Hidden Through Time vs Search & Find
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Object finding puzzles
- Historical level exploration
- Cryptic hints
- Hand-drawn colourful levels
- Level editor
- Cloud level sharing
- Community level discovery
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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!
Search & Find
Embark on a relaxing search adventure with beautifully detailed, hand-illustrated pictures. Test your detective skills to find hidden objects in various themes and explore a quirky world. Get hints and rewards as you uncover every item.
- Hand-illustrated pictures by published artist
- Intuitive touch controls
- Pinch and zoom for detail
- Hint system available
- Rewards for spotting objects
- Variety of themes and scenes
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The party is on but where are the unicorns?? Can you find them all? With an online community of over 250,000 puzzle enthusiasts, Search & Find: Hidden Objects has gone mobile and invites you to join the search party! With beautifully detailed, hand-illustrated pictures by published puzzle artist Adam Doyle, Search and Find: Hidden Objects serves a relaxing adventure for everyone ready to perfect their spotting skills. Put those detective skills to test and join in on the fun. PICTURES WITH A THOUSAND STORIES These detailed illustrations from Adam Doyle tell a thousand stories, making the experience different for everyone. You’ll travel the world and explore themes, such as a lantern festival or even a very English celebration. Wait, is that Elvis? INTUITIVE HIDDEN OBJECT GAMEPLAY Identify what object you need to find, move around the picture with your finger, pinch and zoom to explore in detail and tap the object to select it. If you need a helping hand, tap on the magnifying glass for a hint. Some objects are hidden so well that you’ll need to work up to that level of wizardry. FUN & REWARDS FOR EVERYONE Customise your tools and just dive into the quirky hand-illustrated world of quirky details. There are rewards a plenty for those with an eye for detail. LOVE ANIMALS? WE GOT YOU!! For doggy aficionados, we have hot dogs, we have cool dogs. From mysterious cats to cute squirrels, can you spot the hiding furball ? ————————— We are always keen to hear your feedback to help us develop the best games for you. Make your voice heard and get in touch with us: Twitter: @gamesbycurioso Facebook: @gamesbycurioso Instagram @cabinetofcurioso Email: support@curiosogames.com Want to meet fellow search party members? Come and join us on Facebook. www.facebook.com/searchandfindgames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Search & Find at Free against Hidden Through Time's $2.99. Hidden Through Time's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months) and chart position (#125 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Search & Find is free to download; Hidden Through Time costs $2.99 up front. Hidden Through Time sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Search & Find sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hidden Through Time holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 839 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Hidden Through Time's written reviews are positive against 51% of Search & Find's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hidden Through Time ships an update every 11 days, Search & Find every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hidden Through Time | Search & Find |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 4.5 (839 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.1% of reviews | 51.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 839 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #125 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 310 MB | 360 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rogueside NV | Curioso Games Limited |
Customer experience
Hidden Through Time
Search & Find
User reviews
Hidden Through Time
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Search & Find
From 839 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Fantastic graphics and illustrations
- 🧠 Challenging and engaging gameplay
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive experience
- 👍 Easy to play and intuitive
- 🤗 Great for all ages
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall to access more levels
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (crashes, screen freezes)
- 🤖 Aggressive ads and in-app purchases
- 🎨 Some items too similar to find
- 🤯 Frustrating when screen touches register as wrong guesses
Bugs and requests
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
Search & Find
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchased coins/levels not being awarded
- Game progress being reset after each session
- Certain items impossible to select or find
Requested features
5 requests- More free levels and content
- Ability to earn coins/stars without paying
- Option to disable hints and clues
- Improved color contrast for color-blind players
- Smoother screen scrolling and panning
In-app purchases
Hidden Through Time
- 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
Search & Find
- 100 Coins$0.99
- No Ads$0.99
- Dog Pack$1.99
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- Snack Pack$1.99
- Animal Magic Pack.$1.99
- 530 Coins$4.99
- 530 Coins + no ads Offer$4.99
- Man City Pack.$4.99
- Premium Deal$4.99
- 1130 coins.$9.99
- VIP Deal$9.99
- 2300 Coins$19.99
Questions
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