The Lost Treasure Lite vs Trapplings
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Lost Treasure Lite
Embark on a classic point-and-click adventure to uncover pirate treasure. Explore diverse locations, solve intricate puzzles, and discover hidden clues. The first chapter is free, with the full game available for purchase.
- Point-and-click adventure gameplay
- Explore pirate's cove and ancient temple
- Solve puzzles and find clues
- HD graphics and custom soundtrack
- Dynamic map and camera for clues
- Hints and walkthrough videos
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Play the first chapter free, then purchase to unlock the full game later. Continue the adventure of the The Hunt for the Lost Ship in this longer quest as you hunt for the pirate’s lost treasure in this beautifully designed classic point and click adventure puzzle game. Explore a pirate’s cove, ancient temple, and structures of past tree dwelling inhabitants. Discover hidden passageways, clues and puzzles along the way! Uncle Henry has been hunting lost treasures for as long as you can remember. His legendary stories of adventure excited your imagination as you were a child growing up. Now with your newly acquired archeology skills, he has been reaching out from time to time for your help in tracking down some of these difficult to find treasures. In his latest quest, he has used the map you discovered in the lost ship and tracked down the location of the pirate’s cove. You must explore the island, find clues, and solve puzzles left behind by the pirates to discover the location of the lost treasure! This captivating adventure game has: - Custom designed beautiful HD graphics! - Custom composed soundtrack and sound effects! - A dynamic map to show the screens you have visited and current location - A camera that takes photos of clues and symbols as you discover them - Dozens of puzzles, clues, and items - Auto saves your progress - Available for phones and tablets! - Instantly move around the map reducing travel time with Fast-travel - Get helpful text hints that nudge you in the right direction and complete walkthrough videos for each hint and puzzle Visit our website to sign up for our newsletter and learn about upcoming games! www.syntaxity.com
Trapplings
Embark on a creature-collecting puzzle adventure where you reveal safe tiles, avoid traps, and rescue adorable creatures. Progress through magical worlds, complete daily challenges, and build your unique collection.
- Tile-based rescue puzzles
- Daily rescue challenges
- Adventure mode with multiple worlds
- Collectible creatures
- 100 levels and daily tasks
- Game Center achievements
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Read the clues. Dodge the traps. Bring every Trapling home. Trapplings is a clue-solving rescue puzzle. Every board hides traps and one lost Trapling. Start from the safe corner, reveal tiles, read the number clues, flag the traps, find the creature and reach the portal to carry it home. ADVENTURE - 150 levels across six worlds: Whisper Woods, Ember Jungle, Burning Dunes, Frozen Peaks, Ember Caverns and Moon Hollow - A boss board in every world, with two Traplings to rescue - Earn up to three stars on every level by clearing it with no hints, no revives and no wrong flags COLLECT - 60 Traplings to rescue in the free worlds, each with its own rarity and story - A new Daily Rescue every day: clear it to collect a creature, earn 10 energy and build your streak ENERGY - Each level costs 1 energy, and energy recovers over time - Hints cost 1 energy and revives 2 - Watch an optional ad for +1 energy, up to 5 times a day TRAPPLINGS PLUS A single one-time purchase that unlocks 100 more levels in four new worlds (Tidepool Reef, Skyhaven Isles, Glowcap Hollow and Clockwork Keep), 40 more Traplings, unlimited Adventure energy and no ads, permanently. It does not renew and there is nothing to cancel. Also: Game Center achievements, on iPhone and iPad. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://strongware.dev/apps/trapplings/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trapplings at 5.0 against The Lost Treasure Lite's 4.5. Trapplings also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). The Lost Treasure Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (145 vs 2). 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. The Lost Treasure Lite sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Trapplings sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Trapplings holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Lost Treasure Lite has 145 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of The Lost Treasure Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Trapplings's.
The Lost Treasure Lite ships an update every 9 months, Trapplings every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Lost Treasure Lite | Trapplings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (145 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 145 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Syntaxity Inc. | Strongware LLC |
Customer experience
The Lost Treasure Lite
Trapplings
Bugs and requests
The Lost Treasure Lite
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game charged more than advertised price
- Lite version is too limited
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to turn off music and play own music
- Ability to replay the game without paying again
Trapplings
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Lost Treasure Lite
- Unlock Hints$0.99
- Unlock Fast Travel$0.99
- Unlock the Adventure$3.99
Trapplings
- Unlimited Energy$7.991 Month
- Full Energy Refill$1.99
Questions
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