Comparison

インベントウ vs Hidden Through Time

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

Head to head
About

インベントウ

Arrange food items into bento boxes to solve culinary puzzles. This game features over 120 handcrafted recipes and a heartwarming, textless story about cats. Enjoy a visually appealing experience inspired by Japanese aesthetics.

Highlights
  • 120+ puzzles
  • Unique pattern-matching gameplay
  • Textless heartwarming story
  • Japanese aesthetics
  • Bento cuisine inspiration
  • 10+ Achievements
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Golf Peaksの製作陣が、素敵な物語をお届け。パズルに挑戦して、手作り弁当を完成させよう。 ** 2019年、PGAのThe Big Indie Pitchでグランプリを受賞 ** 特徴: - 遊べるパズルは120種類以上。オリジナルの弁当パズルをお楽しみあれ。 - 子猫と親猫の愛情が織りなす心温まる物語。 - 日本のお弁当と美しい色彩からインスピレーションを得ました。 - 10以上のやりこみ要素。 - 広告は一切なし。 詳細は http://afterburn.games/inbento と http://facebook.com/afterburngames

About

Hidden Through Time

Embark on a charming hide-and-seek adventure across historical eras. Solve object-finding puzzles using clever clues in vibrant, hand-drawn levels. Create and share your own levels or explore those made by a global community.

Highlights
  • Object finding puzzles
  • Historical level exploration
  • Cryptic hints
  • Hand-drawn colourful levels
  • Level editor
  • Cloud level sharing
  • Community level discovery
Features
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Hidden Through Time is a cute game of hide and seek with objects scattered through the wonderful history of our world. Use cryptic hints to discover every secret as you explore the colourful hand drawn levels. Find enough objects to advance to the next stage, and make your way through all four great ages. Still desire more or wish to unleash your creativity? Our editor is available to anyone, allowing you to create your very own levels and share them on our cloud! Here you can also discover, play and rate levels made by other creators from all around the world! So join Clicky on his wondrous adventure in Hidden Through Time!

Screenshots

インベントウ4 screens
Hidden Through Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: インベントウ at 93% against Hidden Through Time's 45%. インベントウ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Hidden Through Time's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 31) and chart position (#103 vs unranked). On price 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

インベントウ costs $2.99 and Hidden Through Time $2.99 up front. Hidden Through Time sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. インベントウ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

インベントウ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden Through Time has 1K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of インベントウ's written reviews are positive against 45% of Hidden Through Time's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
インベントウ versus Hidden Through Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterインベントウHidden Through Time
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.9 (31 ratings) — better4.7 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews92.7% of reviews — better45.1% of reviews
Number of ratings311K — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#103 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size322 MB310 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAfterburn Lukasz SpierewkaRogueside NV

Customer experience

インベントウ

All ratings383 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative0.0%

Hidden Through Time

All ratings1,015 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative40.6%

User reviews

インベントウ

From 31 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and polished art style with cute cat characters
  • 🧩 Engaging puzzle mechanics that gradually increase in difficulty
  • 🎵 Calming and relaxing music and sound design
  • 💰 Fair pricing ($2.99-$3) with no ads or in-app purchases
  • 📖 Heartwarming story about cat family that unfolds through gameplay

Room to improve

  • 😤 Difficulty spike can be frustrating for some players
  • 📏 Limited content (109 levels, some are just tutorials)
  • 🎯 Lack of hint system makes stuck players feel helpless
  • 🔄 Some mechanics are introduced then abandoned in later worlds
  • 💸 Content feels short relative to price for some users

Hidden Through Time

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🕰️ Relaxing gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable search experience
  • 💡 Ability to create custom levels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Small objects hard to see
  • 💰 Expensive expansion packs
  • 🕹️ Tap detection issues

Bugs and requests

インベントウ

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Screen covered by unexpected pop-up or overlay
  • Sound not working (resolved by toggling device sound switch)

Requested features

6 requests
  • Hint system or hint button (purchasable with earned gems)
  • Preview of next move options before committing
  • More levels and additional content updates
  • Extreme difficulty mode for advanced players
  • In-game level editor for user-created content
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  • More worlds combining all mechanics together

Hidden Through Time

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch or during gameplay
  • Expansion packs not working as expected
  • Inability to load or play on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Improved map editor functionality
  • Larger icons and objects
  • Removal of offensive/stereotypical content

In-app purchases

None

インベントウ

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Hidden Through Time

One-time5
  • Viking Tales$1.99
  • Legends of Japan$1.99
  • Aztec Rituals$1.99
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  • Road to Rome$1.99
  • Pirate Treasures$1.99

Questions

Is インベントウ free?
インベントウ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hidden Through Time free?
Hidden Through Time costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, インベントウ or Hidden Through Time?
インベントウ is rated higher. インベントウ averages 4.9 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Hidden Through Time averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.

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