puzzlement vs Hidden Birds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
puzzlement
A minimalist puzzle game where players navigate between surfaces to collect all red squares. It features 50 handcrafted levels with relaxing music and sound.
- Minimalist puzzle gameplay
- 50 mind-bending levels
- Collect all red squares
- Relaxing music and sounds
- Indie developed
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Puzzlement is a minimal puzzle game based on walking/jumping between plane surfaces. The goal is simple; collect all red squares. Key Features * 50 beautifully crafted mind bending levels * Relaxing music & sounds * 100% indie - designed and developed by two people Music by Ozan Barış
Hidden Birds
Embark on a charming hidden object adventure across over 30 doodle-style cities. Search for cleverly hidden birds for hours of relaxing fun. Remove ads permanently with a one-time in-app purchase.
- Over 30 iconic cities
- Charming doodle art style
- Cleverly hidden birds
- Relaxing gameplay
- Hours of fun
- Remove ads option
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Get ready for a delightful hidden object adventure! Explore over 30 iconic cities drawn in a charming doodle style as you search for cleverly hidden birds. Play the first 15 levels for free, unlock the full game with a single and cheap in-app purchase. This game offers hours of relaxing fun that will surely put a smile on your face. ----------------------------------------- Frank Eno (aka XSGames) is a solo game dev from Italy, crafting puzzle games since 2021 Follow Frank on Threads and Instagram: @xsgames_
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hidden Birds at Free against puzzlement's $1.99. Hidden Birds also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). puzzlement's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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
Hidden Birds is free to download; puzzlement costs $1.99 up front. Hidden Birds sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. puzzlement asks for nothing beyond the download.
puzzlement holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: puzzlement has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of puzzlement's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hidden Birds's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
puzzlement ships an update every 2 weeks, Hidden Birds every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | puzzlement | Hidden Birds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GAMEBRAIN YAZILIM TEKNOLOJILERI ANONIM SIRKETI | XSGames |
Customer experience
puzzlement
Hidden Birds
In-app purchases
puzzlement
No in-app purchases
Hidden Birds
- Full Game$0.99
- Full Game + Coffee$2.99
- Full Game + Love$5.99
Questions
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