Daily Sleuth vs Detective Aloha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Sleuth
Engage in a daily mystery puzzle where you analyze case files to identify the culprit, their motive, and the location of evidence. Each day presents a new, challenging crime in a fictional town, with optional clues to aid your investigation.
- Daily new case files
- Analyze suspects and evidence
- Make accusations
- Use optional clues
- Build solving streaks
- Explore a connected universe
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Every morning, a new case file lands on your desk in Caldmere — a fog-draped coastal New England town where everyone has something to hide. Theft, fraud, assault, arson, a body in the harbor. The crime changes. The pressure doesn't. Daily Sleuth is a two-minute daily ritual for true crime fans and puzzle lovers who want something sharper than a word game and moodier than a crossword. HOW IT WORKS Read today's case file — a short narrative with suspects, evidence, and a scene. Then make your accusation: Who did it. What they did. Where the evidence is hiding. Three questions, three suspects, one truth. Read closely — the file tells you everything you need, if you're paying attention. CLUES, IF YOU NEED THEM Stuck? Pull a clue. You have up to five — but every clue you use chips away at your score. The best detectives close the case clean. A NEW CASE EVERY DAY One case, every day, set in Caldmere. The difficulty climbs through the week — Monday is a gentle warm-up, Saturday is a proper noir gut-punch. Come back tomorrow for a fresh file. BUILD YOUR STREAK Solve the daily case and build your streak. The habit is the hook — miss a day and you start over. THE CALDMERE UNIVERSE Every case is set in Caldmere, a small town with a long memory. Recurring suspects, tangled histories, secrets that connect across cases. The more you play, the more you notice. Daily Sleuth is part of the Penumbra universe of mystery games. DESIGNED THE RIGHT WAY - One case a day — no endless scroll, no energy timers - No ads in the daily experience - Dark and light mode - A real mystery, written to be solved Read the file. Name the culprit. Close the case. Can you solve today's case? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Detective Aloha
Solve a murder mystery by texting suspects and gathering evidence. Uncover secrets from a beach chair as you interrogate characters and build your case file to make an accusation.
- Interrogate suspects via text
- Gather evidence in a case file
- Build character profiles
- Make accusations based on clues
- Unfold a developing conspiracy
- Chapter-based story progression
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Text the suspects. Watch them deflect. Chapter 1 is free. You're an SFPD homicide detective on vacation in Hawaii when Chief Tanaka calls. The mayor's son is missing from a Pac Heights hacker mansion, and the housemates' stories don't line up. You're not flying back. You're solving this from a beach chair. You investigate from Aloha's phone — and your vacation keeps getting interrupted as the case widens. › Interrogate by Text Open a thread, ask your questions, watch a suspect deflect. Ask as much as you want. When the story stops adding up, make your accusation. Read the room, and accuse when you're sure. › Build the Case File Evidence collects in the Case File app, sorted by who slipped what. The People tab tracks everyone you've met. Work the whole house, then call Tanaka back and present your theory. › House drama, or a bigger conspiracy? A pre-revenue CEO who answers every question with a pitch deck. A wellness guru who deflects. A streamer narrating his own life. Plus the rest of the house — and a few of them know more than they're letting on. Chapter 1 is free. One unlock opens Chapter 2 and every chapter still to come. New chapters are in development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Detective Aloha at 5.0 against Daily Sleuth's 3.7. Daily Sleuth's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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. Daily Sleuth sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Detective Aloha sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Detective Aloha holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Sleuth | Detective Aloha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jason Sullivan | Fncore, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Daily Sleuth
- Detective's Badge — Monthly$1.991 Month
- Detective's Badge — Annual$14.991 Year
Detective Aloha
- Stay on the Case$2.99









