Mind vs Detective Fred
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mind
Embark on a puzzle-adventure as a neuroscientist entering patients' memories. Reconstruct the past, solve surreal puzzles, and uncover forgotten secrets within unique mindscapes. Your journey into troubled minds may have unforeseen consequences.
- Explore six unique mindscapes
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Escape-room style challenges
- Hand-drawn art and scenes
- Encounter curious characters
- Mind-merging narrative
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Mind Shaper is a puzzle-adventure game where you'll use your wits and intuition to help troubled souls uncover the truth behind their trauma. You are Dr. Edgar Lucien, an eccentric neuroscientist able to step directly into his patients' memories. Reconstruct the past, unearth forgotten secrets, and navigate the surreal puzzles of the human psyche. But beware—venturing into troubled minds may one day cost you your own. Features • Six mindscapes to explore, each with unique puzzles and atmosphere. • Classic point-and-click gameplay with escape-room-style challenges. • Hand-crafted art: dozens of hand-drawn scenes to search and investigate. • Curious characters: encounter the odd inhabitants of each mind, both haunting and hilarious. • A mind-merging narrative: discover each patient's unique story as their thoughts—and yours—begin to intertwine.
Detective Fred
Engage in crime-solving mysteries by using logic, observation, and interrogation. Explore crime scenes, gather evidence, question suspects, and identify inconsistencies to find the real culprit. Enjoy a satisfying loop of investigation, deduction, and accusation.
- Case-based detective gameplay
- Multiple crime types
- Suspect interviews
- Evidence hunting
- Deduction and logic puzzles
- Mystery-solving loop
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Detective Fred — Crime Investigation & Suspect Mystery Game Step into the case files with Detective Fred and solve crimes using logic, observation, and interrogation. Every scenario has a new mystery: thefts, robberies, murders, blackmail, and more. Your job is simple to say… and hard to master: find the real culprit. How it works In each case you’ll face 3 suspects (sometimes more) depending on the crime. You’ll explore the situation, collect all required evidence (there’s an evidence count, so you know what’s still missing), and build your theory piece by piece. But clues alone aren’t enough. Question suspects. Catch contradictions. You can interrogate suspects and listen to their statements. Some suspects are honest, some are lying, and some tell a story that almost fits—until you compare it against the evidence. To solve the case, you must: Find clues and evidence and complete the evidence count Question suspects and analyze what they say Link testimony to facts and spot inconsistencies Choose the most likely suspect and close the case Why you’ll like Detective Fred Case-based detective gameplay focused on deduction Multiple crime types (robbery, murder, theft, blackmail, and more) Suspect interviews where truth isn’t guaranteed Evidence hunting with clear progression (find everything to complete the case) A satisfying mystery-solving loop: investigate → interrogate → connect clues → accuse If you enjoy detective games, crime investigation, mystery puzzles, suspect interrogation, and clue-solving, Detective Fred is built for you. Download now and prove you can think like a real detective—because in this city, someone is always lying, and the evidence always tells a story.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Detective Fred at 5.0 against Mind's 4.6. Mind's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (48 vs 6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Mind sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Detective Fred sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Detective Fred holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind has 48 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mind ships an update every 6 days, Detective Fred every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Mind | Detective Fred |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Blyts LLC | mohanad najih attieh |
Customer experience
Mind
Detective Fred
In-app purchases
Mind
- Buy 10 hint coins$0.99
- Buy 25 hint coins$1.99
- Buy 60 hint coins$2.99
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- Remove ads + coin bundle$5.99
- Remove ads + hint coin bundle$9.99
- Buy 1000 coins$12.99
Detective Fred
- 10 gems$0.99
- 40 gems$2.99
- 100 gems$6.99









