Cheating Tom 3 vs Hide My Test!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cheating Tom 3
Help a student cheat his way through genius school to uncover a sinister plot. Navigate through various subjects, choose your avatar, and overcome challenging levels and new adversaries.
- Cheat through genius school
- Master biology, history, art, science, and sports
- Choose between Tom or Taffy avatars
- 100 challenging levels
- Upgradeable power-ups
- New enemies and characters
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~~~ WARNING: DO NOT TRY THIS AT (GENIUS) SCHOOL! ~~~ ~~> Cheating Tom’s back and he’s bolder than ever! This time he’s got to cheat his way through genius school! ~~> Help him cheat his way through biology, history, art, science and sports worlds! ~~> Something sinister seems to be going on at school – help Tom survive the craziness! Tom’s gotten so good at cheating his way through school, that he’s been mistaken for a genius! He’s even been invited to a special genius school. Something shady is going on - turns out the faculty is sucking out the students’ super brains with a brain-sucking machine and using their genius minds to take over the world! Help Tom graduate without getting his brain sucked out! Features: > Help Tom cheat his way through genius school! > Help Tom master the crazy worlds of biology, history, art, science and sports! > Choose your avatar - Tom or Taffy – and get cheating! > 100 challenging levels & extra special game modes for extra fun cheating. > New upgradeable power-ups and in-game currency to enhance gameplay. > Nasty teachers & totally nerdy students with new behaviors! > Awesome yearbook with tons of ridiculous students and teachers!
Hide My Test!
Cleverly hide a bad test score from your mom by using various items and environmental elements. Solve puzzles and escape detection across multiple humorous stages within your house.
- Collect and use items
- Hide test answers
- Set traps
- Solve puzzles
- Escape detection
- Multiple humorous stages
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Wow, I scored a zero on the test... But, I can't let Mom find out! Let's cleverly hide the test answers and avoid getting scolded! "Hide the Test!" - What kind of game? ◆ Rules ◆ The gameplay is simple! First, tap on the items scattered around the stage to collect them. Use those items to hide the test or set traps! If you manage to hide the zero-score test without Mom finding it, you clear the stage! Living room, garden, bathroom, toilet... Various hilarious stages await you in different places around the house! ・In the living room, friends are holding a concert! Use the commotion to hide the test. ・The garden turns into a mini-car race track! Who will come in first place? ・A suspicious figure behind the window... Could it be a thief!? Use items and friends to execute a variety of cover-up strategies! Even if you can't solve the test questions, you won't get scolded by Mom if you can solve this escape game! ...Hopefully! ◆ Plenty of other fun apps! ◆ If you used to think "I don't want to go to school" when you were a kid, check out "Skip School"! And for those of you tired from busy workdays, "Skip Work" is a must-check!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cheating Tom 3 at none against Hide My Test!'s shown. Cheating Tom 3 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Hide My Test!'s advantage is ratings volume (33K vs 360) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Cheating Tom 3 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Hide My Test! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hide My Test! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hide My Test! has 33K ratings behind it against 360, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Cheating Tom 3's written reviews are positive against 67% of Hide My Test!'s.
Cheating Tom 3 ships an update fortnightly, Hide My Test! monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cheating Tom 3 | Hide My Test! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (360 ratings) | 4.7 (33K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | 66.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 360 | 33K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 330 MB | 259 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Crazy Labs | Eureka Studio Inc. |
Customer experience
Cheating Tom 3
Hide My Test!
User reviews
Cheating Tom 3
From 360 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay
- 👨👩👧👦 Great sequel to previous Cheating Tom games
- 🎨 Appealing cartoony art style
- 🏫 Variety of different classroom settings
- ⚡ Works without requiring WiFi
Room to improve
- 📺 Excessive and repetitive ads throughout gameplay
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Black screen bugs that prevent closing ads
- ⏱️ Ads appear after almost every level
- 😤 Game becomes too difficult without watching ads
Hide My Test!
From 33K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤪 Funny and entertaining
- 💡 Challenging puzzles
- 👍 Engaging gameplay
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🤢 Inappropriate content
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
Bugs and requests
Cheating Tom 3
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game crashes on startup or during gameplay
- Black screen appears when closing ads
- Levels freeze and become unresponsive
- Stars don't appear on certain milestone levels (40, 60, 80, 100)
- Character reverts to default form when picking up power-ups
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- Level completion rating doesn't save correctly
- Cannot close ad windows (missing X button)
- Power-ups window cannot be closed without killing app
- Store/shop menu won't open
- Cannot access specific levels
- Level 91 broken with missing characters and pause function
- Music doesn't play on some devices
- In-app purchase coins not delivered
- Graduation screen glitches
Requested features
8 requests- Remove or significantly reduce ads
- Add more levels and content updates
- Include star/achievement system for completed levels
- Add more unique character abilities
- Implement pause functionality for all levels
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- Improve level difficulty scaling
- Add prizes or rewards system
- Create Cheating Tom 5
Hide My Test!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to complete level 1
- Game freezes and crashes
- Clues not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Option to disable inappropriate elements
- Improved performance and stability
In-app purchases
Cheating Tom 3
- Stack of Coins$1.99
- Unlock Art Door$1.99
- Unlock Sports Door$1.99
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- No Ads$1.99
- Unlock History Door$1.99
- Unlock Science Door$1.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Heap of Coins$3.99
- Unlock All Doors$3.99
- Bag of Coins$8.99
- Complete Costumes Pack$9.99
- Chest of Coins$19.99
Hide My Test!
- RemoveAds$1.99
Questions
Is Cheating Tom 3 free?
Is Hide My Test! free?
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Do Cheating Tom 3 or Hide My Test! have ads?
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