Comparison

Panmorphia vs Yestertide

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

Head to head
About

Panmorphia

Embark on a point-and-click puzzle adventure in a magical land. Transform into animals to gain new perspectives, collect items, and solve intricate puzzles to aid the land.

Highlights
  • Point and click puzzle adventure
  • Animal transformation (cat, bird, fish)
  • Item collection and puzzle solving
  • Dynamic map and notebook
  • Hint system
  • Easy Mode
Features
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• The Legend of Panmorphia • The legend goes that in each generation a child is born, a sentinel, bound to the land of Panmorphia and the four elements that govern it. The sentinels have the ability to wield each element and transform themselves into an animal that best represents it. With the use of the amulet they are able to combine all four elements and travel through the aether. They are called upon for help in times of need. Features: • Point and click, puzzle adventure game! • A beautiful world to discover! • Morph into a cat, bird or fish and gain unique perspective in the world! • Many items to collect and puzzles to solve! • Dynamic map and notebook that track your discoveries! • An 'Easy Mode' for those wanting a more relaxed gaming experience! • An 'Arrows' navigation option! • A Hint System that gives you the next task and highlights the location on the map! • Original soundtrack and sound effects! • Available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch! • Translated into: German, French, Italian, Greek, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Korean. Become a fan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lkmad.games Full walkthrough available here: https://www.lkmad.com/walkthrough.html

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

Panmorphia4 screens
Yestertide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Yestertide at 4.6 against Panmorphia's 4.3. Panmorphia's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (268 vs 77). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Panmorphia costs $2.99 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

Yestertide holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 268 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Panmorphia's written reviews are positive against 77% of Yestertide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Panmorphia versus Yestertide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPanmorphiaYestertide
Price$2.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.3 (268 ratings)4.6 (77 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews77.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings268 — better77
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size166 MB396 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLKMADMysteryCaper, LLC

Customer experience

Panmorphia

All ratings269 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative20.0%

Yestertide

All ratings77 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative12.5%

User reviews

Panmorphia

From 268 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 👍 Challenging but not impossible
  • 👍 Great concept and creative
  • 👍 Beautiful graphics and atmosphere
  • 👍 Relaxing soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🤔 Unclear navigation and controls
  • 🤔 Obscure and hidden objects/interactions
  • 🤔 Puzzles not always intuitive
  • 🤔 Lack of story/narrative progression

Yestertide

From 77 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging story and humor
  • 💡 Creative and challenging puzzles
  • ⭐️ Excellent hint system available
  • 🎨 Charming art style
  • ⏳ Good game length

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Puzzles lack logic
  • 😵 Navigation is confusing
  • 🤯 Puzzles are too obscure
  • frustrating to navigate hints
  • 🤷‍♀️ Some puzzles not solvable

Bugs and requests

Panmorphia

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Items disappearing from inventory
  • Inability to return to previous screens
  • Charging amulet/bird statue not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • More puzzles and content
  • Improved navigation and UI
  • Better guidance and hints for players

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

Panmorphia

No in-app purchases

None

Yestertide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Panmorphia free?
Panmorphia costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yestertide free?
Yestertide costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Panmorphia or Yestertide?
Yestertide is rated higher. Panmorphia averages 4.3 out of 5 from 268 ratings, while Yestertide averages 4.6 from 77 ratings.
Do Panmorphia or Yestertide have ads?
Neither Panmorphia nor Yestertide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Panmorphia or Yestertide?
Panmorphia ships an update every 5 months, and Yestertide every 5 months. Most recently, Panmorphia was updated on November 1, 2026 and Yestertide on November 3, 2026.

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