Detective ships an update every 8 days, and Murderer Among Friends fortnightly. Most recently, Superstar Detective was updated on June 1, 2026 and Murderer Among Friends on July 6, 2026.

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