Comparison

Aural Alibi vs dfruit

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

Head to head
About

Aural Alibi

Features
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Investigate fictional mysteries by reconstructing sound sources, timelines and witness contradictions. Aural Alibi combines a room map, recorded case evidence and stylized audio in a complete offline detective game. RECONSTRUCT THE CASE • Twelve campaign cases, plus sandbox, daily and weekly reconstructions • Eighteen sound cues and twelve background soundscapes • Recorded room and time observations you can compare with witness statements • A native room picker and direct timestamp entry alongside the interactive map • Undo and redo for reconstruction changes; used hints still count KEEP YOUR INVESTIGATION • File each attempt once and keep its detailed dossier in Records • Compare your placements, times and witness decisions with the case record • Export a complete text debrief to Files • Retry a case as a new attempt while retaining previous results • Export and restore JSON backups containing progress, dossiers and score history AUDIO IS OPTIONAL • Read the scripted evidence and sound descriptions without headphones • View normalized peaks decoded from each bundled audio clip • Use Dynamic Type, accessible controls and reduced map motion • Haptic cues are available on supported devices EVERYTHING INCLUDED One purchase. No subscriptions, in-app purchases, ads, tracking, microphone access or required login. Core play works offline. Game Center is optional. Private iCloud progress snapshots are optional; full Files backups also include historical score rows. Stories, interface and evidence are in English. Room audibility and source locations are fictional game rules, not physical or forensic measurements. Soundscape playback compresses the gaps between clips; recorded evidence supplies the case timeline. Backups support up to 20 MB, 500 detailed dossiers and 5,000 score records. Restoring asks before replacing local progress. Older score records retain their original scoring rules.

About

dfruit

Merge fruits by dropping them into a basket, creating larger fruits and chain reactions. Enjoy multiple game modes, including classic score chasing and timed challenges, with a focus on offline play and a relaxing, tactile experience.

Highlights
  • Fruit merging gameplay
  • Playful physics engine
  • Classic, Timed Trial, and Orchard Run modes
  • Orchard Run upgrades and shop
  • Offline play
  • Storybook orchard theme
  • Responsive sound and haptics
Features
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Drop fruit into the basket, match two of the same kind, and watch them grow into a bigger fruit friend. dfruit is a warm, tactile fruit-merging game built around a quick one-finger loop: aim, release, merge, repeat. Every drop uses playful physics, so fruit bounce, roll, settle, and create surprising chain reactions. Play your way: • Classic — keep merging and chase your best score before the basket fills. • Timed Trial — score as much as you can in 90 seconds of active play. • Orchard Run — clear escalating Harvest goals, earn upgrade points, and build your own combination of run-only upgrades. Grow an Orchard Run: • Twenty upgrades, from a roomier basket and bigger drops to powerful scoring combinations • A shop after each completed Harvest, with fruit-value boosts, rotating upgrades, and optional rerolls • Twist Drop, Cider Press, Rumble Seed, and Anyfruit, with three customizable quick-access slots • Escalating watermelon basket clears that award permanent bonuses for the rest of your run • Challenge Harvests with variety, Medium-fruit, and Large-fruit goals and bonus upgrade points • Deeper upgrade levels and new center-merge, paced-merge, and shop-currency strategies • Separate best-Harvest and best-total records Made for a quick break: • A lively orchard Home with gently falling pieces from your selected merge collection • One independent saved game per mode, with Save & Quit and exact Resume • Lifetime Stats with mode filters, active playtime, drops, merges, points, and fruit creation counts • Optional shareable seeds for repeatable challenges in all three modes • Eleven original fruit characters and a readable Fruit Evolution chart • Ten offline achievements, six unlockable merge collections, and four distinctive background rewards • A newly illustrated Moon Garden filled with enchanted plants and woodland friends • Responsive sound and haptics, plus five lo-fi background tracks • VoiceOver, Larger Text, Reduce Motion, and high-contrast danger feedback dfruit works completely offline. It has no accounts, ads, analytics, purchases, or tracking.

Screenshots

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dfruit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: dfruit at Free against Aural Alibi's $2.99. dfruit also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks 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

dfruit 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

Aural Alibi ships an update monthly, dfruit every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aural Alibi versus dfruit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAural Alibidfruit
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB37 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRobert CorbinMark Drewry

In-app purchases

None

Aural Alibi

No in-app purchases

None

dfruit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aural Alibi free?
Aural Alibi costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is dfruit free?
dfruit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aural Alibi or dfruit have ads?
Neither Aural Alibi nor dfruit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aural Alibi or dfruit?
Aural Alibi ships an update monthly, and dfruit every 2 weeks. Most recently, Aural Alibi was updated on November 10, 2026 and dfruit on November 6, 2026.

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