Comparison

Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek vs Recursive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek

Embark on a sweet seek and find adventure through candy and dessert shops. Discover hundreds of hidden objects across over 50 levels, with varying difficulty and multiple play modes. Enjoy brain-boosting challenges and bonus content.

Highlights
  • Seek and find hidden objects
  • 50+ sweet levels
  • Multiple play modes (Challenge, Gather, Image, Word)
  • Zoom and magnify functionality
  • Brain boosting puzzles
  • Free hints
Features
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Hidden Objects Candy Shop is a MEGA fun Seek and Find game with 50+ Sweet Levels! Let the Brain Game begin! 100’s of Hidden Objects! Find yummy Candy, Chocolate, Ice Cream, Donuts and more! Explore Candy Stores, Chocolate Shops, Chocolate Factories and Ice Cream Stores looking for plenty of treats! Levels vary from Easy to Challenging. A Brain Boosting Object Quest for Hidden Object, Puzzle, Spot the Difference and Word fans! Brain Adventure through Candy & Dessert Shops is sure to Entertain! Features: Gorgeous, Crisp Graphics 4 Ways to Play – Challenge, Gather, Image, Word 30 Bonus Levels Brain Boost Tap Image to Magnify Object Zoom to Find Objects Drag Scene and Magnify Easy to Challenging Bonus Words (highlighted in green) Timed and Untimed Levels FREE Hints BONUS: 30 Artistically Designed Levels No Time Unlimited Hints Bonus Words CHALLENGE: Timed Hints Bonus Words Score GATHER: Timed Hints Score Find Objects by Pictures Tap Pictures to Magnify WORD: No Time Hints Score Find Objects by Words IMAGE: No Time Hints Score Find Objects by Pictures Tap Pictures to Magnify Have a SWEET Adventure!

About

Recursive

A challenging puzzle game where you guide robots to collect gems by creating simple programs. Master recursion and logic with a minimalistic, easy-to-learn language and diverse level elements.

Highlights
  • Learn a simple programming language
  • Solve puzzles with robots and gems
  • Master recursion concepts
  • Explore diverse level elements
  • Challenging, hard puzzles
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Recursive is a puzzle game about recursion, patterns, and programming. It is the perfect game for people who love hard puzzles. Your goal is to help little robots complete their mission and collect all gems by finding the correct pattern and translating it into a short program. # Programming language (no prior knowledge required) The programming language is minimalistic and easy to learn. It doesn't require any prior programming knowledge and consists of only four instructions. - Move forward: Move one cell forward. - Rotate left: Rotate 90° left in place. - Rotate right: Rotate 90° right in place. - Change color: Load a chip of a specified color and execute the instructions it contains. And even with this simple programming language, robots can follow complex patterns thanks to the power of recursion and to other tricks that you can discover along with your progression in the game. # Rich levels Recursive offers a large variety of levels thanks to supporting multiple types of elements. - Robots: They can have different colors that reflect the chip they have loaded. - Gems: Your goal is to collect all of them. - Bugs: They destroy robots and make them disappear. - Chips: They make robots load a different program. - Teleportation gates: They make robots teleport to a different location. - Inactive robots: They are activated when touched by another robot. # Mastering recursion Recursion is said to be hard to understand as a famous quote attributed to Stephen Hawking says: "To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion." However, we believe that playing Recursive is another fun way to understand it or even master it.

Screenshots

Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek4 screens
Recursive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek at Free against Recursive's $2.99. Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 71%). Recursive's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek is free to download; Recursive costs $2.99 up front. Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Recursive sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recursive holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 28 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek's written reviews are positive against 71% of Recursive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek ships an update every 10 months, Recursive every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek versus Recursive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Objects Candy Shop SeekRecursive
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.4 (23 ratings)4.9 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2328 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrainfull, LLCKidori

Customer experience

Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek

All ratings23 ratings
Positive56.5%
Neutral17.4%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.5%

Recursive

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

Bugs and requests

Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ad bar covers game area
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Pop-ups prevent game start

Requested features

3 requests
  • Remove ad bar
  • More free levels or content
  • More complicated recipes

Recursive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek

One-time1
  • BIG Bonus! NO Ads! 16 Worlds!$5.99
3 purchases

Recursive

One-time3
  • 10 hint credits$0.99
  • 20 hint credits$1.99
  • 40 hint credits$2.99

Questions

Is Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek free?
Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recursive free?
Recursive costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek or Recursive?
Recursive is rated higher. Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek averages 3.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Recursive averages 4.9 from 28 ratings.
Do Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek or Recursive have ads?
Neither Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek nor Recursive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek or Recursive?
Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek ships an update every 10 months, and Recursive every 4 days. Most recently, Hidden Objects Candy Shop Seek was updated on September 19, 2026 and Recursive on August 29, 2026.

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