FolkloreFieldGuide
Daily Cryptid Deduction
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
A new cryptid sighting every day. Read the tip, match the clues in your field guide, and name the creature. Cozy daily deduction.
A new cryptid mystery every day. Folklore Field Guide is a cozy text-deduction game — read the town's tip-line report, weigh the clues, and name the creature behind the sighting.
DEDUCE, DON'T SEARCH
- Each day brings a new sighting: a track shape, a strange sound, the time of day, the weather, a smell on the wind
- Cross-reference the clues against the entries in your field guide
- Narrow the suspects and name the cryptid — Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Nessie and more
BUILD YOUR REPUTATION
- Wrong guesses cost you reputation, so deduce carefully
- Keep a daily streak going and rise from curious local to trusted investigator
UNCOVER THE BIGGER MYSTERY
- Daily reports connect into multi-week story arcs and regional mysteries
- Unlock field-guide entries as you encounter new creatures
CRYPTOZOOLOGIST'S PASS — ONE-TIME PURCHASE
Unlock the Pass once and keep it forever: remove ads, the full annotated field guide, extra clue reveals, and the story-arc archive with advanced stats. No subscription.
Folklore Field Guide is free to play and supported by ads; remove them anytime with the one-time Pass.
Grab your notebook. The woods are talking.
Ratings & Reviews
The developer, Christian Pedersen, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
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- Identifiers
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Christian Pedersen
- Size
- 4.6 MB
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Folklore Field Guide Lifetime $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Christian Pedersen