The Operator vs Where Is Oliv?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Operator
Step into the role of an Operator for the FDI, solving complex cases like murders and cyber attacks. Utilize advanced software to analyze evidence, assist field agents, and uncover the truth behind mind-bending mysteries. Your ingenuity is key to bringing criminals to justice.
- Investigate diverse crimes
- Utilize cutting-edge FDI software
- Analyze evidence and find clues
- Assist field agents with fact-checking
- Unravel mind-bending stories
- Follow evidence to uncover truth
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[ TRY BEFORE YOU BUY ] Welcome to the FDI, Mr Tanner. Time to clear your head, work through your hangover and start your first day as an Operator. There are plenty of cases to solve. Assist our field agents using your computer console and ingenuity to bring criminals to justice. Ready to make the world a better place? Investigate Crimes: Solve cases such as murders, missing people, and cyber attacks. Use FDI Software: Analyze evidence and find clues using cutting-edge tools. Dig Deeper: Follow the evidence as it twists and turns, no matter where it leads. Uncover the Truth: Each case is a mind-bending story to unravel, so take notes. Assist Our Field Agents When our field agents need support, they'll call you. Help them by fact-checking, searching databases, identifying killers, and more. Each case will have evidence to evaluate, and it's your job to dig into documents, connect the clues, and solve the mysteries. Cutting-Edge Software You have the finest FDI software to help with those challenging cases. Tap through the Video and Photo Analyzer, Citizen and Vehicle Database, ChemScan, Notepad and a fully functional Terminal at any point to find out what you need. In Truth, We Seek To find the truth, you must follow the evidence and see where it leads, no matter how unsettling. But don't poke into unauthorized areas without first notifying your superiors. FDI's Most Wanted WARNING: Any new information on the cyber criminal known as HAL should be reported to your supervisor immediately. For the safety of the general public and your fellow agents, please keep all evidence confidential. ///// TRUST NO ONE ///// [End Transmission]
Where Is Oliv?
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The seek-and-find game in enormous scenes: hundreds of tiny characters, and one little bear hiding among them. Oliv is a bear cub in a red woolly hat, and he is somewhere in every scene. So are three other things, different every time. Pinch to zoom in, drag to look around, tap when you spot one. That is the whole game — and it is a surprisingly hard one to put down. MADE FOR SMALL HANDS • Nothing to read. What to find is shown as pictures, so a four-year-old can play alone. • Nothing to get wrong. A wrong tap simply does nothing. There is no losing. • Gentle hints when they are stuck. A tap on the bulb narrows the search without giving it away. • Oliv hides somewhere new every single time, so a scene is never "done". MADE FOR PARENTS • Works completely offline. Planes, cars, waiting rooms, the back of the restaurant. • No account, no sign-up, no email address. • Nothing leaves the device. No analytics, no tracking, no third parties. • Calm. No flashing, no pressure, and the timer is optional. • The first three places are free. One purchase unlocks them all, including every place still to come. No subscription, no ads. PLACES TO EXPLORE A village fair. A crowded beach. A funfair. A golf tournament. The streets of Paris. A lazy river. A ski slope at the end of the afternoon. Jungle ruins. A grape harvest. A medieval tournament. An autumn wood. A family zoo. A valley of dinosaurs. Each is one enormous hand-drawn scene packed with people and animals getting on with their day — and more places are on the way. THREE STARS One for finding everyone, one for doing it without a hint, one for beating the clock. Perfectionists will want all three. Everyone else can switch the timer off. In English and French, switchable any time. Somewhere in there, a small bear in a red hat is waiting. Go and find him.
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Verdict
The Operator and Where Is Oliv? are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. The Operator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Where Is Oliv? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Operator ships an update fortnightly, Where Is Oliv? every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Operator | Where Is Oliv? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (675 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 675 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 761 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bureau 81 | Olivier Devaux |
In-app purchases
The Operator
- Full Game$7.99
Where Is Oliv?
- Unlock all places$3.99
Questions
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