Comparison

Akinator vs Detetive

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

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About

Akinator

This app guesses characters, movies, animals, or objects you're thinking of by asking a series of questions. Challenge the genie, compete on leaderboards, and collect awards by guessing obscure characters. Play daily challenges and track your achievements.

Highlights
  • Guesses characters, movies, animals, and objects
  • Asks a series of questions
  • Collects Aki Awards
  • Daily challenges
  • Leaderboards and Hall of Fame
  • User accounts for achievements
  • Supports 17 languages
Features
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Akinator can read your mind just like magic and tell you what character you are thinking of, just by asking a few questions. Think of a real or fictional character and Akinator will try to guess who it is. Will you dare challenge the genie? And what about other themes like movies, animals…? ###NEW### ENJOY A NEW EXPERIENCE! Discover a redesigned genie with new emotions and fully animated. 3 ADDITIONAL THEMES BESIDES THE CHARACTERS Akinator is getting stronger and stronger... The genie has increased his knowledge, and now you have the opportunity to also challenge him on movies, animals and objects! Will you manage to defeat Akinator? GO IN SEARCH FOR AKI AWARDS The blue Genie invites you to think outside the box. As you know, he likes to guess characters and to take on difficult challenges. To do that, make him guess forgotten characters who have not been played for a very long time and you may win the best Aki Awards. BE THE BEST PLAYER Challenge the other players on the leaderboards to prove who the best is. You may write your name on the Last Super Awards board or on the Hall of Fame. KEEP ON GUESSING Each day, try to find the 5 mysterious characters and win some additional and specific Aki Awards. Complete the full Daily Challenge and earn the Gold Daily Challenge Aki Award, one of the most prestigious Aki Awards. KEEP TRACK OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS Akinator lets you create your own user account. It will record the Aki Awards you've won and your Genizs' balance. They will follow you everywhere now, even if you change your mobile device. PLAY MORE, WITHOUT ANY LIMITS! THE PREMIUM POTION unlocks all characters and removes all ads from the app, to ensure you get the best gaming experience. Main features: -17 languages (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Hebrew, Polish, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Dutch) -Get 3 additional themes: Movies, Animals and Objects -Aki Awards Board to get an overview of your collection -Hall of Fame with both current and previous ranking -Last super awards for Black, Platinum and Gold Aki Awards -Daily Challenges Board -Add magic by proposing a photo or some questions -The sensitive content filter --------------------------- Follow Akinator on: Facebook @officialakinator Twitter @akinator_team Instagram @akinatorgenieapp --------------------------- Genie’s tips: -Akinator requires an Internet connection to use his magic lamp. Turn on Wifi or be sure to have a data plan. -Don’t forget to scroll down the list to find and select your language

About

Detetive

This digital board game brings a classic mystery-solving experience to your mobile device. Players deduce the killer, weapon, and location of a crime using clues delivered through interactive messages and videos. It's a fun, family-friendly game that's easy to learn but hard to put down.

Highlights
  • Digital board game adaptation
  • Interactive clues via messages and videos
  • Deduce killer, weapon, and location
  • In-app notepad for tracking clues
  • Supports 3-8 players
  • Offline play
Features
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DETETIVE, o famoso jogo de tabuleiro da Estrela apresenta uma nova experiência de jogo com o auxílio do celular ou tablet, tornando o jogo ainda mais dinâmico e enigmático. Pegue seu celular ou tablet, anote suas suspeitas e mostre que você é o melhor detetive! Para desvendar o mistério do assassinato do Sr. Carlos Fortuna os jogadores terão que dar palpites sobre o local, arma e o responsável por este crime. A cada rodada os participantes conseguirão eliminar pelo menos uma possibilidade, até que finalmente será possível fazer a acusação. Aquele que conseguir acertar vence o jogo, mas se errar o palpite o jogador estará fora da partida. Para dar ainda mais realidade ao jogo, imagine receber ligações, mensagens e vídeos de testemunhas no celular ou tablet, dando pistas e dicas sobre o assassinato. Mas cuidado, nem todas as testemunhas irão te levar direto ao assassino! No total são 8 personagens, 8 armas e 11 locais. » MODO DE JOGO: DICAS Neste modo o celular ou tablet funciona como complemento, auxiliando com dicas. No início do jogo, você deve escolher entre 3 e 8 personagens disponíveis no jogo, são eles: SARGENTO BIGODE, SENHOR MARINHO, SENHORITA ROSA, SERGIO SOTURNO, DONA BRANCA, TONY GOURMET, DONA VIOLETA e MORDOMO JAMES. FIQUE ATENTO! Enquanto você joga o celular ou tablet pode tocar e uma testemunha anônima poderá dar uma dica para um dos participantes do jogo. Além de ligações os participantes também poderão receber mensagens de texto e vídeos. » MODO DE JOGO: BLOCO DE ANOTAÇÕES Use o seu dispositivo como bloco de anotações para marcar pistas e suspeitas. Papel e caneta é coisa de DETETIVES do passado! Você pode utilizar o dispositivo (celular ou tablet) para anotar os suspeitos, armais e locais, utilizando apenas o toque dos dedos, e assim chegar mais rápido na solução do crime. » NÚMERO DE PARTICIPANTES: de 3 a 8 jogadores. » CARACTERÍSTICAS: • Aplicativo GRÁTIS! • Fácil de jogar, difícil de parar! • Seu jogo de tabuleiro favorito agora com completo para celulares e tablets! • Não é necessária internet para jogar • Diversão para toda a família! • Classificação etária: Livre

Screenshots

Akinator4 screens
Detetive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Akinator at 81% against Detetive's 36%. Akinator also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). Detetive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Akinator sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Detetive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Akinator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Akinator has 423K ratings behind it against 574, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Akinator's written reviews are positive against 36% of Detetive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Akinator ships an update fortnightly, Detetive every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Akinator versus Detetive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAkinatorDetetive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (423K ratings) — better3.5 (574 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better36.0% of reviews
Number of ratings423K — better574
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperElokenceOverleap Studio

Customer experience

Akinator

All ratings423,025 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews4,416 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative12.0%

Detetive

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive36.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative48.0%

Bugs and requests

Akinator

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing progress and medals for no apparent reason
  • Inconsistent behavior when guessing characters
  • Inappropriate questions for child users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more customization options for the genie
  • Improve the reward system for guessing rare characters
  • Implement a mode with infinite questions
  • Add the ability to search for characters before playing

Detetive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Akinator

One-time10
  • The supercharged potion$0.99
  • 11,250 Geniz$0.99
  • Pack 15 credits$1.99
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  • 30,000 Geniz (7,500 FREE)$1.99
  • 50,000 Geniz (16,250 FREE)$2.99
  • The PREMIUM potion$3.99
  • Pack 40 credits$3.99
  • 80,000 Geniz (35,000 FREE)$3.99
  • 115,000 Geniz (58,750 FREE)$4.99
  • Pack 65 credits$5.99
None

Detetive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Akinator free?
Akinator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Detetive free?
Detetive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Akinator or Detetive?
Akinator is rated higher. Akinator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 423K ratings, while Detetive averages 3.5 from 574 ratings.
Do Akinator or Detetive have ads?
Akinator shows ads; Detetive does not.
Which is updated more often, Akinator or Detetive?
Akinator ships an update fortnightly, and Detetive every 5 months. Most recently, Akinator was updated on October 2, 2026 and Detetive on September 29, 2026.

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