Criminal Case vs Mente Brillante
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Criminal Case
Engage in a captivating detective adventure by investigating crime scenes, gathering clues, and interrogating suspects. Analyze evidence to uncover the truth and bring murderers to justice in a grim city. Prove your detective prowess in this immersive hidden object game.
- Investigate crime scenes
- Examine and analyze clues
- Interrogate witnesses and suspects
- Solve murder cases
- Play with friends
- Analyze evidence
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A murder has been reported in Grimsborough, Detective. Grab your badge — the Chief is waiting. Criminal Case is the original hidden object detective game: the award-winning phenomenon that has turned more than 100 million players into detectives since 2012. Search crime scenes for clues, examine the evidence, interrogate the suspects — and when the proof is solid, arrest the killer yourself. INVESTIGATE CRIME SCENES Every case starts at the scene of the crime. Search gorgeous hand-drawn locations for hidden objects and vital clues, race the clock for the best score, and earn the stars that move your investigation forward. RUN THE LAB Take your findings to the forensics team. Analyze samples, decode messages, reconstruct torn documents and match fingerprints. In Grimsborough, every detail talks — if you know how to listen. INTERROGATE THE SUSPECTS Bring witnesses and suspects in for questioning. Compare their statements with the facts, catch them lying, and profile your killer trait by trait until only one name is left. ARREST THE KILLER Most mystery games end when you find the last object. Criminal Case is where it gets serious: match the evidence to your suspects and put the right one behind bars. Get it wrong, and a killer walks free. ONE CITY. 56 CASES. ONE CONSPIRACY. From the smokestacks of the Industrial Area to the runways of the Airport, the six districts of Grimsborough hide 56 murder cases — and the deeper you dig, the clearer it becomes that they are all connected. THE ORIGINAL, SINCE 2012 Facebook Game of the Year 2013. More than 100 million detectives worldwide. The classic that defined crime investigation games on mobile — still updated, still free, still one of a kind. Played back in the day? Welcome back, partner. Jones kept your desk exactly as you left it. BETTER WITH FRIENDS Connect with your friends to team up on investigations, compare your detective skills on the leaderboards, and send each other energy and gifts. THE FIRST OF 8 SEASONS Grimsborough is where the saga begins. Once you have cleaned up this city, seven more seasons of Criminal Case are waiting for you — from Pacific Bay all the way to Paris. Criminal Case is free to play, with optional in-app purchases (you can disable these in your device settings). The optional Pizza subscription raises your energy bar to 170 and removes ads: 2.99 USD/week (or local equivalent) after a 3-day free trial, auto-renewing unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Service: https://prettysimplegames.com/legal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.prettysimplegames.com/legal/privacy-policy The killer thinks they got away with it, Detective. Prove them wrong.
Mente Brillante
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CRIMINOKU: WORK OUT WHO DID IT Our own puzzle, invented for this app. A grid, a victim and a handful of suspects: cross the clues, place everyone and point to the culprit. 120 hand-written cases in every language. HANDMADE, NOT COMPUTER-GENERATED 60 crosswords and 45 word searches built one by one, plus 230 researched entries for the "Which Year?" and "Who is it?" challenges. FOUR LANGUAGES, DIFFERENT CONTENT English, French, Spanish (Spain) and Spanish (Latin America). Not just a translated interface: the riddles, the phrases and the famous people change with the language. FIVE CHALLENGES EVERY DAY Five puzzles drawn from the ones you have unlocked, the same for every player in the world, plus a bonus flag challenge. They refresh on their own at midnight. FOURTEEN PUZZLES AND THE FLAG CHALLENGE Criminoku, crossword, word search, sudoku, anagram, riddle, connections, hidden word, order the phrase, logic series, quick math, memory, which year? and who is it? DIFFICULTY THAT GROWS WITH YOU Five levels that unlock as you solve more puzzles. You don't pick the level: it arrives when you are ready. FREE TRAINING Besides the daily challenge, a mode where you pick the puzzle and play round after round. Sudoku, memory and logic series are unlimited. STREAKS, BADGES AND RANKINGS Your streak counts consecutive days and earns bonus points. Shields save it on the days you can't play. Over a hundred badges with their own illustrations, drawn for this app. Worldwide and country rankings. Free. The optional purchase removes the ads: players who don't pay get exactly the same puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mente Brillante at monthly against Criminal Case's every 3 months. Criminal Case's advantage is chart position (#143 vs unranked). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Criminal Case sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Mente Brillante sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Criminal Case ships an update every 3 months, Mente Brillante monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Criminal Case | Mente Brillante |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (36K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #143 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pretty Simple | Juan Carlos Snchez Tejada |
Bugs and requests
Criminal Case
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to connect to Facebook and sync progress
- Disappearing energy and in-game items
- Freezing and crashing during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save energy and progress across sessions
- More efficient energy system and reduced wait times
- Improved customer support and communication
- Reduced reliance on ads and in-app purchases
Mente Brillante
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Criminal Case
- Pizza3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Instant Analysis$0.99
- Ham$0.99
- Instant Access$0.99
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- Instant Analysis$1.99
- Instant Analysis$2.99
- Pizza$2.99
- 1 Complete Meal$3.99
- 1 Burger$4.99
- 2 Burgers + 1 Free Orange Juice$9.99
Mente Brillante
- Pack de 3 escudos$0.99
- Una pista$0.99
- Mente Pass · 30 días$1.99
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- +5 Puzzles Extra$1.99
- MenteBrillante Premium$4.99
Questions
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