Comparison

Hide Online vs Specimen Zero

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

Head to head
About

Hide Online

Engage in a thrilling multiplayer action-shooter where you can transform into various objects to hide from other players. Alternatively, hunt down hidden players by seeking out disguised objects. This game offers addictive fun for both adults and children.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer hide and seek
  • Transform into various objects
  • Action-shooter gameplay
  • Prop Hunt genre
  • Escape from hunters
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Hide Online is a multiplayer Hide and Seek action game in the Prop Hunt genre. Play online with friends or meet new players from around the world. Chat, use fun stickers, dance to music, and have fun together! HIDE AS A PROP Turn into any prop on the map and find secret hiding spots. Become a chair, a toy, a burger, or even a toilet. Taunt the Hunters and try to survive until the round ends! HUNT THE PROPS Play as a Hunter and look for hidden Props. Check suspicious props, use your weapons and abilities, and catch the other players! GROW YOUR COLLECTION Collect cool skins, weapons, avatars, and more. Earn new rewards just by playing! EXPLORE MAPS AND EVENTS Play on different maps like Factory, School, Cafe, Hangar, and more. During holiday events, get free gifts with skins, weapons, and avatars. Limited-time themed packs also appear, featuring skins like Santa Claus, Elf, Snowman, Witch, Frankenstein, Gingerbread Man, and many others.

About

Specimen Zero

Awaken in a mysterious, dangerous location after a kidnapping. Explore dark environments, solve puzzles, and collect items to find your escape. Team up with friends in online multiplayer to survive the horrors.

Highlights
  • Explore dark environments
  • Solve puzzles
  • Collect and use objects
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Create private rooms
  • New Forest map
Features
Currently charting
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You wake up in an unknown place and the last thing you remember is being kidnapped. But something has happened in that strange place, something out of the ordinary ... something dangerous. You must discover the way to escape. Because here, you will only find death. -Explore a large dark area: secret buildings, a creepy hospital and mysterious laboratories. -Solve puzzles and search, collect and use objects to escape from the place. -Escape with your friends in online multiplayer mode! (Alpha) INCLUDES: -New map: Forest -Create unlimited private multiplayer rooms -No ads

Screenshots

Hide Online4 screens
Specimen Zero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hide Online at Free against Specimen Zero's $1.99. Hide Online also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (29K vs 137). Specimen Zero's advantage is chart position (#108 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Hide Online is free to download; Specimen Zero costs $1.99 up front. Hide Online sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Specimen Zero sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hide Online holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hide Online has 29K ratings behind it against 137, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Hide Online's written reviews are positive against 66% of Specimen Zero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hide Online ships an update every 3 months, Specimen Zero every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Hide Online versus Specimen Zero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHide OnlineSpecimen Zero
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.4 (29K ratings) — better4.1 (137 ratings)
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews — better66.3% of reviews
Number of ratings29K — better137
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#108 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size314 MB380 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperYegor BlynovCafe Studio Games AG

Customer experience

Hide Online

All ratings28,507 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews2,353 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative16.9%

Specimen Zero

All ratings135 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews409 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative24.2%

Bugs and requests

Hide Online

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Prop invincibility glitch
  • Infinite ability usage exploit
  • Freezing and loading issues
  • Inconsistent scoring and matchmaking

Requested features

4 requests
  • More maps and props
  • In-game chat and social features
  • Improved coin/currency earning system
  • Custom controls and UI customization

Specimen Zero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Hide Online

One-time9
  • 225 coins and Container$1.99
  • 90 Coins$1.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • 275 Coins$4.99
  • 1000 coins$6.99
  • 5000 coins$7.99
  • 600 Coins$9.99
  • 1500 Coins$19.99
  • 5000 Coins$49.99
14 purchases

Specimen Zero

One-time14
  • Lisa characterFree
  • Founders Pack$0.99
  • Marco character$0.99
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  • Manuel character$0.99
  • Stephan character$0.99
  • Jack character$0.99
  • Elsa character$0.99
  • James character$0.99
  • Yellow menu color$0.99
  • Gloria skin$0.99
  • Jorge skin$0.99
  • Daniel skin$0.99
  • Red menu color$1.99
  • Purple menu color$3.99

Questions

Is Hide Online free?
Hide Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Specimen Zero free?
Specimen Zero costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hide Online or Specimen Zero?
Hide Online is rated higher. Hide Online averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29K ratings, while Specimen Zero averages 4.1 from 137 ratings.
Do Hide Online or Specimen Zero have ads?
Neither Hide Online nor Specimen Zero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hide Online or Specimen Zero?
Hide Online ships an update every 3 months, and Specimen Zero every 4 months. Most recently, Hide Online was updated on October 31, 2026 and Specimen Zero on October 30, 2026.

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