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40+ Best Unread: Phone Detective Alternatives for iPhone (2026)
Unread: Phone Detective is A tier, #14 of the 40 tiered apps in detective games. Here is everything that competes with it on iPhone, in tier order.
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All 40 alternatives, in tier order
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Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 669,834 ratings · score 98Interactive mystery game where you investigate the disappearance of a missing girl in the town of Riverstone. - 2
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 214,155 ratings · score 95Hidden object detective game where you investigate cases, document evidence and search detailed scenes for clues. - 3
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 121,823 ratings · score 94Hidden object detective game: search crime scenes, analyze evidence, question suspects and arrest the killer. - 4
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 25,931 ratings · score 94Interactive detective game: explore a simulated phone's messages, photos and notes to judge a cold case. - 5
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 49,656 ratings · score 91Detective game where you investigate cases, find hidden objects, analyze clues and detect suspects' lies. - 6
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 25,661 ratings · score 90A free mystery game where you search fictional characters' chats, photos, videos and voice notes to solve three crime. - 7
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 145,175 ratings · score 89Free hidden object and match-3 detective game where players investigate murder cases in New York City. - 8
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 15,475 ratings · score 89Hidden object adventure where you investigate 19th century murder scenes, question suspects and analyze evidence. - 9
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 19,089 ratings · score 88Hidden object detective game: search crime scenes, analyze evidence, question suspects and arrest the killer. - 10
Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 11,627 ratings · score 87A narrative investigation game where you search a fake phone's messages, apps, photos and notes to solve mysterious. - 11
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 20,374 ratings · score 87Interactive detective story played through a chat messenger about a missing girl in a forest village. - 12
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 4,602 ratings · score 87A free detective adventure game with hidden object scenes, mini-games and puzzles across three criminal cases. - 13
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 17,511 ratings · score 87A legal romance and detective game about solving cases as a rookie attorney. - 14
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 164,651 ratings · score 85Free Games app where Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson restore altered classic book plots by solving match-3 puzzles and… - 15
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 77,374 ratings · score 84A free hidden object and mystery adventure where a detective searches for objects, solves puzzles and quests in the. - 16
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 3,788 ratings · score 84A cozy mystery game where you interview suspects, inspect evidence, and solve a case alongside a new duck partner. - 17
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 13,112 ratings · score 83Free hidden object adventure game where players investigate murder scenes, question suspects and analyze evidence. - 18
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 23,860 ratings · score 83Investigation puzzle game where you identify the person behind a screen by checking social media profiles and clues. - 19
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 385,373 ratings · score 83A free 1930s hidden object adventure mystery in which a journalist investigates a missing guest at a hotel in the Alps. - 20
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 175,986 ratings · score 83A detective game where players pick answers at each level to catch a cheating husband and solve other crime cases. - 21
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 16,072 ratings · score 81Free hidden object adventure game: investigate murder crime scenes, question suspects and analyze evidence. - 22
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 23,563 ratings · score 80A free 3D escape room puzzle game set in London in 1930, where a detective works through a series of bizarre cases. - 23
Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 37,639 ratings · score 79A detective puzzle game set in the empty town of Redcliff, mixing escape room and classic quest gameplay. - 24
Free download · ★ 4.4 · 16,528 ratings · score 79A free two-player cooperative point-and-click puzzle game where each player gets half of each puzzle on separate. - 25
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,069 ratings · score 78A free mystery game where private investigator Jackie Johnson solves a murder through clues tied to a mythological. - 26
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 4,223 ratings · score 78Hidden object adventure game in which players investigate murder scenes, question suspects and analyze evidence to. - 27
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 315,465 ratings · score 76Hidden object detective game set in a Victorian city, combining search scenes, puzzles and a mystery story. - 28
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 22 ratings · score 75A detective mystery game where you read a phone's messages, photos and voicemails, text its contacts, and work out what - 29
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 9,070 ratings · score 75Story-driven comedy mystery game where you play a duck detective who finds clues, solves puzzles, and interviews. - 30
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 58,549 ratings · score 75Free hidden object detective game featuring Sherlock Holmes, with object, difference and pair-finding scenes. - 31
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 46,397 ratings · score 74A free mobile game of logic puzzles and crime-solving mysteries where players deduce criminals from clues. - 32
Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 36,966 ratings · score 72Puzzle game where you find clues in court cases, then choose a sentence or a not guilty verdict for each suspect. - 33
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 54,496 ratings · score 71A 3D detective game where you line up suspects, question them using clues, and guess who is guilty. - 34
Free download · ★ 4.2 · 15,811 ratings · score 69A free Games app where you play as a police officer investigating crime scenes and multiple cases. - 35
Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 150 ratings · score 68Detective puzzle game where you search mystery scenes for clues and decide which of two people is lying. - 36
Free download · ★ 4.5 · 49,124 ratings · score 68A detective game where you interrogate suspects and find hidden objects and clues to solve daily crimes and cases. - 37
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,946 ratings · score 67A free detective visual novel where you investigate crimes and pursue romance with a cast of love interests. - 38
Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 56,458 ratings · score 66A free match 3 puzzle game where you solve a small town murder mystery by finding clues and hidden objects. - 39
Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 23,691 ratings · score 66Free time management detective game where Lily Parker and Victor Lane investigate murders of Lane's former clients. - 40
$5.99 + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 38,946 ratings · score 66Digital adaptation of the Clue (Cluedo) murder mystery board game, with AI opponents, online play and private…
Questions people ask
- What is the best alternative to Unread: Phone Detective on iPhone?
- An Elmwood Trail, S tier, #1 in detective games.
- Is there a free alternative to Unread: Phone Detective?
- Yes: An Elmwood Trail (S tier, #1) is free to download, with in-app purchases.
- Does anything rank above Unread: Phone Detective?
- Yes. 13 apps rank above it in detective games: An Elmwood Trail (#1), Unsolved: Hidden Mystery Games (#2), Criminal Case: Hidden Objects (#3) and more.