Comparison

Fire Maple Games vs Yestertide

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

Head to head
About

Fire Maple Games

Embark on thrilling adventures across diverse worlds, from haunted mansions to mystical islands and magical realms. Solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and overcome challenges to restore peace and break ancient spells.

Highlights
  • Three distinct adventure games in one collection
  • Explore spooky mansions, ancient islands, and fantasy worlds
  • Solve challenging puzzles and uncover hidden clues
  • Engaging storylines and quests
  • Suitable for all ages
Features
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From a spooky old mansion to an ancient island, to a fantasy world threatened by a sorceress... Fire Maple Games is proud to present three of their best-selling adventure games bundled together into one ULTIMATE ADVENTURE COLLECTION. The Secret of Grisly Manor - Your eccentric grandfather invites you to the family estate and promises to show you something truly amazing - but first you must find him! The Lost City - An ancient artifact must be returned to a mysterious island whose location has remained secret for countless years. You will need to uncover hidden clues and solve challenging puzzles to restore peace to this mystical civilization. The Hidden World - After accidentally finding a secret passage to another realm, you find yourself thrown into the adventure of a lifetime. It will take all your cunning, and the help of a few inhabitants you meet along the way, to break the spell of an evil sorceress who is holding this magical world captive.

About

Yestertide

Embark on a mysterious adventure in a quaint, uncharted village. Solve puzzles, interact with cryptic characters, and uncover secrets involving time travel and aliens. Your choices are crucial to saving this strange place.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn art
  • Puzzles and riddles
  • Cryptic character interaction
  • Time-travel elements
  • Alien encounters
  • Card tricks
Features
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Come in. Stay for AGES and AGES … Welcome to YESTERTIDE, another exciting mind-bender from the MysteryCaper team. Enjoy your visit. You're not going anywhere anytime soon. – You've been backpacking for days. You're tired; you're sore. You just want to SLEEP … You stumble upon a quaint old village. YESTERTIDE. Quiet, unassuming, cobblestoney. You'll rest here. It's funny, though. You've never heard of this place, and it's not on any maps. Oh well. It will do for now. But when is NOW exactly? And why do you feel like someone — or some-THING — is watching you? – FEATURES • a thrilling array of hand-drawn art • an endless supply of puzzles and riddles • the occasional cryptic character interaction • hilarious in-game comments • a pigeon • a cat • time-travel • aliens • card tricks • and YOU, the last hope for Yestertide — and beyond – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.

Screenshots

Fire Maple Games4 screens
Yestertide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fire Maple Games at every 9 days against Yestertide's every 5 months. Fire Maple Games also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). Yestertide's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 20). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Fire Maple Games costs $3.99 and Yestertide $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fire Maple Games holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 76 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Fire Maple Games's written reviews are positive against 77% of Yestertide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fire Maple Games ships an update every 9 days, Yestertide every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fire Maple Games versus Yestertide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFire Maple GamesYestertide
Price$3.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better4.6 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2076 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB396 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFire Maple GamesMysteryCaper, LLC

Customer experience

Fire Maple Games

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative10.0%

Yestertide

All ratings76 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Fire Maple Games

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Yestertide

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Fruits must be dragged twice to blend
  • Cafe safe code didn't work
  • Hot plate puzzle bug
  • Alien keypad issue
  • Safe combination in hints doesn't work

Requested features

3 requests
  • More games from the developer
  • In-game hints instead of website
  • Notebook to remind of tasks

In-app purchases

None

Fire Maple Games

No in-app purchases

None

Yestertide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fire Maple Games free?
Fire Maple Games costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yestertide free?
Yestertide costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fire Maple Games or Yestertide?
Fire Maple Games is rated higher. Fire Maple Games averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Yestertide averages 4.6 from 76 ratings.
Do Fire Maple Games or Yestertide have ads?
Neither Fire Maple Games nor Yestertide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fire Maple Games or Yestertide?
Fire Maple Games ships an update every 9 days, and Yestertide every 5 months. Most recently, Fire Maple Games was updated on September 18, 2026 and Yestertide on September 19, 2026.

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