Comparison

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill vs Magic City

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

Magic City

Embark on a thrilling detective adventure across London, Paris, and Rio to solve supernatural crimes. Investigate mysterious disappearances, uncover dark conspiracies, and face magical threats. Solve puzzles and find hidden objects to save the world from chaos.

Highlights
  • Supernatural crime investigations
  • Hidden object scenes
  • Detective adventure gameplay
  • Puzzles and mini-games
  • Collectible items
  • Story-rich narrative
Features
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Unravel supernatural crimes across London, Paris, and Rio in this massive free hidden object adventure! Step into the role of a seasoned detective investigating mysterious disappearances in three iconic cities, each hiding its own magical secrets. In London, a vampire emissary pleads for your help: an elven alchemist who created a synthetic blood serum has vanished, pushing the vampire community to the brink of madness. Your investigation reveals a dark conspiracy that could ignite a war between magical races—unless you can stop it in time. Meanwhile, in Paris, a wave of brutal killings targets the shapeshifting Animages. With the Ministry for the Control of Magical Races unable to contain the threat, you must uncover the truth behind the attacks and face a rogue werewolf bent on annihilating all Animages in his quest for vengeance. In sunny Rio, a beloved siren has disappeared — and the ocean grows restless. If she doesn't return to calm the waves with her song, a deadly tsunami could strike. But darker forces are at work: someone has stolen her voice for their own twisted ends. · ENJOY THE PLOT!
 Spend your time with pleasure playing as a magical detective! A fast-paced story full of crime and mystery won’t leave anyone indifferent. Can you uncover the truth and save the world? · MYSTERIES AND SECRETS! 
Get ready for thrilling puzzles and challenging mini-games! Explore streets filled with dark secrets and hidden objects as you dive into the life of a city detective in a magical world. Your logic and sharp mind will be your best tools in this gripping investigation! · COLLECT TREASURES! 
Put your skills to the test with intricate puzzles and seek-and-find challenges. Enjoy relaxing brain teasers and uncover a wide variety of collectible items to enrich your adventure! · A VARIETY OF ACHIEVEMENTS! 
Delve into a world of mystery as you solve mind-bending puzzles and hunt for hidden objects. Can you balance the human and the beast within while cracking the case and unlocking all achievements? Explore beautifully illustrated hidden object scenes, solve magical mysteries, and stop evil powers from unleashing chaos in this story-rich, free-to-play detective adventure! ----- Questions? Email us at support@dominigames.com Find other games on our official website: https://dominigames.com/ Become our fan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dominigames Check out our Instagram and stay tuned: https://www.instagram.com/dominigames

Screenshots

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill4 screens
Magic City4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill and Magic City both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Hidden Objects Coastal Hill's written reviews are positive against 40% of Magic City's. Hidden Objects Coastal Hill also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5.3K vs 346). On price, rating, update cadence 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 10 one-off in-app purchases and Magic City sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.7 for Magic City. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden Objects Coastal Hill has 5.3K ratings behind it against 346, 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 40% of Magic City's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill ships an update every 2 weeks, Magic City every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hidden Objects Coastal Hill versus Magic City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Objects Coastal HillMagic City
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5.3K ratings) — better4.7 (346 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.3K — better346
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size415 MB812 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAdoreStudio Ltd.DO GAMES LIMITED

Customer experience

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill

All ratings5,266 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1,220 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.2%

Magic City

All ratings345 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Magic City

From 346 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging hidden object gameplay with variety
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visual design
  • 📖 Interesting storylines and narratives
  • ⏰ No energy system - play as long as you want
  • 📺 No ads interrupting gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Excessive bugs preventing progression
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization requiring payment for story progression
  • 📱 Poor user interface design
  • ❌ Intrusive pop-ups covering screen
  • 🔊 Audio balance issues - background noise too loud

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

Magic City

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • Phone number dialing puzzle doesn't register input - numbers disappear
  • Piano key cannot be retrieved from drawer - drawer disappears
  • Mixture pouring mini-game won't function properly
  • Gear/cog puzzles in bonus chapter lock up when one gear turns green
  • Items can be collected multiple times from same location
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  • Hint system doesn't work in Chapter 3
  • Mini-game icons/pictures not displaying in hidden object scenes
  • Harp/musical note puzzle won't progress
  • Update loop - game asks to update despite being current
  • Game won't open after updates
  • Text displays as file names instead of actual dialogue
  • Sound effects malfunction and voice acting cuts out
  • Clickable areas require multiple taps to respond
  • Scenes jump without user input
  • Text fields display empty
  • Game freezes at various progression points
  • Drawer and items disappear when trying to collect them
  • Bag lock puzzle cannot be solved despite walkthroughs
  • Helicopter puzzle won't work on any difficulty level

Requested features

6 requests
  • Reduce or remove intrusive pop-up notifications for collectibles
  • Allow item progression without forcing use of unnecessary items
  • Improve game instructions and tutorials
  • Better audio mixing and volume controls
  • Fix login system to properly access purchased hints and skips
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  • Streamline user interface for better usability

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hidden Objects Coastal Hill

One-time10
  • Puzzles solving pack$0.99
  • One-Time Offer$0.99
  • 10 Crystals$1.99
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  • Adventure welcoming pack$3.99
  • 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
7 purchases

Magic City

One-time7
  • 75 Coins$2.99
  • Deluxe Edition$4.99
  • 125 Coins$4.99
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  • 200 Coins$6.99
  • 300 Coins$8.99
  • 500 Coins$12.99
  • Endless Hints+Skips for 1 Game$24.99

Questions

Is Hidden Objects Coastal Hill free?
Hidden Objects Coastal Hill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic City free?
Magic City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hidden Objects Coastal Hill or Magic City?
Hidden Objects Coastal Hill is rated higher. Hidden Objects Coastal Hill averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while Magic City averages 4.7 from 346 ratings.
Do Hidden Objects Coastal Hill or Magic City have ads?
Magic City shows ads; Hidden Objects Coastal Hill does not.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Objects Coastal Hill or Magic City?
Hidden Objects Coastal Hill ships an update every 2 weeks, and Magic City every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hidden Objects Coastal Hill was updated on November 4, 2026 and Magic City on November 4, 2026.

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