Island Saver vs Number Hide and Seek
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Island Saver
Rescue island inhabitants from an erupting volcano by venturing into the jungle, collecting treasure, and building a sanctuary. This game blends endless runner mechanics with strategy world-building for a fun island adventure.
- Rescue island inhabitants
- Explore jungle environments
- Collect and deposit treasure
- Build a beach sanctuary
- Endless runner mechanics
- Strategy world-building
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The volcano is erupting, threatening your island's inhabitants. To rescue them, you must venture into the jungle, locate them, and bring them back to your beach sanctuary. Along the way you can collect, save, and deposit treasure to aid you in your quest, as well as support your growing community. Island Saver is part endless runner, part strategy world builder, and a wealth of island fun! The game is 100% free-to-play (with no in-app purchases). The game is developed by the Games for Entertainment and Learning (GEL) Lab at Michigan State University and supported by the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union.
Number Hide and Seek
Grow your number by consuming smaller numbers and avoiding larger ones. Become the biggest number on the field to dominate. A fun, number-based survival game.
- Become the biggest number
- Eat smaller numbers
- Avoid bigger numbers
- Number-based survival gameplay
- Simple controls
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Run around to become the biggest number, eat small numbers, run away from bigger numbers until you are big enough to eat them. May the number be with you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Island Saver at 4.8 against Number Hide and Seek's 3.7. Island Saver also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Number Hide and Seek's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (72 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Island Saver holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Number Hide and Seek has 72 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Island Saver's written reviews are positive against 33% of Number Hide and Seek's.
Island Saver ships an update every 4 months, Number Hide and Seek every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Island Saver | Number Hide and Seek |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 3.7 (72 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 465 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Winn | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Island Saver
Number Hide and Seek
In-app purchases
Island Saver
No in-app purchases
Number Hide and Seek
No in-app purchases
Questions
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