Lost Echo vs Dawn, P.I.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lost Echo
Embark on a sci-fi mystery adventure to find a missing girlfriend. Explore 3D environments, solve puzzles, and interact with characters to uncover the truth behind her disappearance. This story-driven experience captures the spirit of classic adventure games.
- Story-driven sci-fi mystery
- Point-and-click adventure gameplay
- Explore fully 3D environments
- Solve puzzles
- Interact with characters
- Uncover the truth
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"A richly defined, innovative experience [...] capturing the spirit of traditional adventure gaming with all the potential the platform has to offer." > 4.5/5 AdventureGamers.com In the near future Greg's girlfriend Chloe mysteriously disappears in front of him. He starts a desperate search for her. What happened? Why does no-one else remember her? Solve puzzles, explore fully 3d environments, interact with numerous characters, solve the mystery and find the truth. But will the truth be enough? Lost Echo is a story driven, visually ambitious, sci-fi mystery point and click adventure game.
Dawn, P.I.
Step into the shoes of a high school detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game. Explore a mysterious high school, find clues, solve puzzles, and interrogate characters to uncover the truth behind strange occurrences.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Investigative puzzles
- Character interrogation
- Hand-drawn animation
- Mystery solving
- Explore school environment
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What mystery lurks in Marlowe High? Become a detective in this point-and-click adventure game and solve the case! If you enjoy detective stories, escape games and puzzles, Dawn, P.I. is the game for you. Become Dawn, a high schooler with a penchant for investigation and occasional property damage. Explore the school to find clues and solve puzzles to ultimately get to the bottom of the case: why is Meg's horoscope suddenly working? Is someone interfering with the school paper? Why are people missing? Why is the librarian so annoying? And what in the world is "The Guiding Wind"? Fully hand-drawn and -animated, Dawn, P.I. will transport you to a cartoon noir world, where you'll have to be sharp and creative to advance in every step. Sweep rooms for objects to help you on your investigation and interrogate everyone to uncover their hidden secrets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dawn, P.I. at Free against Lost Echo's $4.49. Dawn, P.I. also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Lost Echo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (86 vs 13). On ads, monetization model 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
Dawn, P.I. is free to download; Lost Echo costs $4.49 up front. Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lost Echo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dawn, P.I. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lost Echo has 86 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Lost Echo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, Dawn, P.I. monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lost Echo | Dawn, P.I. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KickBack | Bruno Maestrini |
Customer experience
Lost Echo
Dawn, P.I.
Bugs and requests
Lost Echo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game progress getting deleted after updates
- Inability to progress past certain points
Requested features
4 requests- More challenging puzzles
- Multiple endings or branching storylines
- Improved character development
- Sequel or expansion to continue the story
Dawn, P.I.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lost Echo
No in-app purchases
Dawn, P.I.
- Full Game$2.99
Questions
Is Lost Echo free?
Is Dawn, P.I. free?
Which has better reviews, Lost Echo or Dawn, P.I.?
Do Lost Echo or Dawn, P.I. have ads?
Which is updated more often, Lost Echo or Dawn, P.I.?
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