Comparison

Pocket Settlers vs Hide and Find Challenge

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Settlers

Embark on a charming cartoon adventure filled with hidden object puzzles and character collection. Discover and collect cute townsfolk, build your community, and unlock new challenges in a vibrant, hand-drawn world.

Highlights
  • Hidden object puzzles
  • Character collection
  • Town building
  • Mini-games
  • Brain-bending combos
  • Challenge missions
Features
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***Set out on a gaming experience in a family-friendly cartoon world populated by CUTE FOLKS you will quickly fall in love with. STEP INTO THE UNIVERSE OF POCKET SETTLERS!*** Immerse yourself into the beloved HIDDEN OBJECT PUZZLE mechanic, combined with CHARACTER COLLECTION & OTHER PUZZLES, all in an innovative setup designed for mobile phones! Start on a deserted map where you will quickly DISCOVER numerous colorful CHARACTERS and learn how to enrich and entertain a fun COMMUNITY OF TOWNSFOLK. As you UNLOCK different buildings and objects, you will advance further, opening new challenges and hidden object puzzles to overcome. All of this and so much more await you in the TINY but amazing world of POCKET SETTLERS! This game offers a colorful and interactive environment, spiced up with a lighthearted narrative that teaches us about important lessons of a healthy society which nowadays seem more important than ever. Search for HIDDEN CHARACTERS, solve fast-paced PUZZLES and celebrate every single TOWN expansion you CRAFT. Hooray! Features: Play dynamic yet SATISFYING HIDDEN OBJECT and PUZZLE challenges Reveal numerous BRAIN-bending combos, diverse mechanics and MINIGAMES DISCOVER & COLLECT numerous CUTE CHARACTERS HELP your TOWN’s FOLKS live in the a HAND-DRAWN place brimming with joy Build and UNLOCK a range of buildings in your TOWN Hone your SEARCHING skills and test your mettle in special CHALLENGE missions - and in return, bring to town a slew of SPECIAL CHARACTERS only available to the most skilled and determined. REVEAL and meet a quirky drill-operating grandma, the FAMOUS monocle-wearing deputy mayor, or a salty sea dog with a golden tooth. They are not alone, but only a part of a huge population of your town - you’ll be able to unlock them all! Each CITIZEN you get provides tasks that are to be solved by different mechanics: timed SEEK missions, combo challenges, memory games, match-3 puzzles, and quite a few surprises. Succeed, and you’ll earn a round of applause as you increase the town’s Joy. The same Joy can then be used to DISCOVER and build amazing buildings, unlock new districts and get acquainted with new characters. For all you veteran players, the game also features hard-mode missions for a challenging and long-lasting gameplay! From the start to finish, Pocket Settlers is a title that seamlessly merges hand-drawn characters and innovative hidden object mechanics, all wrapped into a cute pocket town! Get this game FOR FREE right now and see what wonders await you in a CUTE POCKET TOWN of your own! DOWNLOAD NOW AND START YOUR POCKET SETTLERS ADVENTURE! Created by Mad Head Games!

About

Hide and Find Challenge

Engage in a fast-paced game of finding hidden plushies. Players hide their items and race to locate all the hidden objects before their opponents. Success leads to advancing through levels.

Highlights
  • Hide plushies around a room
  • Race to find hidden items
  • Advance to the next level
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Quiet movement mechanics
Features
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Get your blue Octopus plushies out, and let's play Hide and Find. Hide them carefully around the room while others hide their pink ones. You have to go fast and quietly. The first one who finds them all advances to the next level.

Screenshots

Pocket Settlers4 screens
Hide and Find Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hide and Find Challenge at 5.0 against Pocket Settlers's 3.8. Hide and Find Challenge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). Pocket Settlers's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pocket Settlers sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Hide and Find Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hide and Find Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Settlers has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pocket Settlers versus Hide and Find Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket SettlersHide and Find Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB124 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMad Head Games d.o.o. Novi SadMaysalward UK

Customer experience

Pocket Settlers

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Hide and Find Challenge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pocket Settlers

One-time11
  • First Aid Gem Pack$0.99
  • Small Hint Pack$0.99
  • Large Hint Pack$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Small Resource Mix$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Small Gem Pack$2.99
  • Medium Resource Mix$2.99
  • Jeffry Jobson - The Builder$2.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$4.99
  • Ultra Energy Pack$6.99
  • Epic Resource Mix$9.99
None

Hide and Find Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Settlers free?
Pocket Settlers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hide and Find Challenge free?
Hide and Find Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Settlers or Hide and Find Challenge?
Hide and Find Challenge is rated higher. Pocket Settlers averages 3.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Hide and Find Challenge averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pocket Settlers or Hide and Find Challenge have ads?
Both Pocket Settlers and Hide and Find Challenge show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Settlers or Hide and Find Challenge?
Pocket Settlers ships an update every 2 months, and Hide and Find Challenge every 2 months. Most recently, Pocket Settlers was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hide and Find Challenge on October 15, 2026.

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