Arcane Loop vs Stalky Detective
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcane Loop
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Arcane Loop is a fresh and innovative loop-clearing puzzle game! Rotate magical rune tiles and connect flowing energy paths. Complete a closed loop to trigger satisfying clears and chain reactions! The core gameplay twist: The board edges are connected! Top connects to bottom. Left connects to right. Paths can wrap around the board to form infinite circuits, creating a unique puzzle experience full of strategy and spatial thinking. As time runs out, you'll need to quickly analyze the board, discover optimal connections, and create larger loops for higher scores and extra time! Features: • Unique wrap-around loop puzzle gameplay • Rotate, connect, and clear magical circuits • Satisfying chain clears and falling tiles • Dreamy fantasy visuals with cute magical style • Easy to learn, hard to stop playing • Challenge high scores and survive longer Reconnect the magical energy, and complete the infinite loops!
Stalky Detective
Engage in a fictional detective game where you solve mysteries by examining simulated phone data. Uncover clues within messages, photos, and notes to crack cases and deliver your verdict. Cases range in difficulty from simple dramas to complex investigations.
- Examine simulated phone interfaces
- Recover deleted messages and notes
- Crack codes to locked apps and albums
- Collect and connect clues
- Answer investigation questions
- Deliver final case verdicts
- Play offline
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Stalky Detective is a fictional detective game where you solve cases by examining a simulated phone belonging to a fictional character. A client comes to you with a problem and a phone. A boyfriend never showed up for dinner and won't answer calls. A neighbour has been unreachable for two days and her phone was found on the stairwell floor. Someone is messaging a girl's friends for money from her own account. Every case is a small story where the first impression is almost always wrong. HOW IT WORKS You get a briefing from the client, then pick up the phone. Inside is a familiar interface: messages, gallery, notes, call log, calendar, browser, contacts, mail, files, social. All of it is fictional content written for the investigation. Open the chats, study the photos, read the notes and emails. Every meaningful detail is filed into your case board as a clue. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Recover deleted messages, notes and emails. That is usually where the key is hiding - Crack the codes to hidden albums and locked apps. The hints are scattered across the phone - Collect clues and connect them to each other - Answer investigation questions, which unlock only once you have enough evidence - Deliver your final verdict on the case EIGHT CASES 1. Silence at 21:47 - a boyfriend vanished for the evening and won't pick up 2. The Dropped Call - a neighbour is unreachable and her phone was found on the stairwell floor 3. Login From a New Device - an account is messaging friends for money 4. The Group Fund - part of a shared trip fund has disappeared 5. The Online Prince - money keeps going to a fiance nobody has met 6. The Wrong Phone - a guy vanishes after a party, leaving his phone 7. The 4 AM Review - a coffee shop buried in identical reviews overnight 8. Grandma Nina's Jewellery Box - a box and papers gone while grandma is away Difficulty ranges from a simple family drama to a case where you must not trust the obvious. THE IMPORTANT PART Stalky Detective is a game. The app does NOT access your real messages, contacts, calls, photos, location or accounts, and never asks for such permissions. Every phone, chat, person and event inside the game is fictional and part of the script. The app cannot be used to monitor a real person and is not intended for that. - Cases 1-3 are free to play; the rest open with a subscription - Gameplay works offline; only ads and purchases need a connection - No sign-up, no accounts - 26 languages, switchable inside the app Progress is saved on your device per case. Any case can be replayed from scratch. UPGRADE TO PREMIUM - All eight cases unlocked - New cases as soon as they launch - Enjoy an ad-free experience: no ads to interrupt your investigation Subscription Details: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. Subscriptions and auto-renewal may be managed by going to Account Settings after purchase. You can cancel your subscription or free trial at least 24 hours before the end of the free trial period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Subscription Options: - Weekly: $6.99 (3-day free trial) - Annual: $29.99 For other currencies, the price corresponds to the same tier on the App Store Pricing Matrix. Privacy Policy - https://sites.google.com/view/stalkydetective/privacy Terms & Conditions - https://sites.google.com/view/stalkydetective/terms Support - valeriimoiseev443@gmail.com EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Arcane Loop at none against Stalky Detective's shown. Arcane Loop also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Stalky Detective's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Arcane Loop ships an update monthly, Stalky Detective weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcane Loop | Stalky Detective |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 意 田 | Valeriu Moiseev |
In-app purchases
Arcane Loop
No in-app purchases
Stalky Detective
No in-app purchases









