Red Herring vs I Remember
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Herring
This word puzzle game challenges you to group words into categories while identifying misleading "Red Herring" words. Enjoy a fun, challenging, and easy-to-learn experience with no time limits and three difficulty levels suitable for all ages.
- Group words into categories
- Identify misleading "Red Herring" words
- No time limit
- Three difficulty levels
- Daily puzzle
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Red Herring is the word connections game. How to play: 1. Make the connections and group words into categories. 2. Look out for the Red Herrings, pesky words whose sole purpose is to mislead you. 3. Have fun making the connections! Red Herring is a FUN, CHALLENGING, and EASY TO LEARN word connections puzzle game. Each puzzle has only one correct solution and there's no time limit. Three difficulty levels make it suitable for the whole family. Don't say we didn't warn you if you can't stop playing. Give Red Herring a try today! From the creators of 7 Little Words and Moxie. ----- Red Herring contains 25 puzzles and a daily puzzle that you can play for free. Additional puzzles are available for purchase inside the app.
I Remember
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Some memories were never meant to survive. Eli Ward encoded his entire life into geometric glyphs before the world forgot how to remember. Each shape is a fragment — a path through his past. Your task is to trace it. One stroke. One line. No backtracking. No second chances. Complete the glyph. Unlock what he left behind. --- A ONE-STROKE PUZZLE UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE Every level presents a geometric figure — a network of nodes and edges drawn in pure, hairline white against black. Connect them all in a single, unbroken path without retracing your steps. It sounds simple. It becomes something else entirely. Each glyph grows more intricate as the levels unfold — from clean triangles and squares to elaborate, multi-layered geometry that demands patience, observation, and the stillness to find the right line before you commit to it. This is not a game that rushes you. This is a game that makes you think. --- A STORY TOLD IN FRAGMENTS Between each puzzle, a memory surfaces. Short, precise chapters — written like diary entries pulled from the dark — that slowly assemble a portrait of one man's life. You'll trace the ordinary: the coffee still warm on a quiet morning, the woman he called Mara, the city he thought was permanent. And then the extraordinary: the day the world began to forget, the moment everything he knew started dissolving, and his desperate race to encode it all before the Forgetting took him too. I Remember is part puzzle, part visual novel — a noir meditation on memory, loss, and what it means to leave something behind. --- WHAT TO EXPECT · One-stroke drawing puzzles - trace each path without lifting your finger · A complete story arc across handcrafted levels, continued endlessly by AI · Pure black and white aesthetic - no colour, just geometry and light · Soft haptics and atmospheric design that reward quiet focus · A zen experience that grows with you - each level harder than the last · Hint system, undo, and reset - so you're never permanently stuck --- FULL STORY ACCESS The first levels are free. Unlock the complete story - every chapter, every memory, no interruptions - with a Full Access subscription. · Weekly plan with a 3-day free trial · Annual plan with significant savings Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID Account Settings. Subscription details: https://tappa.tech/iremember/ --- Legal Privacy Policy: https://tappa.tech/iremember/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://tappa.tech/iremember/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: I Remember at none against Red Herring's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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. Red Herring sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and I Remember sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Red Herring | I Remember |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | Bohdan Hlushko |
Bugs and requests
Red Herring
Reported bugs
3 issues- Formatting issues after updates
- Inability to access previous daily puzzles
- Ads that cannot be dismissed
Requested features
5 requests- More free daily puzzles
- Less American-focused content
- Dark mode option
- Ability to replay past puzzles
- Hints system improvements
I Remember
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Herring
- Curiosity - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Brilliant! - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Allegro - 50 Puzzles$1.99
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- Spelunking - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Renaissance - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- IQ - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Serendipity - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Unlimited Hints$2.99
- Older Daily Puzzles 2014 Jul - Dec$3.99
- Quantum Leap - 175 Puzzles$4.99
I Remember
- Weekly Subscription$2.997 Days
- Annual Subscription$19.991 Year









