Monopoly App Banking vs ColdTrace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monopoly App Banking
This app enhances the Monopoly App Banking board game by acting as the banker and managing all transactions. It allows for easy scanning of property deeds to buy, auction, and collect rent, eliminating the need for physical cash. Players can also engage in AR-enhanced mini-games for in-game advantages.
- Digital banking and transaction management
- Scan Title Deeds to buy, auction, and collect rent
- AR-enhanced mini-games for rewards
- Eliminates need for physical cash
- Faster gameplay
- Modernized tokens and kid-themed properties
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FOR USE WITH THE MONOPOLY APP BANKING GAME: The free Monopoly app is designed for use with the Monopoly App Banking retail game (sold separately). Pair this app with the Monopoly App Banking board game for easy banking, AR-enhanced mini games, and more! Players can enjoy classic Monopoly gameplay on the board, but the app is the Banker and Bank. No cash or counting! To get started, download the Monopoly App Banking app and set your smart device in the Monopoly App Banking game’s stand. Choose a Bank card and matching token, and travel a board of whimsical properties. Scan Title Deeds, and use the app to buy, auction, and collect rent. Players can even play mini games for game-changing perks! BANK ON APP, PLAY ON BOARD: For the first time, ever, families can play the Monopoly board game with the help of an app for a faster game with super easy banking and other exciting fresh features NO CASH, NO COUNTING, ALL FUN: Each player gets a Bank card that holds their money, and the app is the Bank and Banker. Kids will love being in charge of their own card PAY WITH A TAP: Land on a property? Scan the Title Deed. Then simply tap the device’s screen to buy, auction, or pay rent! Be the richest player when all properties are owned to win PLAY IN-APP MINI GAMES FOR REWARDS: Players unlock AR-enhanced mini games every time they land on Free Parking, Jail, or Railroad spaces! Win them to score advantages, break out of jail, and travel to any space KID-THEMED PROPERTIES: Explore the board to visit imaginative properties, such as a chocolate factory, mythical stable, and skyscraper waterslide 6 REIMAGINED, COLORFUL TOKENS: This Monopoly kids board game includes 6 modernized tokens featuring familiar characters: Hazel the Cat, Car, Penguin, Scottie, Battleship, and T-Rex
ColdTrace
Step into a simulated phone to solve a fictional cold case. Explore messages, photos, and notes to piece together a layered narrative and uncover the truth behind a mysterious event. Your choices and pace shape the investigation.
- Simulated phone interface exploration
- Uncover layered narrative
- Piece together timeline
- Investigate messages, photos, notes
- Multiple investigation threads
- Fictional true crime experience
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A phone. A cold case. The truth is buried somewhere in between. ColdTrace puts you inside a real investigation, or at least, it feels that way. Navigate a stranger's phone, piece together the timeline, and decide: was it really an accident? AN IMMERSIVE FICTIONAL EXPERIENCE • Explore a fully simulated phone interface: messages, photos, notes, voicemails • Uncover a layered narrative where every clue matters • Multiple threads to follow, one truth to uncover FEEL THE TENSION The line between player and investigator blurs. You're not watching the story unfold, you're living it. Every deleted file, every text thread, every timestamp brings you closer to the answer. YOUR INVESTIGATION, YOUR PACE ColdTrace is not a passive experience. What you read, what you dig into, and when, it all shapes your understanding of what happened. For fans of interactive fiction, true crime podcasts, and crime documentaries who want to go deeper. ColdTrace is a fictional narrative experience. All characters and events are entirely invented. Note: Some chapters require a Premium unlock. Some investigations are available for free, while the complete experience can be unlocked through an in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ColdTrace at 4.8 against Monopoly App Banking's 2.9. ColdTrace also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (6.2K vs 67). Monopoly App Banking's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. ColdTrace sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Monopoly App Banking asks for nothing beyond the download.
ColdTrace holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ColdTrace has 6.2K ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Monopoly App Banking's written reviews are positive against 37% of ColdTrace's.
Monopoly App Banking ships an update every 5 weeks, ColdTrace every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Monopoly App Banking | ColdTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (67 ratings) | 4.8 (6.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews | 36.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 67 | 6.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #118 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hasbro, Inc. | Saclic Studio |
Customer experience
Monopoly App Banking
ColdTrace
Bugs and requests
Monopoly App Banking
Reported bugs
5 issues- Glitches that force game to stop
- Scanning issues with bank cards
- Incorrect property display
- Random player additions
- Game progress loss
Requested features
2 requests- More updates and animations
- Ability to change turn limit
ColdTrace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monopoly App Banking
No in-app purchases
ColdTrace
- Cold Trace$6.997 Days
- ColdTrace Yearly$9.991 Year
- ColdTrace Weekly$9.997 Days
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- ColdTrace Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- ColdTrace$19.991 Year
- ColdTrace Yearly$34.991 Year
- Yearly Trial3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- TrueCrime Yearly 2$34.991 Year
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