Comparison

Dark Notes vs 典妻

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Dual-protagonist perspective
  • Time and space exploration
  • Multiple versions of truth
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Realistic graphic style
  • Immersive atmosphere
Features
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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.

About

典妻

Features
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《典妻》係一款中式恐怖劇情向解謎遊戲。玩家扮演嘅主角突然被屋企以認祖歸宗嘅名義叫返去,疑惑之際突然發現,一切似乎冇想像中咁簡單——塵封咗十多年嘅恩怨、持續咗數百年嘅血債,將一一展現喺大家面前。 遊戲採用第一人稱解謎嘅方式,喺帶嚟具有沉浸感嘅劇情體驗嘅同時,畀玩家哋一個同鬼魂親密接觸嘅機會。 然而我哋都知,呢個世界上最恐怖嘅唔係鬼,而係人心。 請隨住我哋一齊探究故事背後血淋淋嘅啲真相—— 遊戲特色: 到處都係血跡嘅嘢其實係乜嘢?八卦鏡真係可以破迷障嘅嗎?文家隱藏咗啲乜嘢?又係邊個喺度作梗? 請一定,謹慎揀擇……

Screenshots

Dark Notes4 screens
典妻4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dark Notes at 4.7 against 典妻's 1.0. Dark Notes also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 2). 典妻's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (56% vs 43%). On price, update cadence, 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. Dark Notes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 典妻 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dark Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Notes has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of Dark Notes's written reviews are positive against 56% of 典妻's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dark Notes versus 典妻: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark Notes典妻
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews56.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB672 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFUNNY GAME CO.,LTDBODHI AI LIMITED

Customer experience

Dark Notes

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral35.7%
Negative21.4%

典妻

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative36.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Dark Notes

One-time5
  • 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
None

典妻

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Notes free?
Dark Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 典妻 free?
典妻 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dark Notes or 典妻?
Dark Notes is rated higher. Dark Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while 典妻 averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dark Notes or 典妻 have ads?
Both Dark Notes and 典妻 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dark Notes or 典妻?
Dark Notes ships an update every 4 months, and 典妻 every 4 months. Most recently, Dark Notes was updated on October 18, 2026 and 典妻 on October 18, 2026.

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