Comparison

Lovetale vs Cold Case Tracer

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

Head to head
About

Lovetale

Dive into interactive stories where your decisions shape the narrative. Explore tales of love, trust, and truth, with multiple endings determined by your choices. New stories are added regularly.

Highlights
  • Multiple interactive stories
  • Realistic dialogues
  • Choices under pressure
  • Multiple endings
  • Regularly added stories
Features
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What if every choice changed the story? Lovetale is an interactive story app where your decisions shape everything. Dive into several tales where love, trust and truth are never simple. Each story has its own characters, its own stakes… and its own consequences. * Several interactive stories * Realistic dialogue, just like real life * Choices under pressure * Multiple endings based on your decisions * New stories added regularly Some stories are about love. Others about doubt, manipulation, or perception. You never see everything at the start. You build the truth through your choices. Terms of Use: https://lovetale.netlify.app/terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lovetale.netlify.app/privacy

About

Cold Case Tracer

Uncover the truth by examining a simulated phone's messages, photos, and data. Connect clues on an evidence board and accuse the killer in this interactive detective story. Your first case is free to play.

Highlights
  • Simulated phone with chats, photos, and data
  • Interactive live chat with client
  • Evidence board with red string connections
  • Escalating hint system
  • Multiple European case locations
  • Unlockable cases via subscription
Features
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Someone is lying. The phone knows. Redstring is a found-phone detective story. A client messages you in a live chat, hands you the victim's phone, and asks you to find the truth — from the first message to the final accusation. Every text, photo, voice memo, bank line and map ping is evidence. Read between the lines. Crack the passcodes. Pin the red string. Name the killer. YOUR FIRST CASE IS FREE Play "The Kessler File" from the opening message to the verdict — a full investigation, with no paywall in the middle of the story. A LIVE CHAT WITH THE CLIENT The person who knew the victim talks to you the whole way — asking the questions, reacting to your answers, and finally asking you to name a suspect. Type what you found; the story reacts. SNOOP A FULLY SIMULATED PHONE - Chats and DMs, including the deleted ones - A gallery with Hidden and Recently Deleted albums - Locked notes, voice memos, calendar, bank statements, browser tabs and location history - Every app can hide a clue. Nothing is random. PIN IT ON THE BOARD Your evidence board pins each discovery and links it with red string. Leave for days, come back, and the case is exactly where you left it — progress is saved per case. STUCK? ASK FOR A HINT Up to three escalating hints per question nudge you toward the evidence without spoiling the answer. Smart answer-matching understands what you mean. NAME THE TRUTH The final question is an accusation. Get it right and the case closes; get it wrong and you can reconsider the suspects. 10 CASES AT LAUNCH — MORE ON THE WAY Murder, disappearance, blackmail and betrayal across Europe — Paris, Berlin, Lisbon, Vienna, Amsterdam, Prague, Copenhagen and Barcelona. Fully playable in 8 languages. REDSTRING PASS Case 1 is free forever. The Redstring Pass unlocks every case: - Weekly: $4.99 per week - Annual: $29.99 per year - Lifetime: $39.99 one-time — not a subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in Settings - Apple Account - Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://redstring-98526.web.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://redstring-98526.web.app/privacy.html Redstring is a work of interactive fiction. All characters, phones, messages and events are fictional; any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental. The app never accesses your real messages, photos or data.

Screenshots

Lovetale4 screens
Cold Case Tracer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lovetale at 4.9 against Cold Case Tracer's 4.3. Lovetale also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days) and review sentiment (39% vs 29%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lovetale sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Cold Case Tracer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lovetale holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Lovetale's written reviews are positive against 29% of Cold Case Tracer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lovetale ships an update every 2 days, Cold Case Tracer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lovetale versus Cold Case Tracer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLovetaleCold Case Tracer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (55 ratings) — better4.3 (46 ratings)
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better46
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB130 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperAdeyemi ZOUNONOguzhan Yildirim

Customer experience

Lovetale

All ratings55 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral16.4%
Negative44.3%

Cold Case Tracer

All ratings46 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lovetale

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly subscription$5.997 Days
  • Annual subscription$19.991 Year
  • Annual subscription$29.991 Year
7 purchases

Cold Case Tracer

Subscriptions3
  • Redstring Pass — Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Annual Pass — Special Offer$19.991 Year
  • Redstring Pass — Annual$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • Reveal the Answer$1.99
  • 5 Reveals$4.99
  • 10 Reveals$7.99
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  • All Cases — Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Lovetale free?
Lovetale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cold Case Tracer free?
Cold Case Tracer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lovetale or Cold Case Tracer?
Lovetale is rated higher. Lovetale averages 4.9 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Cold Case Tracer averages 4.3 from 46 ratings.
Do Lovetale or Cold Case Tracer have ads?
Neither Lovetale nor Cold Case Tracer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lovetale or Cold Case Tracer?
Lovetale ships an update every 2 days, and Cold Case Tracer every 8 days. Most recently, Lovetale was updated on October 17, 2026 and Cold Case Tracer on October 18, 2026.

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