Comparison

SQL Mysteries vs Modstack

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

Head to head
About

SQL Mysteries

Solve detective cases by writing real SQL queries to uncover clues hidden within databases. This game offers an interactive way to learn SQL concepts through engaging mystery scenarios, providing instant feedback on your progress.

Highlights
  • Learn SQL through mystery cases
  • Practice SELECT, WHERE, JOINs, and more
  • Instant query feedback
  • Build an evidence board
  • Track progress with detective dossier
  • Unlock full case library
Features
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SQL Mysteries: Cold Query is a detective game where every clue is hiding in a database. You play as the newest intern in Meridian Falls PD’s basement archive, solving cold cases by writing real SQL queries. Question witness lists, filter evidence logs, sort timelines, join records, and follow the data until the paperwork gives up the truth. No dry lessons. No flashcards. Just suspicious librarians, missing files, crooked alibis, and one very tired detective dummy named Archie. Features: • Learn SQL by solving playable mystery cases • Practice SELECT, WHERE, ORDER BY, LIMIT, joins, grouping, aggregates, NULLs, and subqueries • Get instant feedback when your query catches the right clue • Build an evidence board as each case unfolds • Track XP, streaks, and skill progress in your detective dossier • Play the opening cases free, then unlock the full case library with the Season Pass If you’ve ever wanted to learn SQL without feeling like you’re trapped in a spreadsheet basement, welcome to the basement.

About

Modstack

Features
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Modstack is a tactile programming puzzle about making big moves with a small set of commands. Place Move and Turn tiles into a program, stack modifiers to change what they do, then run your machine. Watch the robot execute each step, learn from the result, and compress your solution until it reaches par. WHAT YOU GET - 36 handcrafted campaign circuits across six chapters - A gentle visual introduction to programs, repetition, and mirroring - Ordered relays, switches, gates, and precision Expert Circuits - A new Easy, Medium, and Hard Daily Circuit every day - Layered hints that nudge without giving away the whole solution - Offline play with progress stored on your device - Purpose-built sound and haptic feedback - No ads, no account, and no tracking The Foundations chapter and Easy Daily are free. A single Full Game Unlock opens the remaining 30 campaign circuits plus Medium and Hard Daily. There is no subscription.

Screenshots

SQL Mysteries4 screens
Modstack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SQL Mysteries at none against Modstack's 1. Modstack's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Modstack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SQL Mysteries asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SQL Mysteries versus Modstack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSQL MysteriesModstack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrew MikhaelNovoBuild LLC

In-app purchases

None

SQL Mysteries

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Modstack

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Modstack$3.99

Questions

Is SQL Mysteries free?
SQL Mysteries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modstack free?
Modstack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SQL Mysteries or Modstack have ads?
Neither SQL Mysteries nor Modstack shows ads.

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