Comparison

Whispering Willows vs Scott Whiskers

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

Head to head
About

Whispering Willows

Embark on a harrowing journey as Elena Elkhorn to find her missing father and uncover the secrets of Willows Mansion. Utilize a unique amulet for astral projection to communicate with the dead, solve puzzles, and help lingering souls in a beautifully hand-drawn 2D world.

Highlights
  • Astral projection to communicate with the dead
  • Solve mansion tricks and puzzles
  • Help lingering souls
  • Explore a hand-drawn 2D world
  • Immersive haunting music and sound effects
  • Unlock puzzling secrets
Features
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Young Elena Elkhorn embarks on a harrowing journey to find her missing father and discover the secrets of the Willows Mansion. Aiding her journey is a unique amulet, she received from her father, which allows her to astral project her spirit into a ghostly-realm and communicate with the dead. Play as Elena to find her missing father, use your astral projection to solves the mansion’s tricks and puzzles, help the lingering souls and discover so much more in Whispering Willows. Game Features: • Immerse yourself in a beautifully hand-drawn 2-D world as you traverse the Mansion grounds • Allow the haunting music and chilling sound effects to send goosebumps across your neck. • Let the history of the Willows Mansion draw you into a plot full of twists and betrayal. • Explore the vast Mansion and unlock its puzzling secrets as you search for your missing Father. Awards: • First Place- Seattle Indie Game Competition • Best Story- Casual Connect Indie Prize • Most Immersive- OUYA CREATE Game Jam • Successfully Funded Kickstarter • Winner- Cerebral Indie Developer Grant Supports: • Most wireless bluetooth controllers • 20 achievements • 720 and 1080p resolutions If your device crashes or has issues while running the game, please contact "support [at] nightlightint [dot] com" and we'll do our best to help you!

About

Scott Whiskers

Embark on a humorous point-and-click adventure game filled with cats, Star Trek references, and quirky characters. Explore vibrant locations, solve challenging puzzles, and uncover the mystery of a missing champion cat. Your choices will determine the story's conclusion.

Highlights
  • Engaging story about cats and people
  • Challenging puzzles and item combinations
  • Interactive dialogues with characters
  • Journal to track goals
  • Hotspot display for important objects
  • Family-friendly humor
Features
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“Scott Whiskers in: the search for Mr. Fumbleclaw” is a modern, funny and family-friendly point & click adventure game about cats, Star Trek and life itself. Created in the spirit of the classics of the genre. Classics like Monkey Island, Broken Sword or Zak McKracken. Visit many colorful, crazy, forbidden, dangerous, scary and other totally boring locations. Meet crazy characters and solve tricky puzzles. Will you find Mr. Fumbleclaw and bring the story to a beastly conclusion? It's up to you! ** A game about our four-legged furry friends ** "Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw" is a game about cats and lots of other furry friends. Furry friends like Buddy the faithful German shepherd with a rather unhealthy fixation on fine-grained cat litter. Or furry friends like Steve the rat. Steve is not to be trifled with - after all, he provides security at the sales stall of the dodgy, yet likeable crook Bob. Or furry friends like the nameless, extremely dangerous - and certainly absolutely deadly - Chihuahua that guards the Longbottom family estate. It is up to you to survive this encounter safely. And last but not least, we have Mr. Fumbleclaw himself, the award-winning, perennial champion of the legendary cat beauty contest "Ricky's Finest", who has inexplicably disappeared from the face of the earth. Your task? Find the cat - save the day! ** A game about people ** "Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw" is a game about people. People like Mary, the lonely soul, Scott's boss and caring director of the city's animal shelter. Help Mary find the great love - and bad boy - of her dreams! People like little Susie, Lord Longbottom's daughter. Susie is probably a little crazy and hell-bent on making an absolutely perfect monster movie. And she is now looking for a way to turn her hamster Mr. Snuggles into a vicious movie monster! Will you help Susie fulfill her dream - or will you stand by poor Mr. Snuggles? It's up to you! People like chain-smoking pet groomer Ricky, host of the legendary cat beauty contest "Ricky's Finest". And keeper of a hairy, and immensely profitable secret. ** A game with tricky puzzles ** What would a point & click adventure game be without tricky puzzles? Combine items from your inventory in the right way, unlock further paths of your entertaining journey in dialogues, and interact with numerous objects, characters, and four-legged friends. All tasks in "Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw" can be solved logically with a little puzzling - even if it doesn't hurt to think outside the box now and then. To help you not lose sight of the many, many goals on the search for Mr. Fumbleclaw, an automatically created journal helps you to keep track of everything at all times. In order for you to not miss any interesting events, a "hotspot display" that can be activated at any time to help you highlight important objects in the current scene. ** Features ** * a gripping story about animals, people, and life itself, told with a big wink * beautifully hand-drawn, high-resolution backgrounds in combination with three-dimensional characters give the game its very own visual charm * a captivating soundtrack you won’t be able to get out of your head for a long time * an automatic journal of your journey and tasks * hotspot display that can be activated at any time * free and automatic saving * unlock many achievements * duration: approx. 12 hours

Screenshots

Whispering Willows4 screens
Scott Whiskers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Whispering Willows at 4.6 against Scott Whiskers's 3.8. Whispering Willows also leads on price ($4.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Scott Whiskers's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Whispering Willows costs $4.99 and Scott Whiskers $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whispering Willows holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 10 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 51% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whispering Willows ships an update every 6 weeks, Scott Whiskers every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Whispering Willows versus Scott Whiskers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhispering WillowsScott Whiskers
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better3.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews50.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB1.1 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAkupara Games, LLCAxel Friedrich

Customer experience

Whispering Willows

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive50.6%
Neutral19.5%
Negative29.9%

Scott Whiskers

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

Whispering Willows

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Black screen on loading
  • Status bar not disappearing
  • Long loading times
  • Trophies not registering without manual login
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  • No screen size support for iPhone X
  • Game won't load on iPad
  • Game crashes when entering mansion
  • Game closes after starting credits
  • Game crashes when changing screens
  • Controls are poorly rendered and cumbersome
  • Joystick control scheme is bad
  • Game crashes when walking down a new passage
  • UI is bugged and ugly
  • Game closes on second chapter
  • Text in bubbles exceeds screen
  • Character movement is slow and clunky
  • Ghost movement is sluggish
  • Buttons are too large and insensitive
  • Game crashes on older iPads

Requested features

8 requests
  • Update the game
  • Make controls more responsive
  • Add more chapters/content
  • Improve UI
  • Add a task list or map
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  • Make puzzles more challenging
  • Full screen support for newer devices
  • Make cinematics illustrations more professional

Scott Whiskers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Whispering Willows

No in-app purchases

None

Scott Whiskers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whispering Willows free?
Whispering Willows costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scott Whiskers free?
Scott Whiskers costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whispering Willows or Scott Whiskers?
Whispering Willows is rated higher. Whispering Willows averages 4.6 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Scott Whiskers averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Whispering Willows or Scott Whiskers have ads?
Neither Whispering Willows nor Scott Whiskers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whispering Willows or Scott Whiskers?
Whispering Willows ships an update every 6 weeks, and Scott Whiskers every 4 days. Most recently, Whispering Willows was updated on November 1, 2026 and Scott Whiskers on November 3, 2026.

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