Dark Notes vs IQ Horror Rule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Notes
Explore a dark mystery and puzzle adventure across time and space. Unravel secrets from dual perspectives, solve challenging puzzles, and experience a gripping narrative in a realistic, immersive environment.
- Dual-protagonist perspective
- Time and space exploration
- Multiple versions of truth
- Challenging puzzles
- Realistic graphic style
- Immersive atmosphere
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A notebook that transcends the space and time. An adventure full of thrills. A meticulously arranged mystery. A flawless lie. The truth serves as the riddle, and the motive is the answer. You fall into the trap the moment you believe it. A fairytale is written based on the secrets and evils of darkness, while the truth buried in the sands of time by the "demon" remains hidden forever. Dark Notes is a dark mystery and puzzle game by HeartBeat Plus. It represents the company's endeavor to venture into a new genre. You will play as the two protagonists, traveling through time and space to explore the secrets hidden in Happiness Mall! As the truth slowly unravels, a secret concerning both protagonists surfaces... ...Anything can be a perfect fairytale as long as you believe it. [Game features] -The dual-protagonist perspective offers a unique gaming experience. You will play as the two protagonists and travel through space and time to piece together the truth of the darkness from different perspectives. -Multiple versions of truth, full of twists and turns The truth and lies are hardly distinguishable, much like a Möbius strip. -Challenging puzzles Well-crafted puzzles provide clues that are closely related to the plot. While helping the story progress, the puzzles also offer a mind-twisting experience for players. -More realistic graphic style The bleak and deserted mall, dim and flickering lights, and quiet and depressed restaurant contribute to a more realistic and immersive experience.
IQ Horror Rule
A puzzle game designed to provide fun moments with friends and family. It challenges players to complete difficult puzzles with unique rules. Suitable for those looking for engaging brain teasers.
- Puzzle game with unique rules
- Challenging levels
- Fun for friends and family
- Engaging gameplay
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IQ Horror Rule is a puzzle game with interesting rules that suit your tastes, helping you have fun moments with friends and relatives. Try to complete all the hardest challenges in this interesting game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dark Notes at 4.7 against IQ Horror Rule's 2.7. Dark Notes also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 25%) and ratings volume (30 vs 7). IQ Horror Rule's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Dark Notes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. IQ Horror Rule asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dark Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Dark Notes's written reviews are positive against 25% of IQ Horror Rule's.
Dark Notes ships an update every 4 months, IQ Horror Rule daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Notes | IQ Horror Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (30 ratings) — better | 2.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FUNNY GAME CO.,LTD | Lam Van Hong |
Customer experience
Dark Notes
IQ Horror Rule
In-app purchases
Dark Notes
- 14 gold coins$0.99
- 30 gold coins$1.99
- 80 gold coins$4.99
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- 190 gold coins$9.99
- 380 gold coins$19.99
IQ Horror Rule
No in-app purchases
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