Comparison

Second Best vs Flake Demo

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

Head to head
About

Second Best

Continue an absurd mystery adventure filled with unexpected twists and whimsical humor. Solve clever puzzles and explore a world brought to life with charming hand-drawn visuals. Uncover the truth about your identity and escape a perilous journey.

Highlights
  • Absurd mystery adventure
  • Interactive story with twists
  • Classic point and click gameplay
  • Solve zany puzzles
  • Hand-drawn visuals
  • Colorful characters
Features
Currently charting
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The excitement CONTINUES. You're a LONGER way from home than you ever thought possible. And the more you learn about your IDENTITY, the less you seem to KNOW. It's not easy being BEST. Welcome back to the world of COLBIES and OPIES, where nothing is what you think, not even your OWN PAST … WHEN WE LAST LEFT OFF IN BESTED You had just been spirited away by a gang of SUPERHUMAN meanies. WHY are they doing this, and can you get a better stateroom for the JOURNEY? Find the answers to these questions and more, and try not to get tangled up in too many MURDERS along the way. FEATURES • Absurd Mystery Adventure – A comedy-filled interactive story with unexpected twists, whimsical humor, and a genuinely complex but curious plot. • Classic Point and Click Gameplay – Tap around, poke things, collect clues, and talk your way out of (and into) trouble. • Zany Puzzles – Solve clever puzzles that are unique and satisfying, the MysteryCaper way! • Hand-Drawn Visuals – Explore a world brought to life with charming art created by hand. Human hand. • Colorful Characters – From a puzzling ally to ship crew to tricky villains, everyone's got something to hide. – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.

About

Flake Demo

Embark on a point-and-click adventure in a frozen world filled with mystery and folklore. Explore haunting landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover ancient secrets in a narrative-driven experience.

Highlights
  • Atmospheric handcrafted environments
  • Deep narrative with branching dialogue
  • Intricate logic and observation puzzles
  • Immersive sound design and original score
  • Inspired by European folklore
Features
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Enter a frozen world of forgotten memories and ancient secrets. Flake The Legend of Snowblind is a hand‑crafted point‑and‑click adventure set in a desolate island buried beneath endless snow. You play as Flake, a wanderer drawn into a web of mystery, folklore, and the fragile boundary between the living and the lost. Explore haunting landscapes, solve intricate puzzles, and uncover the buried truth behind the Snowblind legend. Every clue, object, and whispered fragment brings you closer to the heart of the storm. Features: -Atmospheric handcrafted environments inspired by European folklore and wintry isolation -Deep narrative experience with branching dialogue and moral choices -Intricate puzzles blending logic, observation, and story -Immersive sound design and original score that echoes through frozen silence -Designed for fans of The Room, Rusty Lake, and Machinarium

Screenshots

Second Best4 screens
Flake Demo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flake Demo at Free against Second Best's $5.99. Flake Demo also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Second Best's advantage is ratings volume (33 vs 3) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Flake Demo is free to download; Second Best costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flake Demo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Second Best has 33 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Second Best's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flake Demo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Best ships an update every 3 months, Flake Demo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Second Best versus Flake Demo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond BestFlake Demo
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (33 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size340 MB650 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMysteryCaper, LLCILUSTRATOR.HR, vl. Duje Segvic

Customer experience

Second Best

All ratings32 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

Flake Demo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Second Best

No in-app purchases

None

Flake Demo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Second Best free?
Second Best costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flake Demo free?
Flake Demo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Second Best or Flake Demo?
Flake Demo is rated higher. Second Best averages 4.8 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while Flake Demo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Second Best or Flake Demo have ads?
Neither Second Best nor Flake Demo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Second Best or Flake Demo?
Second Best ships an update every 3 months, and Flake Demo every 5 weeks. Most recently, Second Best was updated on November 12, 2026 and Flake Demo on October 31, 2026.

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