Comparison

TRAILS vs SQL Mysteries

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

Head to head
About

TRAILS

Guide sand ships across a desert, drawing paths to avoid collisions and supply remote outposts. Juggle resources and navigate hazards like collapsing terrain and ancient traps to complete each level. Offers extra challenges for advanced players.

Highlights
  • Draw paths for sand ships
  • Supply remote outposts
  • Juggle cargo and power-ups
  • Navigate desert hazards
  • Solve challenging puzzles
  • Unlock extra levels
Features
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TRAILS is a cozy puzzle game in which you guide sand ships across a crumbling desert to reach isolated outposts. Draw paths for each ship across the treacherous sands, planning carefully to avoid collisions and ensure each ship reaches its goal. Chart Your Course Plan your route by drawing paths across the desert grid. All sand ships must follow their trails without visiting the same space twice - and without crashing into one another. With every route you sketch, you're constructing a web of paths across the dunes. Supply the Outposts Scattered across the wasteland, remote villages rely on the convoy for vital cargo. To complete each level you'll need to supply every outpost. Pick up the right goods and bring them safely to their destination. Careful coordination and efficient routing are the key to your success. Juggle Resources Each sand ship can carry one item at a time, whether its crucial cargo, a key to unlock a new route or a rare power-up, improving the ship's capabilities. Managing pickups, handoffs and avoiding unwanted items is essential to reaching your goal. Hazards of the Wasteland The dunes are your home, but they are not without danger. Collapsing terrain, narrow passages, gaping chasms, ancient traps and errant drones can block your path or derail your journey. Foresight and careful coordination will keep the convoy on track. Extra Challenges For those who seek an even greater test, optional levels and hidden challenges offer more complex maps, tighter constraints and push the puzzle mechanics to their limits. Use all you have learned to take on the toughest challenges TRAILS has to offer. Can you chart the perfect paths and navigate all trials of the desert?

About

SQL Mysteries

Solve detective cases by writing real SQL queries to uncover clues hidden within databases. This game offers an interactive way to learn SQL concepts through engaging mystery scenarios, providing instant feedback on your progress.

Highlights
  • Learn SQL through mystery cases
  • Practice SELECT, WHERE, JOINs, and more
  • Instant query feedback
  • Build an evidence board
  • Track progress with detective dossier
  • Unlock full case library
Features
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SQL Mysteries: Cold Query is a detective game where every clue is hiding in a database. You play as the newest intern in Meridian Falls PD’s basement archive, solving cold cases by writing real SQL queries. Question witness lists, filter evidence logs, sort timelines, join records, and follow the data until the paperwork gives up the truth. No dry lessons. No flashcards. Just suspicious librarians, missing files, crooked alibis, and one very tired detective dummy named Archie. Features: • Learn SQL by solving playable mystery cases • Practice SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, LIMIT, joins, grouping, aggregates, NULLs, and subqueries • Get instant feedback when your query catches the right clue • Build an evidence board as each case unfolds • Track XP, streaks, and skill progress in your detective dossier • Play the opening cases free, then unlock the full case library with the Season Pass If you’ve ever wanted to learn SQL without feeling like you’re trapped in a spreadsheet basement, welcome to the basement.

Screenshots

TRAILS4 screens
SQL Mysteries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: TRAILS at 3 against SQL Mysteries's 1. TRAILS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TRAILS against 5.0 for SQL Mysteries. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TRAILS versus SQL Mysteries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTRAILSSQL Mysteries
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size611 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPurple Sloth Studio eGAndrew Mikhael

Customer experience

TRAILS

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

SQL Mysteries

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TRAILS

No in-app purchases

None

SQL Mysteries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TRAILS free?
TRAILS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SQL Mysteries free?
SQL Mysteries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TRAILS or SQL Mysteries?
TRAILS and SQL Mysteries are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TRAILS or SQL Mysteries have ads?
Neither TRAILS nor SQL Mysteries shows ads.

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