“Absolutely favorite game Can't wait for new books to open. I have changed my rating due to being unable to watch ads to gain rewards after spending money to buy something for the game. Within a day the ads disappeared. I think maybe the…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 470 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
Sherlock・Hidden Object Mystery
G5 EntertainmentJoin the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in his unbelievable new investig…
4.6 ★268,561 ratings
5M+Downloads
9+Age rating
—App size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Join the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in his unbelievable new investigations!
Something wicked is going on in the worlds of well-known books – their plots are changing, with the main characters being defeated while the villains prevail. The magic of literature is at work here, and this magic is real! Now, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and many other classic novels are not at all like you remember them.
Help Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson restore the original plots of the books and deliver justice by solving tricky match-3 puzzles or unraveling hidden object scenes, and complete thrilling quests while searching for the reasons and patterns behind the events. These world-renowned stories helped to shape the history of mankind, so they carry enormous power – and whoever can control that power, will be able to rule the universe.…
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 1.75.7401 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 1.75.7401, updated 2026-09-22.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
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In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 14 distinct reviewers (3.0% of 470 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“I gave Sherlock 5 stars before. Now I'm giving it 1 star. It was a great game before your ads were changed to 60 seconds. It's not necessary to have the ads 60 seconds long. You get the point in 15 seconds. Also I don't need to watch a…”
“Have been enjoying this game for years but with these new popup ads between games i will not be playing much longer”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 1.75.7401.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
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