Comparison

Murder Matrix vs Anomaly

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

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Murder Matrix

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A murder has been committed. The suspects are assembled. The clues are waiting. Can you deduce the truth? Murder Matrix is a pure logic deduction puzzle game set across atmospheric, beautifully styled locations. Using a grid of suspects, weapons, and rooms, you eliminate possibilities clue by clue โ€” until only the answer remains. HOW TO PLAY Every puzzle deals you a set of handcrafted clues: "the suspect in the Library is not Lord Ashford", "the weapon was found two rooms east of the conservatory", "neither the Colonel nor the Countess used a blunt instrument." Cross-reference each clue against the matrix, strike the impossible, and deduce who committed the crime, with what weapon, and in which room. No guessing. No luck. Pure logic. FEATURES โ€ข Handcrafted campaign โ€” 10 cases across Ashford Estate, each harder than the last โ€ข 8+ clue types โ€” positional, directional, adjacency, negation, and more โ€ข 6 atmospheric locations โ€” each with its own signature pastel colour palette โ€ข Elegant grid interface designed for focus and clarity โ€ข Unlimited undo โ€” explore freely without penalty โ€ข Completely offline and private โ€” no account, no network access, no ads LOCATIONS From the candlelit rooms of Ashford Estate to the glass-domed Garden Conservatory, the candlelit Midnight Lounge, and the spice-scented Apothecary โ€” every location brings a fresh colour palette and a new cast of suspects to the mystery. PERFECT FOR Fans of logic puzzles, Clue / Cluedo, Sudoku, Nonograms, or anyone who enjoys a satisfying whodunit. Download Murder Matrix and start deducing.

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Anomaly

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Something aboard is off. Anomaly is a deduction puzzle in the tradition of Einstein's riddle, dressed as a mystery on a research station in orbit. One grid, a log full of gaps, exactly one solution โ€” and no luck involved. NEVER A GUESS Every case is built so that each step can be forced. There is exactly one solution, and a path to it that needs no trial and error. If you are stuck, you have missed something โ€” you have not been unlucky. SIX DIFFICULTIES From introductory to extreme. The next one opens once you have solved three cases of the current level, at least one of them without a hint. Grids grow from 3ร—3 to 6ร—5. DAILY PUZZLE One case a day for everyone, with its own streak. The week is a ramp: easy on Monday, extreme on Sunday. It is never locked โ€” full version or not. Days you missed can be caught up on in the archive; the archive is part of the full version. The streak does not count days you caught up on โ€” it says which days you showed up. So without the archive no streak is lost, only days that are already over. HINTS THAT EXPLAIN Three stages: which log entry carries now, which cell follows from it, and finally filling it in. You pay for the look, not for the depth. Hints come from three pools โ€” a daily allowance, the credit that solved cases earn, and purchased packs. They are spent top down: first what expires anyway, last what cost money. CONSISTENCY CHECK Is there a contradiction anywhere? The answer is exact โ€” and limited for exactly that reason, with a cooldown instead of endless asking. BILINGUAL AND ACCESSIBLE German and English. Dynamic Type up to the accessibility sizes, VoiceOver with spoken forms of every condensed value. WHAT THE GAME IS NOT โ€ข No advertising, no tracking, no analytics, no advertising identifier โ€ข No accounts, no registration, no server โ€” the game runs entirely offline โ€ข No subscription โ€ข No energy meter that refills, and no waiting time you can buy away PURCHASES The full version is a one-time purchase. It unlocks "Hard", "Very hard" and "Extreme" in free play, plus the note sheet, your own crew names and the archive of daily puzzles. Hints are not included โ€” they cost the same with the full version as without, and are sold separately. Every case remains fully solvable without the full version. Emergency Lighting is a separate purchase and likewise not part of the full version: a second lighting that bathes the station in red. It changes nothing about the game. The classic one stays available to everyone, and you can switch as often as you like. Purchased hint packs are consumables and stay on the device where they were bought; the game keeps no account. The full version, by contrast, belongs to your Apple ID and can be restored.

Screenshots

Murder Matrix4 screens
Anomaly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Murder Matrix at none against Anomaly's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Anomaly sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Murder Matrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Murder Matrix versus Anomaly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMurder MatrixAnomaly
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYigitalp KorpeStefan Hoelting

In-app purchases

None

Murder Matrix

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Anomaly

One-time4
  • 10 Hints$0.99
  • 30 Hints$1.99
  • 75 Hints$3.99
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  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Murder Matrix free?
Murder Matrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anomaly free?
Anomaly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Murder Matrix or Anomaly have ads?
Neither Murder Matrix nor Anomaly shows ads.

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