Comparison

Hidden Through Time vs The Jackbox Party Pack 8

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

Head to head
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!

About

The Jackbox Party Pack 8

Gather friends and family for hilarious party games using only your phones or tablets as controllers. This collection features five unique titles, from drawing and trivia to social deduction and survey challenges, perfect for any get-together.

Highlights
  • Five new party games
  • Playable with phones/tablets
  • Supports up to 10 players
  • Audience participation up to 10,000
  • Drawful Animate
  • The Wheel of Enormous Proportions
  • Job Job
  • The Poll Mine
  • Weapons Drawn
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About The Jackbox Party Pack 8 The eighth installment of the beloved Jackbox Party Pack franchise is here! Five hilarious new games will energize your next game night, holiday party, happy hour, or video call. No extra controllers needed - players use their phones or tablets to play along! Got a bigger group? Play with up to 10 players and up to 10,000 audience members. The Jackbox Party Pack 8 is currently in English only. This game does not support online matchmaking but can still be enjoyed remotely using livestreaming services or video conferencing tools. About Each Game Drawful Animate (3 -10 players) - It’s alive! The guessing game with terrible drawings and hilariously wrong answers makes a dynamic return. In this revamped title, players create looping, two-frame animations based on weird and random titles. The Wheel of Enormous Proportions (2-8 players) - Trivia has never been so large! A fantastic, mystical wheel challenges you with a variety of trivia prompts. Winners are awarded slices of the Wheel’s face with a chance to win big with each nail-biting spin. In the end, one player will have their most burning question answered by the great Wheel. Job Job (3-10 players) - Use other people’s words to create unique and funny answers to classic job interview questions. Go head to head to see who scores the job! The Poll Mine (2-10 players) - A survey game that’s all about YOU! Split into teams and see who can escape from the witch’s lair! Players individually rank their choices to a difficult question, then must guess how the group answered as a whole. How well do you know your friends?! Weapons Drawn (4-8 players) - A social deduction game where everyone is both a murderer and a detective. Players doodle all the clues, hiding a letter from their name in the weapon drawings. Can you solve murders while trying to get away with your own?

Screenshots

Hidden Through Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hidden Through Time at $2.99 against The Jackbox Party Pack 8's $29.99. Hidden Through Time also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 13 months). The Jackbox Party Pack 8's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Hidden Through Time costs $2.99 and The Jackbox Party Pack 8 $29.99 up front. Hidden Through Time sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. The Jackbox Party Pack 8 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hidden Through Time holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden Through Time has 1K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Hidden Through Time's written reviews are positive against 22% of The Jackbox Party Pack 8's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden Through Time ships an update every 11 days, The Jackbox Party Pack 8 every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Hidden Through Time versus The Jackbox Party Pack 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Through TimeThe Jackbox Party Pack 8
Price$2.99 — better$29.99
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better3.5 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better18
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB1.2 GB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRogueside NVJackbox Games, Inc.

Customer experience

Hidden Through Time

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

The Jackbox Party Pack 8

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative72.2%

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

The Jackbox Party Pack 8

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

The Jackbox Party Pack 8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hidden Through Time free?
Hidden Through Time costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is The Jackbox Party Pack 8 free?
The Jackbox Party Pack 8 costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hidden Through Time or The Jackbox Party Pack 8?
Hidden Through Time is rated higher. Hidden Through Time averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while The Jackbox Party Pack 8 averages 3.5 from 18 ratings.
Do Hidden Through Time or The Jackbox Party Pack 8 have ads?
Hidden Through Time shows ads; The Jackbox Party Pack 8 does not.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Through Time or The Jackbox Party Pack 8?
Hidden Through Time ships an update every 11 days, and The Jackbox Party Pack 8 every 13 months. Most recently, Hidden Through Time was updated on November 7, 2026 and The Jackbox Party Pack 8 on November 3, 2026.

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