Comparison

Find Hidden Objects vs Hidden Journey 2

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

Head to head
About

Find Hidden Objects

Embark on a detective adventure to restore classic book plots corrupted by a mysterious force. Solve match-3 puzzles and find hidden objects to uncover clues and bring justice to fictional worlds. Explore vibrant locations and meet iconic characters in this engaging mystery game.

Highlights
  • Hidden object scenes
  • Match-3 puzzles
  • Absorbing quests
  • Explore book locations
  • Gripping storyline
  • Regular free updates
Features
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Join the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in his unbelievable new investigations! Something wicked is going on in the worlds of well-known books – their plots are changing, with the main characters being defeated while the villains prevail. The magic of literature is at work here, and this magic is real! Now, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and many other classic novels are not at all like you remember them. Help Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson restore the original plots of the books and deliver justice by solving tricky match-3 puzzles or unraveling hidden object scenes, and complete thrilling quests while searching for the reasons and patterns behind the events. These world-renowned stories helped to shape the history of mankind, so they carry enormous power – and whoever can control that power, will be able to rule the universe. Make sure it falls in the right hands! Set off on an exciting detective adventure, solve ingenious puzzles and investigate crimes without delay before the real world turns upside down too! To find clues and get closer to figuring out challenging cases, pay close attention and choose your favorite gameplay mode for any scene: ● FIND hidden objects and use them, or ● MATCH gems in a row Plus: ● COMPLETE absorbing quests ● EXPLORE colorful locations from well-known books ● MEET familiar characters ● SOLVE perplexing puzzles ● FOLLOW the gripping storyline ● ENJOY regular free updates with new books and fascinating cases! While this game is absolutely free to play, you have the ability to unlock optional bonuses via in-app purchases from within the game. You may disable in-app purchases in your device settings. You can play this game even if you’re offline! Game available in: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Spanish (Latin America). ____________________________ Sign up now for a weekly round-up of the best from G5 Games! https://www.g5.com/e-mail ____________________________ Download more great games here: https://store.g5.com G5 Games — World of Adventures™! Collect them all! Search for "g5" in the App Store! ____________________________ Visit us: https://www.g5.com Watch us: https://www.youtube.com/g5enter Find us: https://www.facebook.com/SherlockHiddenCases Join us: https://www.instagram.com/sherlockhiddencases/ Follow us: https://x.com/g5games

About

Hidden Journey 2

Embark on a thrilling adventure to find hidden objects in intricate scenes. Solve picture puzzles, use your investigative skills, and boost your concentration with this engaging seek-and-find game. Enjoy a variety of challenges, including spot the differences and finding identical items.

Highlights
  • Search for highlighted items
  • Solve picture puzzles
  • Spot the differences
  • Find identical items
  • Use helpful boosters
  • Win stars for prizes
Features
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Explore the area and start hunting for hidden objects! Hidden Journey 2: Find Objects is a new kind of seek and find games where you'll be searching for objects! Your search will be a true pleasure with objects staying at the same positions. The adventure puzzle game to enjoy! On each level you'll have to solve a picture puzzle: search for highlighted items and complete hidden object challenges. Sounds quite easy, ha? We dare you to find all missing items! Hidden Journey 2: Find Objects has tons of maps and locations, awesome graphics and hidden object art, fun minigames, bonuses and lots more. Use your investigative skills to find an object after object on your puzzle quest. Enjoy the simple and intuitive interface. Boost your concentration and have fun! Easy controls will help you find hidden figures faster, as well as helpful boosters! The best scavenger hunt game around! Features of Hidden Journey 2: Find Objects: - Highly-detailed, awesome graphics - Different object finding mechanics - Level map with unique locations - Varieties of instruments to help your search - Additional challenging levels - Lots of levels with silhouettes - Countdown timer to make the game more dynamic and immersive Additional levels contains: - Puzzles - Spot the differences - Find 10 identical items - Pairs Win stars to open treasure chest and find mystery prizes! Great adventure awaits you!

Screenshots

Find Hidden Objects4 screens
Hidden Journey 24 screens

Verdict

The call

Find Hidden Objects and Hidden Journey 2 both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Find Hidden Objects's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hidden Journey 2's. Find Hidden Objects also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). Hidden Journey 2's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Find Hidden Objects sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Hidden Journey 2 sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Find Hidden Objects against 4.6 for Hidden Journey 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59K and 20K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Find Hidden Objects's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hidden Journey 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Find Hidden Objects ships an update every 2 weeks, Hidden Journey 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Find Hidden Objects versus Hidden Journey 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFind Hidden ObjectsHidden Journey 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (59K ratings)4.6 (20K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.7% of reviews — better59.7% of reviews
Number of ratings59K — better20K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#134 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size646 MB386 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperG5 Entertainment ABAzur Interactive Games Limited

Customer experience

Find Hidden Objects

All ratings58,805 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews5,347 reviews
Positive81.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative11.9%

Hidden Journey 2

All ratings19,858 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral17.2%
Negative23.1%

User reviews

Find Hidden Objects

From 59K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Challenging game
  • 👍 Pas trop difficile et plaisant à jouer
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 👍 Bravo très bon jeux beaucoup de défis intéressants

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can't play while downloading update
  • 🔋 Overheating iPad while playing game
  • 🐛 Takes too long to download new content
  • 💰 Very expensive to purchase diamonds
  • 🐛 Can't watch video to get diamonds

Hidden Journey 2

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable and relaxing game
  • 🧠 Helps keep the mind active
  • 🎨 Visually appealing graphics

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Too many ads and forced video ads
  • 🔍 Some objects hard to see or identify
  • ⏱️ Strict time limits can be frustrating

Bugs and requests

Find Hidden Objects

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Can't play while downloading update
  • iPad overheating while playing game
  • Takes too long to download new content
  • Can't watch video to get diamonds
  • After purchase, can't watch videos for diamonds
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  • Impossible to open all writers chests
  • Progress not being saved in the new asylum room
  • Connection to G5 friends network lost

Requested features

10 requests
  • More mini games like putting an item together or a jigsaw
  • New Sherlock game of designing a town where you solve murders
  • Option to turn off hints
  • Ability to replay a room immediately after failing instead of going back to the library
  • Use coins to purchase energy or gems
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  • Highlight unfound items after failing a search
  • Instructions for the various match 3 games
  • Option to turn off the flashing arrow hints
  • Ability to choose less intense levels for a break
  • Slow down the speed of the text instructions

Hidden Journey 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing or crashing after ads
  • Objects not registering as found correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to remove ads or reduce ad frequency
  • Ability to enlarge or zoom in on objects
  • More variety in levels and scenes

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Find Hidden Objects

One-time13
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Handful of Crystals$1.99
  • Easy Deal$2.99
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  • Wonderful Deal$4.99
  • Sack of Crystals$4.99
  • Premium Card$4.99
  • Hidden Gem Deal$6.99
  • Incredible Deal$9.99
  • Trunk of Crystals$9.99
  • Bowl of Crystals$19.99
  • Hyper Deal$19.99
  • Safe of Crystals$49.99
  • Vault of Crystals$99.99
12 purchases

Hidden Journey 2

One-time12
  • Coin Pack (2)$1.99
  • Find hidden objects with hints$1.99
  • 2200 coins2 variants$1.99
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  • Coin Pack (5)$4.99
  • 5500 coins$4.99
  • Simple Pack (7)$6.99
  • 7700 coins2 variants$6.99
  • 11000 coins$9.99
  • Juicy Pack (15)$14.99
  • 22000 coins$19.99
  • Coin Pack (20)$19.99
  • Mega Pack (30)$29.99

Questions

Is Find Hidden Objects free?
Find Hidden Objects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hidden Journey 2 free?
Hidden Journey 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Find Hidden Objects or Hidden Journey 2?
Hidden Journey 2 is rated higher. Find Hidden Objects averages 4.5 out of 5 from 59K ratings, while Hidden Journey 2 averages 4.6 from 20K ratings.
Do Find Hidden Objects or Hidden Journey 2 have ads?
Both Find Hidden Objects and Hidden Journey 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Find Hidden Objects or Hidden Journey 2?
Find Hidden Objects ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hidden Journey 2 every 2 months. Most recently, Find Hidden Objects was updated on September 29, 2026 and Hidden Journey 2 on September 27, 2026.

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