Comparison

Hidden Folks vs Breadboard

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

Head to head
About

Hidden Folks

Explore charming, hand-drawn worlds to find hidden characters. Interact with the environment by opening doors, cutting bushes, and more to reveal them. Unlock new areas as you discover enough targets.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn interactive landscapes
  • Hundreds of targets to find
  • Unique environmental interactions
  • Multiple color modes
  • iMessage stickers
  • Community-translated languages
Features
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Game of the Year (2017) on the App Store! Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!! A strip of targets shows you what to look for. Tap a target for a hint, and find enough to unlock the next area. ------/ Game Features /------ - 32 hand-drawn areas - 300+ targets to find - 2000+ mouth-originated sound effects - 500+ unique interactions - 3 color modes: normal, sepia, and night mode - 100+ iMessage stickers - iCloud synchronisation - 22 languages (translated by the community) ------/ Need help? /------ You can always email game designer Adriaan de Jongh: support@hiddenfolks.com

About

Breadboard

Features
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Every circuit in Breadboard is really simulated. Not "connect the dots" simulated — really simulated. Under every puzzle runs a genuine DC circuit solver: currents are computed, voltages divide, power heats resistors. Skip the resistor and your LED actually burns out. Short the battery and you'll cook something. If it lights in Breadboard, it would light on a real bench. That honesty is the whole game. BUILD, DON'T GUESS You get a breadboard, a battery, and a tray of parts. Tap to place components, wire up the strips and rails, and bring the circuit to life. The board behaves like the real thing — power rails, terminal strips, the center gap. What you learn here works on a real breadboard, because it IS a real breadboard. A REAL CURRICULUM, DISGUISED AS A GAME 130 hand-built levels across 13 chapters walk the classic hobbyist path: • LEDs and current limiting — why that resistor matters • Resistor craft — series, parallel, power ratings • Switches, motors, and buzzers — loads that need MORE current, not less • Voltage dividers and sensor chips — engineering a voltage, not just a current • Diodes and zeners — one-way streets and reference voltages • Capacitors — blocking, inrush, and hold-up • Relays — circuits that control other circuits • Inductors — including the flyback diode lesson every maker learns the hard way • Transistors — how a tiny current commands a big one • MOSFETs and level shifters — 3.3V and 5V living together • 7-segment displays — light exactly the right segments • Master Bench capstones — everything at once, under a fuse's current budget Every mechanic is a real concept you'll absorb without ever reading a lecture. STUCK? WATCH THE TUTOR BUILD IT The optional "Solve it for me" tutor places the solution one part at a time and explains each step with real numbers — like a patient friend at the bench. It's there when you want it and invisible when you don't. NEW: THE CHEMISTRY BENCH Switch benches on the home screen to mix acids and bases, weigh precipitates and tame hot reactions, with the same honesty: real pH, real moles, real heat. Chapter 1 (10 experiments) is free; chapters 2 to 4 unlock with a one-time in-app purchase. CALM, PREMIUM, YOURS • No accounts, no cloud, no timers, no energy bars • No ads, no third-party trackers — optional anonymous usage stats, off unless you say yes (Settings, any time) • Fully offline — the whole game works in airplane mode • Buy once, own it. No subscriptions. All 130 circuit levels are included; the only extra is the optional Chemistry Bench unlock • A warm, tactile workshop aesthetic — parchment, brass, and glowing filaments Made for curious tinkerers, makers, students, and anyone who ever wondered why the LED needs that resistor. Come find out — and burn a few on the way.

Screenshots

Hidden Folks4 screens
Breadboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hidden Folks at none against Breadboard's 1. Hidden Folks also leads on price ($4.99 vs $7.99) and device support (5 vs 2). On update cadence, ads and chart position 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 Folks costs $4.99 and Breadboard $7.99 up front. Breadboard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hidden Folks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden Folks ships an update every 2 months, Breadboard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Hidden Folks versus Breadboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden FolksBreadboard
Price$4.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.9 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#24 — better#60
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHidden Folks B.V.Parallax Technologies SRL

Bugs and requests

Hidden Folks

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Conveyor belt issue on factory level
  • Certain hidden objects not appearing

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels/content updates
  • Ability to save/resume progress
  • Customizable hint system
  • Randomized/procedurally generated levels

Breadboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hidden Folks

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Breadboard

One-time1
  • Chemistry Bench$4.99

Questions

Is Hidden Folks free?
Hidden Folks costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Breadboard free?
Breadboard costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Hidden Folks or Breadboard have ads?
Neither Hidden Folks nor Breadboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Folks or Breadboard?
Hidden Folks ships an update every 2 months, and Breadboard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Hidden Folks was updated on October 27, 2026 and Breadboard on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Hidden Folks or Breadboard?
Hidden Folks currently peaks at #24 in the App Store charts, and Breadboard at #60. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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