Comparison

Search & Find 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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

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

Search & Find4 screens
Hidden Journey 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hidden Journey 2 at 20K against Search & Find's 990. Hidden Journey 2 also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 51%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Search & Find sells 12 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 Search & Find against 4.6 for Hidden Journey 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden Journey 2 has 20K ratings behind it against 990, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of Search & Find's written reviews are positive against 60% of Hidden Journey 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Search & Find ships an update every 3 months, Hidden Journey 2 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Search & Find versus Hidden Journey 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSearch & FindHidden Journey 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (990 ratings)4.6 (20K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews59.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99020K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size360 MB386 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurioso Games LimitedAzur Interactive Games Limited

Customer experience

Search & Find

All ratings839 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative36.6%

Hidden Journey 2

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

User reviews

Search & Find

From 990 App Store ratings

What 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

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

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

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

12 purchases

Search & Find

One-time12
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Dog Pack$1.99
Show 9 more
  • 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
12 purchases

Hidden Journey 2

One-time12
  • Coin Pack (2)$1.99
  • Find hidden objects with hints$1.99
  • 2200 coins2 variants$1.99
Show 9 more
  • 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 Search & Find free?
Search & Find 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, Search & Find or Hidden Journey 2?
Hidden Journey 2 is rated higher. Search & Find averages 4.5 out of 5 from 990 ratings, while Hidden Journey 2 averages 4.6 from 20K ratings.
Do Search & Find or Hidden Journey 2 have ads?
Both Search & Find and Hidden Journey 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Search & Find or Hidden Journey 2?
Search & Find ships an update every 3 months, and Hidden Journey 2 every 2 months. Most recently, Search & Find was updated on October 20, 2026 and Hidden Journey 2 on October 25, 2026.

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