Pineapple Pen vs HideARSeek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pineapple Pen
A simple arcade game where players tap to launch pens at fruits. Aim for the perfect center hit twice in a row for bonus points and challenge friends to see who is the pen master.
- Tap to throw pens
- Hit pineapples and apples
- Perfect center hit bonus
- Challenge friends
- Simple arcade gameplay
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Sometimes all you need is to stick a pen into a fruit. Tap to throw the pen and try to hit an pineapple or an apple. Hit the perfect center for two times in a row, and experience joy! Challenge your friends to find out which one of you is the true master of the pen!
HideARSeek
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Play Hide and Seek using Augmented Reality, play on your own or with friends on the same or separate connected devices. A player plays against the clock when hiding and finding items, find all hidden items within the allotted time to win. In one player mode the system will randomly hide items around your device, in two player mode one player will hide items and the other will find them. Select from 5 game duration slots ranging from 20 to 120s each, the longer the slot the more items are allowed to be hidden. Features -Multiplayer on one or two devices -Hide items behind detected vertical surfaces like walls if enabled -Upload custom images to hide -Create named collections of Emoji, Memoji and Images -Game Center Achievements & Leaderboard -Unlock sticker images to hide while playing Device requirements -iPhone 6s or later running iOS14+ -iPad(2017) or later running iOS14+
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HideARSeek at none against Pineapple Pen's shown. Pineapple Pen's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 59 months) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Pineapple Pen sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and HideARSeek sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pineapple Pen ships an update fortnightly, HideARSeek every 59 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pineapple Pen | HideARSeek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 59 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Wicus Fourie |
Bugs and requests
Pineapple Pen
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to restore in-app purchases
- Crashes when trying to collect big pineapple
- Inconsistent pen firing speed
- Glitches causing app to close unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- More pens and themes to unlock
- Difficulty settings or levels
- Ability to customize the character/voice
- Checkpoints or progress saving
- Leaderboards or multiplayer mode
HideARSeek
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pineapple Pen
- Special Offer$0.99
- Pack of 2000 coins$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
HideARSeek
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 5000 Game Tokens$0.99
Questions
Is Pineapple Pen free?
Is HideARSeek free?
Do Pineapple Pen or HideARSeek have ads?
Which is updated more often, Pineapple Pen or HideARSeek?
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