Comparison

Redstring vs Henge

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

Head to head
About

Redstring

Explore a 3D globe featuring 305 real case files of unexplained phenomena, ancient ruins, and deep mysteries. Each location offers a brief explanation and links for further research, turning your device into an evidence board for the world's most intriguing puzzles.

Highlights
  • 3D globe with 305 case files
  • Documented, debated, and fringe evidence labels
  • Daily new file declassification
  • Meta-mystery 'Case Zero'
  • Curated 'Threads' for guided exploration
  • Personal 'Evidence Board' progress tracking
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Spin a photoreal 3D Earth pinned with 305 real case files — the oldest ruins on the planet, the deepest mysteries, and the stories science still can't close. Göbekli Tepe. The Nazca Lines. Tunguska. Chicxulub. Roswell. Skinwalker Ranch. Tap a pin, open the file, get the 20-second briefing on why this place refuses to make sense — then follow the red string to the next one. Redstring turns the globe into the world's largest evidence board. Every pin is a REAL location with a real story — ancient sites, lost cities, impact craters, and famous high-strangeness — each one photographed, sourced, and stamped with an evidence badge so you always know exactly what you're looking at: • DOCUMENTED — solid, sourced, and real. • DEBATED — the experts are still arguing. • FRINGE — fun nonsense... probably. WHAT'S INSIDE THE BUREAU • A photoreal, satellite-imagery 3D globe you can spin, flick, and pinch — 305 hand-built case files pinned across it. • An evidence badge on every file, so you're entertained AND informed, with a source link to go as deep as you want. • TONIGHT'S DECLASSIFICATION — one new file declassifies every night at midnight, and the desk signals you at the hour you choose. A reason to come back. • CASE ZERO — a meta-mystery hidden in the map, waiting for you to crack it. • THREADS — curated trails like "The Younger Dryas File" and "Things Older Than They Should Be" that fly you stop to stop. • THE BOARD — your personal evidence wall. Un-redact continents as you open files and climb the ranks from Desk Clerk to Section Chief. • Up to eight photographs, engravings and archive prints per case, each credited to its maker. • Works offline. Tapes you have played stay on the device and play with no signal. The whole strange planet fits in your pocket. ENTERTAINED AND EDUCATED This isn't a conspiracy megaphone, and it isn't a dry textbook. It's the rare thing that lets you enjoy the mystery AND respect the facts — documented, debated, and fringe, all clearly labeled, so you make up your own mind. Perfect if you love documentary mysteries, ancient history, archaeology, or a good late-night rabbit hole. CLEARANCE (PREMIUM) Redstring is free to explore — the entire globe, all 305 files, the nightly drop, and the Board. Upgrade your CLEARANCE to go completely ad-free and unlock 120 deep-dive Full Case File dossiers and the complete Thread library. Monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock — your call. Open the map. Pick a pin. Pull the string. — Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Questions? support@andromedakinship.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://andromedakinship.com/mystery-globe/privacy.html

About

Henge

Features
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THE MONUMENT • The whole circle raised: thirty sarsen uprights and their lintel ring, the five great trilithons, the bluestone circle and horseshoe, the Altar, Slaughter and Heel Stones, the Station Stone rectangle and the fifty-six Aubrey holes — every stone carrying its Petrie number. • On real ground: the terrain is Salisbury Plain's own survey data, and the ridge the midsummer sun clears is the one that actually stands there. • Weathered sarsen and Preseli bluestone, damp courses and lichen, wind moving through the grass, torchlight for the dark hours. THE CALENDAR • The Wheel of the Year: solstices, equinoxes and the four cross-quarter festivals — Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, Samhain — each landing on the instant the sun actually arrives, not on a calendar date. • Moon phases, eclipse seasons and the 18.6-year lunar standstill, solved from the real ephemeris. • A time machine from 3000 BC to AD 3000. Watch Thuban hold the celestial pole for the builders in an age when Polaris was no use to anyone. • The sky over your own longitude, or over Wiltshire. HONEST ARCHAEOLOGY Every claim the app makes about the monument carries its tier — Established, Debated, or Modern tradition — with the sources one tap away. The solstice axis is established. The equinoxes at Stonehenge are modern tradition, and the app says so. Free to explore in fifteen-minute sessions. One purchase unlocks the clock and the calendar for good — no subscription, no account, no network, and no data collected.

Screenshots

Redstring4 screens
Henge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Henge at none against Redstring's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Redstring sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Henge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Redstring ships an update every 9 days, Henge every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Redstring versus Henge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedstringHenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMichael Duberiver.io llc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Redstring

Subscriptions2
  • Clearance — Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Clearance — Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Clearance — Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Henge

One-time1
  • The full version$19.99

Questions

Is Redstring free?
Redstring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Henge free?
Henge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Redstring or Henge have ads?
Redstring shows ads; Henge does not.
Which is updated more often, Redstring or Henge?
Redstring ships an update every 9 days, and Henge every 10 days. Most recently, Redstring was updated on October 7, 2026 and Henge on October 2, 2026.

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