# ZONE HUNT - IRL Hide and Seek — user reviews > 64 indexed App Store user reviews of ZONE HUNT by Folke Andrae, rated 3.54/5 from 109 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zone-hunt-irl-hide-and-seek/id1638173279/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zone-hunt-irl-hide-and-seek/id1638173279.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 52 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 27 ## What do users think of ZONE HUNT? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🎮 Fun concept for playing hide and seek with friends - 🌍 Innovative zone-based gameplay mechanics - 👥 Great for large friend groups - ⚡ Games are appropriately paced (not too long or short) - 🎯 Customizable zone options available **Cons** - 💰 Aggressive monetization model requiring payment for basic gameplay - 🔐 Paywall limits free users to one game per day - 🐛 Poor location tracking accuracy - 🐛 Frequent crashes and disconnections - ⚠️ Game kicks players out unexpectedly - 🐛 Location updates lag significantly - 😤 Players charged again after purchasing full version - 🎮 Limited player cap (8 hiders maximum) - 🖥️ Unfriendly user interface and poor UI design - ⚙️ Overly complicated time and zone settings - 🐛 Manual tagging system is cumbersome - 💸 $5 price point not justified by quality **Commonly reported bugs** - Location tracking shows players in wrong locations (sometimes opposite side of map) - Location updates fail to refresh properly - Unable to tag players despite being in range - Game crashes when closing and reopening app - Cannot rejoin game after accidental disconnect - Seeker screen only displays 3 out of 5 hiders - Game kicks players for leaving zone when they haven't - Laggy performance during join/create phase - Multiple attempts needed to join games - Settings cannot be changed after game creation - In-app purchases not processing correctly - Free version only allows one game per day despite claims - App display issues on some devices **Most requested features** - Free-to-play model with ads instead of premium paywall - Increase daily game limit to 2-3 games for free users - Automatic player elimination when tagged - Customizable player ping/location update frequency - Ability to move and customize map placement - Ban area settings to restrict certain locations - Apple Watch integration for location tracking - Ability to remove unwanted players from games - Start button to begin game when all players join - Scanning system to detect nearby players - Increase hider cap beyond 8 players - Show when players are eliminated in real-time - Allow rejoin after accidental disconnection - More customizable game settings - Better in-app purchase transparency ## Newest reviews (14 of 64) ### 2/5 — Used to be fun *2025-02-05, version 2.2.2* Was good until you had to pay ### 3/5 — Such good potential… *2024-09-10, version 2.2.2* This app has such an amazing concept and if executed correctly could make a lot of money. Heres my ideas: -make it free to play but just with big ads in between games -make it so you can join if you get kicked out by accident -try to make the tracking more accurate -make it so you can add people to the seekers team ### 3/5 — Great but needs updates *2023-08-10* This game is fun, and it could be amazing if there were some changes. First and most important, the game does not update other players location correctly and lags. It should also automatically eliminate people who are found instead of having the tagger do it manually. The way the time and zone works is also very complicated. The last change I would like to point out is the ability to only play one game per day for the non paid version. I agree with the price, but I think you should be able to play at least three games per day. I hope the developer reads this and adds changes because it would make the game unbelievably better and amazing. ### 2/5 — Doesnt really work *2023-06-28, version 2.1* It has loads of potential but the basics of the game do not work. The location accuracy is very bad basically rendering the entire rest of the game useless: it wont let you tag people amongst other things. The bad accuracy shows you in a completely different location to where you are, sometimes on literally the otherside of the map, and sometimes it wont update your location when its meant to. The concept is brilliant but the execution is pretty dreadful. Hope this is all fixed because this could be really good fun. ### 4/5 — Great fun *2023-05-07, version 2.0.1* A good idea to play with friends games are not too long or too short and zone options are nice I just wish it would show when a player is eliminated ### 4/5 — Good Idea but I have a question *2023-04-08* The game looks fun and I’m thinking of spending money to buy the full version however I will only do so if it allows everyone in my games to play multiple times. So how does the full version work? ### 3/5 — Game has serious potential *2023-03-23, version 2.0.1* Issues -When you close the app it won’t let you join back into a game you were in. You must delete the app, reinstall, then make a new username. -You can’t remove players you don’t want from the game. -It will only let you join one game per day if you don’t have premium which is fine but it won’t let you join the same game you just left. Even if it was accidental. ### 2/5 — Not that good *2023-03-15, version 2.0.1* It would be a good game if u wasn’t so money hungry I wouldn’t mind paying 3 quid but for multiple people to pay to play more is not fair ### 3/5 — Good conceptbut bugs *2023-03-10* Game is a great concept but too many bugs like me and my friends tried to play but it said the zone would close in 24 hours and we only got to one zone before the seeker (which I think should said it has to be on the game starters device) killed us all randomly overall lots of bugs and the worst part is you have to pay to play more then once ### 2/5 — Having to pay *2023-03-04, version 2.0.1* Paying for the game is so Annoying and the free game once a day doesn’t even work. I think this game would be really good if they just fixed these problems ### 4/5 — Needs more settings *2023-02-21* I can imagine it’s a fun game, haven’t gotten to play it yet with people (doubt I ever will) but needs some more game settings; most importantly a ban area setting. Need to be able to ban an area from people going inside of, as well as making sure the final zone doesn’t go into that banned area. ### 4/5 — it was good *2023-02-18, version 2.0.1* it has a lot of potential and it’s pretty fun. just redownload for another round ez ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-01-29, version 2.0.1* Doesn’t even work the first ‘free’ time so why would I pay if I don’t know if it’ll work… ### 1/5 — Infinite *2023-01-13, version 1.1.1* After I paid for infinite games, I decided that its not worth it to play once at a party every so often. So I made the decision to get my money back. But when I tried it wouldn’t let me and I got ripped off. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Must Pay To play *2025-10-09* You join and create a game costs credits, which you have to buy in app. ### 1/5 — not cool *2025-01-03* This is absolutely bull this should not cost money ### 1/5 — Scam *2024-09-19, version 2.2.2* Bought the full version just for them to make you pay more in the new update with memberships, scum of the earth ### 1/5 — Sussy balls *2023-10-09* This game is so annoying, if you buy the free version you only get one game per day. This game makes me want to bust, on skibidi toilet and Ohio gyatt. Like it didn’t show ice spice in Nike pros I want a refund of the free version. This game was witterally bootycheeks, keep this game away from your kids, the designer is a huge pedo and track ur location on glizzies ### 1/5 — don’t buy this game *2023-07-17, version 2.1* it’s terrible doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Mid *2023-05-14, version 2.0.1* This game makes you pay after one round 🤦‍♀️ Smh do not buy. ### 1/5 — not great *2023-04-09, version 2.0.1* the app told my friend that she needed to turn her location on in settings but then kicked off the game and said she had to pay to join again, just thirsty for money. not impressed at all ### 1/5 — hot garbage *2023-03-25* this app is trash, you only get one free play before you have to buy it for $5. we were so hyped to play hide and seek with zones but it’s just a scam. L app. ### 1/5 — worst app of all time *2023-03-25* This thing is an absolute scam never but it horribly run and just wants your money. doesn’t work not worth it. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-01-30* It always says my friend is out of the zone when they’re not **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback, we are constantly working to fix these bugs! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Sigma good and not good but skibbdy *2024-08-24* It dose not have any rizz although you can pick up girls if your on the run but I bet you drake would pick up little girls to rizz up and you can’t even play with out coins on the sigma side you get to play so much games if you even want to play but don’t have coins you can delete the app but if you buy it u still have 0 coins on the skibbdy part u can rizz it up and be so skibbdy but ur aura decreases when u walk into a business or building or a food restaurant and people don’t even notice u when ur in there so technically u can get away with murder ### 5/5 — Coins *2024-06-06, version 2.2.2* You now have to pay for coins to play. Even after ai payée 5 $ for infinite games… Was fun before but not anymore. Put it back ### 5/5 — GREAT FOR BIG FRIEND GROUPS *2023-05-14* this game is GREAT for friend groups i would only like to recommend one or two things. Make the players ping like when they pop up on the map ever few minutes customizable so we can change it from lets say show players previous location every 5 minutes to every 2 minutes. and second MAP PLACEMENT is the only thing i dislike about this game we need to be able to move the map around for a better zone the map needs to be more customizable but that’s all the game is great OH YA and make it FREE TO PLAY other than that great game ### 5/5 — Amazing game *2023-02-18* Cool game amazing nicely done sorryteling and quests endibg had mee creyeing buuteeful masterpeece ### 5/5 — Once upon a time 📖 *2023-02-10* Once upon a time, in a magical land called the land of technology, there lived a stupendous app named "Zone Hunt". Zone Hunt was unlike any other app in the kingdom, for it had the power to transport its users to different realms within the land of technology. Users of the app would set out on a quest to discover hidden zones, solving puzzles and riddles along the way. The more zones they discovered, the more points they earned, and the higher they rose on the leaderboard. One day, a young man named Jack decided to download the app and set out on his own adventure. Jack had always been fascinated by technology and was eager to see what wonders Zone Hunt had in store for him. As he traveled from one realm to the next, Jack encountered a variety of challenges, from deciphering coded messages to navigating treacherous virtual landscapes. But with determination and cunning, he was able to overcome each obstacle and discover new zones. Before long, Jack had become a master of Zone Hunt, rising to the top of the leaderboard and earning the title of "King of the Zones". And as he looked out over the virtual kingdoms he had conquered, he realized that his journey had only just begun, and there were still countless more realms waiting to be discovered. And so, the story of Zone Hunt lives on, captivating the hearts and minds of tech enthusiasts everywhere, offering endless hours of adventure and excitement to all who dare to embark on its quest. For in the land of technology, anything is possible, and the possibilities are as endless as the imagination of those who seek to explore them. ### 5/5 — Best game for having pure fun *2022-11-04* awesome with friends, this game has so much potential and if the creators put some time into improving it, it would be number one app for me! ### 5/5 — My Autobiography *2022-10-31* Once upon a time there was a wee lad from a small town in a big world. This lad had no friends, no family, and no life. But what he lacked in happiness he made up for with hope. Hope for what you might ask.. hope for freedom. Hope for peace. Hope for an answer. Well Guess what? He found it. Absolute happiness in the palm of his hand. The answer to all his problems. A cure that could save the world from it’s inevitable self inflicted doom. Thus the Zone Hunt app was discovered spreading joy across all nations Why do I tell you this… because that wee lad was me! Hi my name is Shay and my life is kinda crazy… ### 5/5 — Epic *2022-10-10* Super fun with friends (kinda glitchy tho) ### 5/5 — good game *2022-08-27, version 1.0.2* i like it ### 4/5 — Apple Watch functionality *2023-06-29, version 2.1* It would be cool to be able to use your Apple Watch to see where you are in the zone --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*