ColdTrace: Cold Case Mystery

Contains adsIn-app purchases
20.6K reviews
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Rated for 3+
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About this app

A phone. A cold case. The truth is buried somewhere in between.

ColdTrace puts you inside a real investigation, or at least, it feels that way. Navigate a stranger's phone, piece together the timeline, and decide: was it really an accident?

AN IMMERSIVE FICTIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Explore a fully simulated phone interface: messages, photos, notes, voicemails
• Uncover a layered narrative where every clue matters
• Multiple threads to follow, one truth to uncover

FEEL THE TENSION
The line between player and investigator blurs. You're not watching the story unfold, you're living it. Every deleted file, every text thread, every timestamp brings you closer to the answer.

YOUR INVESTIGATION, YOUR PACE
ColdTrace is not a passive experience. What you read, what you dig into, and when, it all shapes your understanding of what happened.

For fans of interactive fiction, true crime podcasts, and crime documentaries who want to go deeper.

ColdTrace is a fictional narrative experience. All characters and events are entirely invented.

Note: Some chapters require a Premium unlock.

Some investigations are available for free, while the complete experience can be unlocked through an in-app purchase.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Detective game: search a phone, follow the clues, solve the crime mystery.
Updated on
Nov 4, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Device or other IDs
  • This app may collect these data types
    Financial info, App activity and 2 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

19.3K reviews
Sumayya Samreen
November 6, 2026
You are given questions where you have to answer one by one, but the experience feels more like a spoon-fed quiz than a real detective mystery. Instead of letting us solve the case, it just tells us which app to open for clues. Between the lack of challenge and an ad after every single question, it gets repetitive and boring quickly.
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Joelina Jones
October 21, 2026
This game is absolutely amazing. Some cases are hard, some are easy, some are in the middle! I love the realism, the engagement, the stories. I love how each story is different! There is a premium version however you don't have to pay to play. There is free cases that are amazing and definitely a good variety to choose from as well. Sometimes when you watch an add for a hint, it does glitch and makes you watch two ads otherwise i have no complaints.
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Gabreil Barksdale
November 1, 2026
unplayable for free. I just downloaded the game, you get a small amount of play time, which are interrupted by ads, then you wait 15 minutes for a reset, or watch a 1-minute ad for an additional 5. However I watched two and it just didn't work. the $8 a week/~$40 a year price tag is just too much for me, especially since I'd have to buy it twice to play with my wife, who recommended the game to me.. cool concept ig
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Update Feature & Fix Bugs