Comparison

Désiré vs Yestertide

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

Head to head
About

Désiré

Embark on a poetic point-and-click adventure in a monochrome world. Guide a colorblind protagonist through a journey of emotional discovery and societal critique. Unravel mysteries and encounter diverse characters as you seek the meaning of color.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Black and white art style
  • Poetic narrative
  • Character interactions
  • Riddles and puzzles
  • Societal critique
Features
Currently charting
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Désiré is a poetic point-and-click adventure game in black and white. When the schoolteacher asks Désiré why he didn't draw the sun like the other pupils, he replies spontaneously: « It's always night in my head. » Désiré is colour-blind from birth and he will lead you into in world of black and white. He marches on hesitantly, as life never brought him much joy. From a tender age, he is going to meet several characters who will elicit in Désiré intense emotions and alter his vision in surprising ways. Is colour at the end of the road? The game is, at its core, a critique of the modern world and of the perverting nature of a consumer, profit-obsessed society. The game contains 4 chapters, 50+ scenes, 40+ characters and a lot of riddles.

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

Désiré4 screens
Yestertide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Yestertide at 4.6 against Désiré's 3.2. Yestertide also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 52%) and price ($5.99 vs $6.99). Désiré's advantage is chart position (#195 vs unranked) and device support (5 vs 3). On ratings volume, 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

Désiré costs $6.99 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 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 76 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Désiré's written reviews are positive against 77% of Yestertide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Désiré ships an update every 3 months, Yestertide every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Désiré versus Yestertide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDésiréYestertide
Price$6.99$5.99 — better
Rating3.2 (38 ratings)4.6 (76 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews76.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3876 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB396 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSylvain SecciaMysteryCaper, LLC

Customer experience

Désiré

All ratings38 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative39.5%
Written reviews192 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral12.0%
Negative35.9%

Yestertide

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

User reviews

Désiré

From 38 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful graphics and art style
  • 📖 Engaging and thought-provoking story
  • 🎶 Melancholic and fitting music
  • 🤔 Unique and unconventional themes
  • 💡 Well-crafted puzzles

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Slow character movement
  • 🗣️ Long and sometimes tedious dialogues
  • 🔞 Mature and controversial themes
  • ❓ Unclear objectives or puzzles
  • 💰 Paid game with issues

Yestertide

From 76 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

Désiré

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Game crashes frequently
  • App closes unexpectedly
  • Progression lost due to crashes
  • Inventory menu blocking items
  • Display errors for Chinese characters
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  • Game gets stuck at specific points
  • Unresponsive controls on certain devices
  • Save game issues
  • Loading problems
  • Incompatible with older OS versions

Requested features

7 requests
  • Faster character movement
  • Hint system for puzzles
  • Option to skip dialogues
  • Improved save system (auto-save)
  • Better optimization for older devices
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  • Russian language support
  • Magnifying glass for small objects

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

Désiré

No in-app purchases

None

Yestertide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Désiré free?
Désiré costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yestertide free?
Yestertide costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Désiré or Yestertide?
Yestertide is rated higher. Désiré averages 3.2 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Yestertide averages 4.6 from 76 ratings.
Do Désiré or Yestertide have ads?
Neither Désiré nor Yestertide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Désiré or Yestertide?
Désiré ships an update every 3 months, and Yestertide every 5 months. Most recently, Désiré was updated on October 14, 2026 and Yestertide on October 11, 2026.

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