Comparison

Eric's Ultimate Puzzles vs Pocket Alibi

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

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About

Eric's Ultimate Puzzles

Engage your mind with daily word and logic challenges. This colorful game offers quick, satisfying puzzles designed to keep you sharp. Enjoy new brain teasers every day with optional hints and tutorials.

Highlights
  • Daily word puzzles
  • Logic challenges
  • Lexodus word game
  • Words of a Feather puzzle
  • Optional hints and tutorials
  • Bonus word rewards
Features
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Eric’s Ultimate Puzzles is your fresh, colorful new daily puzzle game. It's a growing collection of clever word and logic challenges designed for quick daily play and a habit that keeps you sharp. Featuring original word puzzles designed by Aaron Weissblum and David Arnott, alongside classic logic puzzles like Nurikabe. Each day brings new puzzles and that satisfying “aha!” moment. Five games to play: • Lexodus - Swipe through the grid of letters to find words that match the clever clues • Words of a Feather - Crack the code in this symbol-based word puzzle • Noodle Doodle - Figure out the quirky captions before running out of "Noodles" • Sort it Out - Sort the words into their groups before the "Juice" runs out • Nurikabe - Play Eric's spin on the classic Japanese logic puzzle: build the islands and connect the sea Play your way: • Fresh daily puzzles available every day at midnight (Pro users gain access at 8pm local time) • Optional hints and easy tutorials for each game • Earn coins by finding bonus words in Lexodus and solving puzzles in Noodle Doodle and Sort it Out • Subscribe for access to all past daily puzzles, more puzzle packs, extra daily bonus coins, and ad-free play Whether you have a few minutes over coffee or time to settle in, Eric’s Ultimate Puzzles is an easy, satisfying break in your day. It’s quick, smart, and satisfyingly solvable. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Pocket Alibi

Engage in logic mysteries by analyzing timelines and conflicting evidence. Reconstruct events to find the impossible claim and solve compact cases. Additional mystery packs are available for purchase.

Highlights
  • Logic mysteries with suspicious timelines
  • Drag-and-drop timeline reconstruction
  • 20 original cases included free
  • Themed case packs available for purchase
  • Optional hints for assistance
  • Progress tracking
  • Designed for iPhone and iPad
Features
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Every story has a weak link. Can you find it? Pocket Alibi is a collection of compact logic mysteries built around suspicious timelines, conflicting testimony, and one crucial detail that doesn’t belong. Study the evidence, arrange events in the correct order, and identify the impossible claim. Each case is designed to be solved in a few thoughtful minutes—but catching the lie may take a sharp eye. Features: - 20 original cases included free for your entertainment - Additional mysteries available in themed case packs of 20 for only $.99 each - Drag-and-drop timeline reconstruction (or use the buttons) - Optional hints when you need a fresh lead - Cases spanning hotels, museums, laboratories, theaters, railways, coastal towns, and more - Play cases in any order and track your progress - Designed for both iPhone and iPad A message sent where no signal could exist. A door unlocked when nobody was nearby. A witness whose timing is just a little too perfect. Put the clues in order. Challenge the alibi. Solve the case.

Screenshots

Eric's Ultimate Puzzles4 screens
Pocket Alibi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Alibi at none against Eric's Ultimate Puzzles's shown. Pocket Alibi also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Eric's Ultimate Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (134 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Eric's Ultimate Puzzles sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pocket Alibi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pocket Alibi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Eric's Ultimate Puzzles has 134 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Eric's Ultimate Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pocket Alibi's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Eric's Ultimate Puzzles versus Pocket Alibi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEric's Ultimate PuzzlesPocket Alibi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (134 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings134 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB5 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperEric SniderGreg Chaffins

Customer experience

Eric's Ultimate Puzzles

All ratings130 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Pocket Alibi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Eric's Ultimate Puzzles

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Pro Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 300 Coins!$1.99
  • 1000 Coins$4.99
10 purchases

Pocket Alibi

One-time10
  • After Hours$0.99
  • Clockwork Crimes$0.99
  • Coastal Secrets$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Grand Hotels$0.99
  • Museum Nights$0.99
  • Transit Lies$0.99
  • Winter Alibis$0.99
  • Stage & Screen$0.99
  • Locked Labs$0.99
  • City Shadows$0.99

Questions

Is Eric's Ultimate Puzzles free?
Eric's Ultimate Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Alibi free?
Pocket Alibi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eric's Ultimate Puzzles or Pocket Alibi?
Pocket Alibi is rated higher. Eric's Ultimate Puzzles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while Pocket Alibi averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Eric's Ultimate Puzzles or Pocket Alibi have ads?
Eric's Ultimate Puzzles shows ads; Pocket Alibi does not.

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