Comparison

House M.D. Trivia vs Cold Case Trace

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

Head to head
About

House M.D. Trivia

Test your medical knowledge with this trivia game. Challenge yourself to conquer every question and become the ultimate champion.

Highlights
  • Medical trivia challenges
  • Knowledge testing
  • Ultimate champion goal
  • Conquer every challenge
Features
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Become the "House M.D. Trivia" champion by putting your knowledge to the ultimate test. Find out if you have what it takes to conquer every challenge.

About

Cold Case Trace

Uncover the truth by examining a simulated phone's messages, photos, and data. Connect clues on an evidence board and accuse the killer in this interactive detective story. Your first case is free to play.

Highlights
  • Simulated phone with chats, photos, and data
  • Interactive live chat with client
  • Evidence board with red string connections
  • Escalating hint system
  • Multiple European case locations
  • Unlockable cases via subscription
Features
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Someone is lying. The phone knows. Redstring is a found-phone detective story. A client messages you in a live chat, hands you the victim's phone, and asks you to find the truth — from the first message to the final accusation. Every text, photo, voice memo, bank line and map ping is evidence. Read between the lines. Crack the passcodes. Pin the red string. Name the killer. YOUR FIRST CASE IS FREE Play "The Kessler File" from the opening message to the verdict — a full investigation, with no paywall in the middle of the story. A LIVE CHAT WITH THE CLIENT The person who knew the victim talks to you the whole way — asking the questions, reacting to your answers, and finally asking you to name a suspect. Type what you found; the story reacts. SNOOP A FULLY SIMULATED PHONE - Chats and DMs, including the deleted ones - A gallery with Hidden and Recently Deleted albums - Locked notes, voice memos, calendar, bank statements, browser tabs and location history - Every app can hide a clue. Nothing is random. PIN IT ON THE BOARD Your evidence board pins each discovery and links it with red string. Leave for days, come back, and the case is exactly where you left it — progress is saved per case. STUCK? ASK FOR A HINT Up to three escalating hints per question nudge you toward the evidence without spoiling the answer. Smart answer-matching understands what you mean. NAME THE TRUTH The final question is an accusation. Get it right and the case closes; get it wrong and you can reconsider the suspects. 10 CASES AT LAUNCH — MORE ON THE WAY Murder, disappearance, blackmail and betrayal across Europe — Paris, Berlin, Lisbon, Vienna, Amsterdam, Prague, Copenhagen and Barcelona. Fully playable in 8 languages. REDSTRING PASS Case 1 is free forever. The Redstring Pass unlocks every case: - Weekly: $4.99 per week - Annual: $29.99 per year - Lifetime: $39.99 one-time — not a subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in Settings - Apple Account - Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://redstring-98526.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://redstring-98526.web.app/privacy.html Redstring is a work of interactive fiction. All characters, phones, messages and events are fictional; any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental. The app never accesses your real messages, photos or data.

Screenshots

House M.D. Trivia3 screens
Cold Case Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cold Case Trace at 4.4 against House M.D. Trivia's 1.0. Cold Case Trace also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (62 vs 6). House M.D. Trivia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Cold Case Trace sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. House M.D. Trivia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cold Case Trace holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cold Case Trace has 62 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of House M.D. Trivia's written reviews are positive against 40% of Cold Case Trace's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
House M.D. Trivia versus Cold Case Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHouse M.D. TriviaCold Case Trace
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (6 ratings)4.4 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings662 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB135 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMartin TsengOguzhan Yildirim

Customer experience

House M.D. Trivia

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Cold Case Trace

All ratings62 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

House M.D. Trivia

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Cold Case Trace

Subscriptions3
  • Redstring Pass — Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Annual Pass — Special Offer$19.991 Year
  • Redstring Pass — Annual$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • Reveal the Answer$1.99
  • 5 Reveals$4.99
  • 10 Reveals$7.99
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  • All Cases — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is House M.D. Trivia free?
House M.D. Trivia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cold Case Trace free?
Cold Case Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, House M.D. Trivia or Cold Case Trace?
Cold Case Trace is rated higher. House M.D. Trivia averages 1.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Cold Case Trace averages 4.4 from 62 ratings.
Do House M.D. Trivia or Cold Case Trace have ads?
Neither House M.D. Trivia nor Cold Case Trace shows ads.

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