Comparison

Stargazer vs Aural Alibi

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

Head to head
About

Stargazer

Chart constellations by placing star shapes on a grid to connect stars and score points. Enjoy a relaxing, single-player puzzle experience with daily challenges and endless free play. Designed for calm, offline enjoyment with no ads or purchases.

Highlights
  • Place star shapes on a 7x7 grid
  • Connect stars to form constellations
  • Complete rotating objectives
  • Draw and collect named Star Signs
  • Daily Puzzle and Free Play modes
  • 100% offline gameplay
  • Accessible design features
Features
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Push the fallen stars back home, one constellation at a time. Stargazer is a cozy push box puzzle game in the classic Sokoban style. Luna, a sleepy moon, keeps you company and teaches you as you play. Swipe to walk her around the board and push every star onto a ring. You can push but never pull, so think before you move. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Fallen Stars The stars fell in the night. 36 handmade levels across three worlds, each one checked to be solvable. Match Luna's best to earn three moons, and watch the constellations light up on the world map as you bring each star home. Daily Push A new level every day, the same for everyone. Monday is gentle. By Sunday it gets tough. Keep your streak alive and share your result with friends. Player Levels Play levels made by other players and like your favorites. Build your own in the level maker and share it with everyone. SAVE VIDEO Turn any solve into a short video of your moves, ready to share. MADE TO BE CALM - Every level is free. No ads, no purchases, no account, no tracking. - Fallen Stars and Daily Push work offline. - Gentle tips from Luna, so you learn by playing. - Soft sounds, calm music and haptics, each easy to turn off. - VoiceOver support and Reduce Motion support. - Keyboard and game controller support in every mode. A quiet little sky to tidy up whenever you need to unwind.

About

Aural Alibi

Features
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Aural Alibi is a premium deduction game where mysteries are solved by reconstructing what a place sounded like. HEAR THE CONTRADICTION - Investigate twelve original case files with distinct rooms, witnesses, timelines, and acoustic surfaces - Audition evidence in stereo and place each source on an interactive floor plan - Rebuild the sequence of footsteps, doors, trains, bells, vehicles, voices, rain, and machinery - Compare witness statements against source direction, timing, audibility, and room-to-room attenuation - File a reconstruction graded for rooms, timeline, and reasoning rather than simple clicking AUDIO-RICH, NEVER AUDIO-ONLY - Every sound clue includes a synchronized waveform, transcript, map direction, and haptic description - Headphones deepen the spatial experience but are never required for a perfect score - Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, reduced motion, high contrast, and symbols support accessible investigation - Explore twelve original three-minute acoustic environments and eighteen evidence cues REPLAY THE SAME MYSTERY - Complete the campaign or select any unlocked case in the library - Play deterministic Daily and Weekly reconstructions entirely offline - Compare scores through optional Game Center leaderboards, achievements, and friend challenges - Keep progress on device with optional private iCloud synchronization ONE COMPLETE PURCHASE - No ads, subscriptions, in-app purchases, login, tracking, microphone access, or developer-operated server - Every case, witness, sound, visual, and story element is original.

Screenshots

Stargazer4 screens
Aural Alibi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Stargazer at Free against Aural Alibi's $2.99. Stargazer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Stargazer is free to download; Aural Alibi costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stargazer ships an update every 5 days, Aural Alibi monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Stargazer versus Aural Alibi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStargazerAural Alibi
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB95 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJASON EVAN PAGERobert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

Stargazer

No in-app purchases

None

Aural Alibi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stargazer free?
Stargazer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aural Alibi free?
Aural Alibi costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stargazer or Aural Alibi have ads?
Neither Stargazer nor Aural Alibi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stargazer or Aural Alibi?
Stargazer ships an update every 5 days, and Aural Alibi monthly. Most recently, Stargazer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Aural Alibi on October 13, 2026.

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