Donut County vs Hidden Through Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Donut County
Control an ever-growing hole in the ground to swallow objects and characters in this story-based physics puzzle game. Explore unique environments, combine items for wild effects, and solve puzzles by manipulating what you consume.
- Story-based gameplay
- Physics puzzles
- Growing hole mechanic
- Explore unique environments
- Combine objects for effects
- Catapult items
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Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole. WHERE TRASH IS TREASURE Raccoons have taken over Donut County with remote-controlled trash-stealing holes. You play as BK, a hole-driving raccoon who swallows up his friends and their homes to earn idiotic prizes. When BK falls into one of his own holes, he’s confronted by his best friend Mira and the residents of Donut County, who are all stuck 999 feet underground… and they demand answers! THE HOLE KEEPS GROWING • EXPLORE every character’s home, each with their own unique environment. • MOVE the hole to swallow up their stuff, growing bigger each time. • COMBINE objects inside for crazy effects: cook soup, breed bunnies, launch fireworks, and more. • CATAPULT things back out of the hole. You can use it to solve puzzles...or just destroy stuff. • DEVOUR everything. The hole won’t stop until the whole county is all gone. Donut County was created by Ben Esposito, designer on What Remains of Edith Finch and The Unfinished Swan. It is the result of six years of solo development, dozens of donuts (for research), and one fateful encounter with a raccoon.
Hidden Through Time
Embark on a charming hide-and-seek adventure across historical eras. Solve object-finding puzzles using clever clues in vibrant, hand-drawn levels. Create and share your own levels or explore those made by a global community.
- Object finding puzzles
- Historical level exploration
- Cryptic hints
- Hand-drawn colourful levels
- Level editor
- Cloud level sharing
- Community level discovery
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Hidden Through Time is a cute game of hide and seek with objects scattered through the wonderful history of our world. Use cryptic hints to discover every secret as you explore the colourful hand drawn levels. Find enough objects to advance to the next stage, and make your way through all four great ages. Still desire more or wish to unleash your creativity? Our editor is available to anyone, allowing you to create your very own levels and share them on our cloud! Here you can also discover, play and rate levels made by other creators from all around the world! So join Clicky on his wondrous adventure in Hidden Through Time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hidden Through Time at 4.7 against Donut County's 4.0. Hidden Through Time also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Donut County's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, chart position 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
Donut County costs $4.99 and Hidden Through Time $2.99 up front. Hidden Through Time sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Donut County asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hidden Through Time holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.8K and 1K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Donut County's written reviews are positive against 45% of Hidden Through Time's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Donut County ships an update every 3 weeks, Hidden Through Time every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | Donut County | Hidden Through Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2.8K ratings) | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews — better | 45.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #70 — better | #80 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 336 MB | 310 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Annapurna Games, LLC | Rogueside NV |
Customer experience
Donut County
Hidden Through Time
User reviews
Donut County
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 👍 Charming characters and story
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals and music
- 🕹️ Innovative and unique concept
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Short gameplay duration
- 💰 Overpriced for the content
- 🧠 Lack of challenge or difficulty
- 📜 Too much dialogue, not enough gameplay
Hidden Through Time
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🕰️ Relaxing gameplay
- 👍 Enjoyable search experience
- 💡 Ability to create custom levels
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🔍 Small objects hard to see
- 💰 Expensive expansion packs
- 🕹️ Tap detection issues
Bugs and requests
Donut County
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or performance issues on some devices
- Compatibility problems with certain controllers
Requested features
4 requests- Longer campaign or additional levels
- Sandbox/free-roam mode
- More puzzles and challenges
- Ability to skip dialogue
Hidden Through Time
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Expansion packs not working as expected
- Inability to load or play on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Improved map editor functionality
- Larger icons and objects
- Removal of offensive/stereotypical content
In-app purchases
Donut County
No in-app purchases
Hidden Through Time
- Viking Tales$1.99
- Legends of Japan$1.99
- Aztec Rituals$1.99
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- Road to Rome$1.99
- Pirate Treasures$1.99
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