Shivah vs Double Cover
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shivah
Step into the shoes of a rabbi investigating a mysterious inheritance. Explore Manhattan, uncover the truth, and make moral choices that shape the story's outcome. This remastered adventure features new graphics, music, and multiple endings.
- Remastered graphics and music
- Rabbinical conversation methods
- Unique fighting system
- Haunting musical score
- Three distinct endings
- Detective-style puzzles
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The Shivah: Kosher Edition - Completely remastered with all-new graphics and music! Russell Stone is a Jewish rabbi at a struggling synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem - membership is down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very bleak, and he has grown progressively more cynical and bitter with the passage of time. Just as he is on the verge of quitting, he receives some intriguing news. An estranged member of his congregation has died and left the rabbi a significant amount of money. A blessing? Or the start of something far more sinister? Can Rabbi Stone just accept the money and move on, or will his conscience get the better of him? Step into his shoes as he travels all over Manhattan in his attempt to uncover the truth. Features rabbinical conversation methods, a unique method of fighting, a haunting score, and three different endings depending on your moral choices. _____________________________________________ REVIEWS PocketGamer - "Its unique cast of characters, intriguing storyline, and sharp detective-style conundrums mean it's well worth playing this thoughtful and pensive adventure." Score: 9/10, Gold Award Cult of Mac - "Tricky puzzles, a great hero, and an interesting plot." Score: 5/5 148Apps - "The perfect bite-sized adventure that'll whet one's curiosity for many answers to life, death, choices, and mystery." Score: 4.5/5 MacLife - "The Shivah makes the jump to iOS gracefully. It’s rare that a game’s plot, characters, genre, and platform mesh as neatly as they do in this short and bittersweet tale." Score: 4.5/5 IGN Italia - "The Shivar: Kosher Edition represents a great opportunity to play a solid, mature, fascinating and original graphic adventure." Score: 8/10 Adventure Gamers - "The Shivah's interesting clues system, well-written dialog, logical puzzles and fascinating commentary make it easy to recommend." Score: 4/5 GameZebo - "The game addresses philosophical questions that have been with humankind since we first learned how to look upwards and wonder. ... The Shivah: Kosher Edition doesn't have all the answers, but it does supply a top-notch adventure experience." Score: 4/5 The Onion A.V. Club - "The Shivah fits a compelling moral conscience over a tight decision tree, and compared to [other titles], its rewards are subtler and more satisfying."
Double Cover
Step into the shoes of a top bodyguard to solve your client's murder. Explore a lush landscape, solve puzzles, and interact with locals in this first-person adventure. Uncover hidden talents and prove your detective skills.
- First-person adventure gameplay
- Solve murder mysteries
- Hand-drawn art style
- Engaging puzzles
- Interactive characters
- Thrilling musical score
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You're the best bodyguard in the business. Can you help it if you have no surviving clients? Solve your latest customer's murder and make your detractors eat their words. This is DOUBLE COVER, another engaging first-person adventure from the makers of FLEETING MEMORY and FLEETING JOURNEY. – Try the latest offering from MysteryCaper with no obligation to become a human shield. You may even unlock some hidden talents as you go. It's fun. It's exciting. It contains very little celery. Dish out a heaping bowl of your awesomeness today. – FEATURES • outstanding hand-drawn art • a thrilling musical score • captivating puzzles • stirring interaction with the locals • loads of wacky in-game comments • your very own travel-sized bodyguard • people trying to kill you • herbs • a lush New England landscape • AND you, the finest amateur detective on Berwald Island Dig in! – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Double Cover at 4.7 against Shivah's 4.0. Shivah's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 40 months) and price ($1.99 vs $5.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Shivah costs $1.99 and Double Cover $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Double Cover holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 44 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Shivah's written reviews are positive against 76% of Double Cover's.
Shivah ships an update every 9 months, Double Cover every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shivah | Double Cover |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (40 ratings) | 4.7 (44 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wadjet Eye Games LLC | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Shivah
Double Cover
Bugs and requests
Shivah
Reported bugs
4 issues- Computer password not working
- Login issues on computer
- Game freezes on login screen (implied by password issue)
- Inventory slider bug on iOS 7
Requested features
10 requests- Extend the story plot
- Add more characters
- More interactive objects
- Improve character development for minor characters
- Add more locations/scenes
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- Make the final fight less repetitive
- More in-game toys/interactions
- Fix inventory issues on iOS 7
- Cut lengthy opening sequence
- More complex puzzles
Double Cover
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shivah
No in-app purchases
Double Cover
No in-app purchases
Questions
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