Comparison

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill vs Ghost Detective

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

Head to head
About

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill

Embark on a puzzle adventure in a mysterious city shrouded in darkness. Search for hidden objects, solve puzzles, and battle creatures to uncover secrets and restore a haunted mansion. Features include avatar customization, collectible items, and social guild features.

Highlights
  • 5000+ quest puzzles
  • Card fights with monsters
  • Avatar customization
  • Design and restore mansion
  • 60+ locations to search
  • 18 game modes
  • Collect 1600+ items
Features
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You woke up in a town that seems to remember you… even though you don't remember it. Search for hidden objects, discover clues, solve puzzles, battle sinister creatures, and restore a haunted mansion as you investigate the mystery surrounding Coastal Hill. Every discovery brings you closer to the truth—and deeper into the town's secrets. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN A MYSTERIOUS STORY Every resident seems to know more than they're willing to share. Search and find hidden objects, spot the clues, solve brain teasers, and meet intriguing characters as you uncover what lies beneath the city's peaceful facade. EXPLORE 60+ DETAILED SCENES Seek and find objects across more than 60 stunning locations. Complete over 5,000 quests, collect more than 1,600 unique items, and master 18 search modes, including Spot the Difference, Silhouettes, Find Pairs, and more. DECORATE AN OLD MANSION Bring a haunted mansion back to life and uncover the secrets hidden within its walls. Renovate rooms, choose decorations, and create a home that reflects your style. CREATE YOUR AVATAR Customize your character with unique hairstyles, outfits, boots, and accessories that provide useful power-ups and bonuses. TEAM UP WITH FRIENDS Start your own guild, invite your friends and compete with players from around the world. Find hidden objects, fight monsters in card-matching battles, build Wonders of the World, complete mystery adventure quests, and enjoy a wide variety of mini-games, including Three Tiles, Puzzles, Mahjong, Flasks, Bingo, Words, and more. Coastal Hill is a free game, but some in-game items may be purchased for real money. The mystery continues every month with new hidden object scenes, investigation quests, seasonal events, collectibles, and generous rewards. Join our official communities and stay tuned on the latest news, interesting facts, and more cool stuff: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/coastalhillmystery Instagram https://www.instagram.com/coastalhillmystery If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at info@adoregames.com or use in-game chat. Privacy Policy: http://o.adoregames.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: http://o.adoregames.com/terms-of-service

About

Ghost Detective

Play as a ghost detective to solve your own murder. Explore New Orleans, find hidden objects, and solve puzzles to uncover clues and identify your killer. Your choices influence the story in this supernatural crime mystery.

Highlights
  • Solve your own murder mystery
  • Find hidden objects
  • Solve puzzles
  • Explore New Orleans
  • Investigate clues
  • Story-driven gameplay
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Available exclusively for Netflix members. You’re a detective who’s been killed on the job. Now as a ghost, your mission is clear: Find hidden objects and solve puzzles to catch your own murderer. Experience a new hidden object murder mystery crime game set in haunted New Orleans — where life's never boring and dying can get downright complicated. As a ghost detective, it's up to you to conduct a crime investigation by collecting important clues, looking for hidden objects and solving puzzles. Team up with valuable allies — both living and dead — to solve the mystery of who murdered you... and why. Find clues to solve the case and deliver justice from beyond the grave. Immerse yourself in a story-driven crime mystery investigation thriller like no other, filled with countless twists, turns and surprises. Unravel your own murder mystery through fun puzzles; identify criminal suspects; hunt for clues; and meet New Orleans' most colorful characters in this supernatural mystery where nothing’s as it seems. Do you have what it takes to crack your own murder mystery? Features: • Explore vibrant New Orleans with a stunning open-world map and detailed 3D locations. • Hone your detective skills with challenging hidden object games in multiple play modes. • Play engaging match-3 puzzle games to save troubled ghosts and collect resources. • Investigate your own murder mystery by examining vital clues and using them to track suspects. Can you solve the trickiest mysteries? • Craft boosters and recipes by collecting rare ingredients. • Drive a riveting storyline of justice and redemption — your choices matter! • Challenge yourself to solve this murder mystery by finding your killer and winning the ultimate game of justice. - Created by Wooga GmbH.

Screenshots

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill4 screens
Ghost Detective4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill and Ghost Detective both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Hidden Objects Coastal Hill's written reviews are positive against 37% of Ghost Detective's. Hidden Objects Coastal Hill also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 983). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hidden Objects Coastal Hill sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Ghost Detective sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Hidden Objects Coastal Hill against 4.6 for Ghost Detective. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden Objects Coastal Hill has 5.3K ratings behind it against 983, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Hidden Objects Coastal Hill's written reviews are positive against 37% of Ghost Detective's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill ships an update every 2 weeks, Ghost Detective monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hidden Objects Coastal Hill versus Ghost Detective: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Objects Coastal HillGhost Detective
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better4.6 (983 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better36.9% of reviews
Number of ratings5.3K — better983
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size403 MB814 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAdoreStudio Ltd.Netflix, Inc.

Customer experience

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill

All ratings5,251 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,145 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.3%

Ghost Detective

All ratings983 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral25.5%
Negative37.6%

User reviews

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill

From 5.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Interesting hidden object game
  • 👍 Fun and exciting
  • 👍 Variety of gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging without being frustrating
  • 👍 Keeps the mind sharp

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and technical issues
  • 💰 Expensive to play well
  • 💰 Increasing costs with updates
  • ⏱️ Timed tasks can be too difficult
  • 🤔 Confusing mechanics and progression

Ghost Detective

From 983 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game
  • 👍 Great story and characters
  • 🎨 Brilliant graphics and music
  • 💡 Unique gameplay with hidden objects and match-3
  • 🎁 No in-app purchases required

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes, freezes, and loading issues
  • 🕰️ Repetitive and grindy gameplay
  • 🤔 Unclear progression and incomplete story
  • 🔍 Obscured or hard-to-find objects
  • 💰 Difficult without using paid boosters

Bugs and requests

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and login issues
  • Lost progress and rewards
  • Inconsistent performance after updates
  • Disappearing items and currencies

Requested features

6 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better communication from developers
  • Improved technical support
  • More lenient timed tasks
  • Ability to gift items to new players
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  • Separate servers for competitive teams

Ghost Detective

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes on startup
  • Progress and save data being lost or reset
  • Multipliers and boosters not working as intended
  • Certain objects being impossible to find

Requested features

4 requests
  • More new cases and story content
  • Ability to save progress and sync across devices
  • Community features like gifting and sharing
  • Difficulty options for more casual or challenging play

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill

One-time13
  • Puzzles solving pack$0.99
  • One-Time Offer$0.99
  • 10 Crystals$1.99
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  • Medium Train Offer$2.99
  • Adventure welcoming pack$3.99
  • 30 Crystals$4.99
  • VIP Daily Tasks Reward$4.99
  • Road Pass$4.99
  • Big Train Offer$4.99
  • Ascent Pass$6.99
  • 65 Crystals$9.99
  • VIP Pass - boost your progress$9.99
  • 145 Crystals$19.99
1 purchases

Ghost Detective

Subscriptions1
  • Netflix Standard Plan$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Hidden Objects Coastal Hill free?
Hidden Objects Coastal Hill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ghost Detective free?
Ghost Detective is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hidden Objects Coastal Hill or Ghost Detective?
Hidden Objects Coastal Hill is rated higher. Hidden Objects Coastal Hill averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while Ghost Detective averages 4.6 from 983 ratings.
Do Hidden Objects Coastal Hill or Ghost Detective have ads?
Neither Hidden Objects Coastal Hill nor Ghost Detective shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Objects Coastal Hill or Ghost Detective?
Hidden Objects Coastal Hill ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ghost Detective monthly. Most recently, Hidden Objects Coastal Hill was updated on September 25, 2026 and Ghost Detective on September 24, 2026.

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