Comparison

Lost Echo vs Blackwell 1

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Story-driven sci-fi mystery
  • Point-and-click adventure gameplay
  • Explore fully 3D environments
  • Solve puzzles
  • Interact with characters
  • Uncover the truth
Features
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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.

About

Blackwell 1

Embark on a supernatural mystery adventure as a medium who can communicate with spirits. Team up with a wisecracking ghost guide to help restless souls find peace in New York City. Uncover dark family secrets and question your guide's true intentions.

Highlights
  • Talk to the dead
  • Solve supernatural mysteries
  • Explore New York City's ghosts
  • Uncover family secrets
  • Engaging narrative
Features
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The first game in Wadjet Eye's Blackwell mystery adventure series. Rosa Blackwell's humdrum life is turned upside-down when she discovers she is a medium with the power to talk to the dead. With the aid of the wise-cracking Joey Mallone, the family spirit guide, she sets out on a quest to lay to rest the ghosts of New York City. But is Joey as well-intentioned as he claims? And why is her family bonded to him, generation after generation? "The Blackwell Legacy" is the first in the critically acclaimed Blackwell series. It is followed by "Blackwell 2: Unbound" (available now!), "Blackwell 3: Convergence" (available now!), "Blackwell 4: Deception" (coming soon) and "Blackwell 5: Epiphany" (coming soon) Just Adventure - "It leaves most independently developed games for dead." - A-/B+ Strategy Informer - "If this were a TV show, one watch of this and any TV network would commission a full series." Adventure Gamers - "By the end of the game, [Rosangela Blackwell] is a main character you want to spend more time with." 4.5/5 Gameboomers - "An unusually compelling psychological study for an independent game to undertake." Gamezebo - "A thought-provoking and detailed plot."

Screenshots

Lost Echo4 screens
Blackwell 14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lost Echo at fortnightly against Blackwell 1's every 6 months. Blackwell 1's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.49) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Lost Echo costs $4.49 and Blackwell 1 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lost Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 106 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Lost Echo's written reviews are positive against 71% of Blackwell 1's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, Blackwell 1 every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lost Echo versus Blackwell 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost EchoBlackwell 1
Price$4.49$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (93 ratings) — better4.5 (106 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better70.9% of reviews
Number of ratings93106 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.05.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size444 MB303 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKickBackWadjet Eye Games LLC

Customer experience

Lost Echo

All ratings86 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews575 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative15.8%

Blackwell 1

All ratings106 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative22.7%

User reviews

Lost Echo

From 93 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent story and plot
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visuals
  • 🎶 Immersive soundtrack
  • 👍 Engaging and thought-provoking gameplay
  • 💡 Unique and innovative concept

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Slow pacing and excessive dialogue
  • 🤔 Confusing and unsatisfying ending
  • 👨‍💻 Awkward character animations and interactions
  • 🌐 Issues with translation and grammar

Blackwell 1

From 106 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Charming pixel art and retro graphics
  • 🎭 Engaging story and compelling narrative
  • 🎙️ Quality voice acting and character development
  • 🧩 Clever puzzle design and mystery elements
  • 🎵 Atmospheric soundtrack and audio design

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Extremely short game length
  • 💰 Expensive for content duration
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 📱 Poor iOS/mobile optimization
  • 😒 Annoying protagonist character

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

Blackwell 1

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Notebook fails to update with discovered information
  • Game-stopping progression bugs in Kelly's dorm room
  • Phone interaction options not appearing
  • Floating objects in inventory (pebbles/cobblestones)
  • Frequent crashes and freezing
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  • Screen display issues (black edges/inventory not visible)
  • Game freezes during final scenes
  • Character stuck in apartment unable to progress
  • Dialogue loop issues preventing advancement
  • Exit and re-enter scene requirement for progression

Requested features

9 requests
  • Longer game content and more puzzles
  • Support for larger screen phones (iPhone 15 Pro Max)
  • Music volume control option
  • Achievements from Steam version on iOS
  • In-app purchase model for chapters
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  • More interactive dialogue choices
  • Additional Blackwell games and prequels/sequels
  • Better graphics modernization
  • Improved touchscreen controls

In-app purchases

None

Lost Echo

No in-app purchases

None

Blackwell 1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lost Echo free?
Lost Echo costs $4.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blackwell 1 free?
Blackwell 1 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lost Echo or Blackwell 1?
Lost Echo is rated higher. Lost Echo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Blackwell 1 averages 4.5 from 106 ratings.
Do Lost Echo or Blackwell 1 have ads?
Neither Lost Echo nor Blackwell 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Echo or Blackwell 1?
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, and Blackwell 1 every 6 months. Most recently, Lost Echo was updated on October 29, 2026 and Blackwell 1 on October 29, 2026.

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