Comparison

Detective Diary vs LoreUp

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

Head to head
About

Detective Diary

Engage in daily AI-powered mystery games where you interrogate suspects, investigate locations, and analyze evidence to solve new cases. Compete for high scores and climb leaderboards by thinking like a real detective.

Highlights
  • AI interrogation of suspects
  • New mystery case daily
  • Investigate locations and evidence
  • Deduce culprit, motive, and method
  • Efficiency scoring and leaderboards
  • Share case results with friends
Features
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Interrogate AI suspects and uncover the truth behind each case. A new mystery every day. Detective Diary - A solo murder mystery detective game You are todayโ€™s detective. A new case is assigned to you every day. Interrogate suspects, investigate locations, and analyze evidence. Can you uncover the culprit and their motive? How to Play 1. Review the Case - Check the case details, suspects, and locations 2. Investigate - Question AI suspects and search locations for clues 3. Deduce - Identify the culprit, motive, and method 4. Result - Get your score and rank based on your accuracy Features AI Interrogation - Talk to suspects in real time. Their responses change based on your evidence Daily Cases - A brand-new mystery every day Efficiency Score - Solve cases with fewer questions for higher scores Share Your Case - Share your investigation results with friends Leaderboard - Compete with other detectives Detective Pass Play one case per day for free. Subscribe to Detective Pass to unlock: 3 cases per day Expanded question points Ad-free investigation Think like a real detective. The truth is in your hands. Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LoreUp

Engage in a quiz RPG where your knowledge fuels your adventure. Solve daily trivia questions across various subjects to level up your explorer, discover new regions with your companion, and conquer dungeons.

Highlights
  • Daily trivia quests
  • RPG character growth via quizzes
  • Companion character (LongLong)
  • Review system for incorrect answers
  • Detailed explanations for answers
  • Customizable exploration by interest
  • Continuous learning streaks
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Answer trivia, find the scattered treasures. A town once stood in the middle of the mist. A band of friends, the First Expedition, walked out its gate, and wherever they truly learned something, the mist lifted and land appeared. Then one night the treasures they had made together scattered. Today, a companion is waiting for you at the gate. A STORY IN EVERY REGION History, science, economics, culture, geography, sports, trends, religion, language, law and philosophy each have a region of their own. Answer a region's questions and its story opens one chapter at a time, with your name and your chosen companion in it. A guide waits in every region, and each story reveals another page of what happened that night. TREASURES TO MAKE Finish a quest and a chest is waiting. Gather the shards inside to make a treasure. Rarer treasures shine brighter, and every treasure you make opens a hidden story the main chapters never tell. WHAT KEEPS IT GOING Questions you get wrong come back as monsters. Beat one and it returns further out โ€” 1 day, then 3, then 7, then 14 โ€” until it's gone for good. That's spaced repetition, played rather than scheduled. GROW AS YOU GO โ€ข XP, levels and titles that change with the fields you care about โ€ข A companion that gears up as you level โ€ข An exploration map that brightens as your stats in each field rise โ€ข 1:1 duels: same five questions, first correct answer takes the round GAME ALLEY Off the town square, the First Expedition's knowledge games live on as shops. In Put in Order you line up four cards, in Best Estimate you guess a number within a stated margin, and in Fill the Blank you complete a sentence. Everyone plays the same rounds, streaks score bigger, and hints or retries cost chances. Your average sets your rank and tier (Alley Boss, Regular, Guest or Wanderer), and the XP you earn counts toward your level. HOW IT'S PAID FOR Two free explorations a day. After that, exploration tickets โ€” earned through invites, level-ups and streaks, or bought. Subscriptions (Explorer, Pathfinder) and a one-time Atlas Lifetime raise or remove the daily limit. Review battles against monsters never cost anything. One Game Alley round a day is free (two on Explorer, three on Pathfinder, unlimited on Atlas Lifetime); after that, one ticket per round. LANGUAGES Questions, explanations and stories are available in English, Korean and Japanese. The whole pool follows the app language โ€” including the Korea-specific fields, so Korean orthography, K-pop, Korean history and the domestic leagues are all playable in English. Over 10,000 questions, the same pool in every language, and your record carries over when you switch. It also runs on the web at loreup.app. Terms of Service: https://loreup.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://loreup.app/en/privacy

Screenshots

Detective Diary4 screens
LoreUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LoreUp at every 4 days against Detective Diary's fortnightly. LoreUp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Detective Diary sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and LoreUp sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Detective Diary ships an update fortnightly, LoreUp every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Detective Diary versus LoreUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDetective DiaryLoreUp
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size233 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperJunsu Hwangjeongwook hwang

Customer experience

Detective Diary

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

LoreUp

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Detective Diary

Subscriptions1
  • Detective Pass$3.991 Month
One-time4
  • 100 credit$0.49
  • 330 credit$1.99
  • 850 credit$4.99
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  • 1500 credit$6.99
10 purchases

LoreUp

Subscriptions4
  • Explorer (Monthly)1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Pathfinder (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Explorer (Yearly)$9.991 Year
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  • Pathfinder (Yearly)$14.991 Year
One-time6
  • Exploration Tickets ร—3$0.49
  • Exploration Tickets ร—10$0.99
  • Exploration Tickets ร—20$1.99
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  • Exploration Tickets ร—50$2.99
  • Exploration Tickets ร—100$4.99
  • Atlas Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Detective Diary free?
Detective Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LoreUp free?
LoreUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Detective Diary or LoreUp have ads?
Both Detective Diary and LoreUp show ads.
Which is updated more often, Detective Diary or LoreUp?
Detective Diary ships an update fortnightly, and LoreUp every 4 days. Most recently, Detective Diary was updated on October 31, 2026 and LoreUp on October 31, 2026.

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