Comparison

SILT vs Detective IQ3

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

Head to head
About

SILT

Embark on a surreal underwater puzzle-adventure. Explore a mysterious ocean abyss, possess unique sea creatures to solve environmental puzzles, and uncover ancient secrets. Survive encounters with giant creatures and experience a visually striking, monochrome world.

Highlights
  • Explore ocean abyss
  • Possess sea creatures
  • Solve environmental puzzles
  • Discover ancient mysteries
  • Survive giant creature encounters
  • Unique monochrome art style
Features
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*Try SILT for free and unlock the full game to continue your journey!* Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface… SILT is a surreal underwater puzzle-adventure game. Alone in an underwater abyss, you are a diver searching the deep to uncover long-forgotten mysteries.  Possess the creatures around you to solve puzzles and travel further into the darkness… Nature has evolved into bizarre forms. Discover strange organisms, unexplored ruins and ancient machinery hidden beneath the water’s surface. Survive encounters with giant deep-sea goliaths. Harness their power to awaken a long-dormant force at the centre of the abyss. Experience art brought to life.  SILT’s unsettling, monochrome world is constructed from the sketches and dark imagination of artist Mr Mead. A harrowing journey awaits you… EPILEPSY WARNING Please read before playing this game or allowing your children to play it: Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness when exposed to certain flashing lights and moving patterns in everyday life. Such people may have a seizure while watching television images or playing certain video games. This may happen even if the person has no medical history of epilepsy or has never had any epileptic seizures. If you or anyone in your family has ever had symptoms related to epilepsy (seizures or loss of consciousness) when exposed to flashing lights or moving patterns, consult your doctor prior to playing this game. If you or your family experience any symptoms of seizure while playing this game, such as dizziness, nausea, or loss of consciousness, stop playing immediately and seek medical attention.

About

Detective IQ3

Engage in a story-driven brain game featuring erase and draw puzzles, and 2-option choices to advance the narrative. Use logic and creativity to solve mysteries, outsmart villains, and explore diverse worlds.

Highlights
  • Story-driven gameplay
  • Erase puzzles
  • Draw puzzles
  • 2-option choices
  • Logic and IQ challenges
  • Interactive adventure
Features
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Detective IQ 3 is a fun story-based brain game where you solve erase levels, draw levels, and make 2-option choices to move the story forward. Use your logic, creativity and IQ skills to escape traps, uncover clues, and outsmart dangerous villains. The Time Machine has been activated again. A mysterious villain, Veronica, is building something dangerous in the future. To stop her, Detective Mehul and his team must solve puzzles across different worlds — underwater temples, shadow caves, futuristic cities, and more. Along the way, you will meet powerful guardians, dangerous Dracos, and even a Sage who holds the secret to unlocking the true power of the Time Machine. HOW YOU PLAY * Choose from 2 options to take the story forward * Erase levels - Erase a small part of the scene to reveal the truth, a hidden trap, or the correct solution. * Draw levels - Draw bridges, ropes, shields, or tools to help characters escape danger or unlock a path. * Solve brain teasing puzzles - Every puzzle improves your logic, creativity and IQ. This is not just a puzzle game — it’s an interactive story-driven IQ adventure. Your mission? • Find the six Time Cores • Outsmart Veronica’s traps • Escape her future army • Save Aalia and Aadi from impossible timelines • Meet a wise Sage who reveals the truth of the Time Machine Every puzzle brings you one step closer to uncovering Veronica’s true plan. Ready to test your IQ, solve draw & erase puzzles, stop Veronica, and fix the Time Machine? Download Detective IQ 3, your choices will change the story forever.

Screenshots

SILT4 screens
Detective IQ34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SILT at none against Detective IQ3's shown. SILT also leads on ratings volume (4.1K vs 6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Detective IQ3's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SILT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Detective IQ3 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SILT against 4.7 for Detective IQ3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SILT has 4.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of SILT's written reviews are positive against 100% of Detective IQ3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SILT ships an update every 5 days, Detective IQ3 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SILT versus Detective IQ3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSILTDetective IQ3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better4.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.1K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#170 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1002 MB315 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperSnapbreak Games ABMindYourLogic Studios Private Limited

Customer experience

SILT

All ratings3,606 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative16.4%

Detective IQ3

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SILT

One-time1
  • Unlock SILT Full Game$5.99
4 purchases

Detective IQ3

One-time4
  • One Day Ad Free$0.99
  • Buy 200 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 1000 Coins$1.99
Show 1 more
  • Ad Free$2.99

Questions

Is SILT free?
SILT is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Detective IQ3 free?
Detective IQ3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SILT or Detective IQ3?
SILT is rated higher. SILT averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Detective IQ3 averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do SILT or Detective IQ3 have ads?
Detective IQ3 shows ads; SILT does not.
Which is updated more often, SILT or Detective IQ3?
SILT ships an update every 5 days, and Detective IQ3 every 3 weeks. Most recently, SILT was updated on October 25, 2026 and Detective IQ3 on October 24, 2026.

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