Detective Fred vs Vantage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Vantage
This game reimagines hidden object puzzles in a 3D space. Rotate and manipulate dioramas to find objects hidden by perspective, light, and time. Restore fading memories by uncovering every item in beautifully crafted environments.
- 3D diorama puzzles
- Perspective-based object finding
- Light and shadow mechanics
- Time-based object hiding
- Interactive environments
- Story-driven chapters
- Hint system
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Some things can only be seen from where they were meant to be seen. Vantage is a hidden-object game unlike the flat painted scenes you know — here, the camera IS the puzzle. Every level is a handcrafted 3D diorama you rotate, tilt, and zoom with your thumb. Objects don't just hide behind clutter. They hide behind perspective, light, and time. You play a restorer of fading memories. Each chapter is a real place someone is about to forget — a house on Linden Lane, a 1974 diner, a storm-battered lighthouse, a restorer's atelier, a photographer's studio, a harbourmaster's office. Find every object and the memory comes back to life in a short, hand-told vignette. A cat you'll come to know is always somewhere in the room. HOW THINGS HIDE IN 3D • Anamorphic finds — an object shattered into fragments across the walls and floor, whole again only from the exact right angle, like street art • Light & shadow — grab the lamp and move it; some things appear only when their shadow falls just so • The time dial — turn a room between past and present; some objects live in only one era • Reach in — open drawers, lift cushions, tip a stack with a flick • Silhouette clues — sometimes the list gives you only an outline, and you reason out the shape SEVEN CHAPTERS, ONE STORY The House on Linden Lane · The Meridian Diner · Saltwick Light · The Atelier · The Cat's Client · The Photographer · The Harbormaster. You inherit the craft, then take commissions of your own. Clues hide inside other objects — read the room, not just the list. MADE TO BE FELT • Handcrafted low-poly dioramas, warm and unhurried • A gentle score and reactive sound • Play at your pace — no timers unless you want them • Hints when you're stuck, never nagging FREE TO PLAY, FAIR BY DESIGN Vantage is free with ads. One-time Supporter Pack removes ads forever and says thanks. No energy timers, no paywalls between you and the next room. Turn the room. Change where you stand. Watch it appear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vantage at every 4 days against Detective Fred's every 2 weeks. Detective Fred's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Detective Fred sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Vantage sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Detective Fred against 5.0 for Vantage. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Detective Fred has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Detective Fred ships an update every 2 weeks, Vantage every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Detective Fred | Vantage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 364 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mohanad najih attieh | Rakesh Ramamurthy |
Customer experience
Detective Fred
Vantage
In-app purchases
Detective Fred
- 10 gems$0.99
- 40 gems$2.99
- 100 gems$6.99
Vantage
- 5 Reveals$0.99
- 15 Reveals$1.99
- 40 Reveals$3.99
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- Supporter Pack$4.99





