Comparison

Bus Stops! vs Pocket Detective

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

Head to head
About

Bus Stops!

Features
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Match, Move & Solve the Traffic! Bus Stops! is a fun and brain-teasing puzzle game that challenges your logic and strategy! Move the stations, match them with the right buses, and transport all passengers! How to Play? Drag & drop the stations to the right buses. Match colors to pick up passengers. Solve the puzzle and clear the traffic! Features: - Unique and addictive puzzle mechanics - Dozens of challenging levels - Smooth and intuitive drag & drop controls - Minimalist and relaxing gameplay Can you organize the chaos? Download now and start solving!

About

Pocket Detective

A logic puzzle game where you deduce criminals by analyzing statements and role-based rules. Progress through cases, compete on leaderboards, and play offline.

Highlights
  • Logic puzzle gameplay
  • Interrogate suspects
  • Role-based deduction
  • Multiple game modes
  • Offline play
  • Detailed statistics
  • Game Center integration
Features
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Pocket Detective is a single-player logic game about catching liars. Study the case file, interrogate suspects, test their statements against the rules of their claimed roles, and arrest every criminal. Witnesses tell the truth. Criminals lie while posing as witnesses. Bystanders are not criminals, but they can still disrupt the investigation. Each of 40 roles brings its own information, passive effect, or ability. The answer is on the board. You just have to prove it. • Academy: Learn the rules step by step across more than 30 handcrafted cases. New roles and mechanics are introduced as you progress. • Career: Solve as many cases as possible before your three lives run out. Build your score and compete on the Game Center leaderboard. • Daily Case: Everyone receives the same new investigation each day. • Custom Case: Choose the suspects, criminals, and role sets yourself, or enter a Case Number to replay a known investigation. • Track your record: Review detailed statistics, compare your performance across roles and modes, and earn Game Center achievements. • Play offline: Case generation and gameplay work without an internet connection. Pocket Detective is designed exclusively for iPhone and iPad. Download free and play Academy Tier 1. Complete it to unlock Career, Daily Case, and Custom Case with a starter set of roles. A small one-time Full Game purchase unlocks Academy Tiers 2 through 5, and all 40 roles. There are no subscriptions or consumable purchases.

Screenshots

Bus Stops!4 screens
Pocket Detective4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bus Stops! at none against Pocket Detective's 1. Bus Stops! also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Pocket Detective's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Pocket Detective sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bus Stops! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bus Stops! ships an update every 4 days, Pocket Detective weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bus Stops! versus Pocket Detective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBus Stops!Pocket Detective
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB83 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLonghorn GamesCameron Shemilt

In-app purchases

None

Bus Stops!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pocket Detective

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Bus Stops! free?
Bus Stops! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Detective free?
Pocket Detective is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bus Stops! or Pocket Detective have ads?
Bus Stops! shows ads; Pocket Detective does not.
Which is updated more often, Bus Stops! or Pocket Detective?
Bus Stops! ships an update every 4 days, and Pocket Detective weekly. Most recently, Bus Stops! was updated on October 25, 2026 and Pocket Detective on November 1, 2026.

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