Comparison

Hide 'N Seek! vs Snapwave

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

Head to head
About

Hide 'N Seek!

Experience the classic game of hide and seek in a vibrant 3D world. Choose to be the seeker or the hider, utilizing various environments and objects to conceal yourself or find others. Enjoy a fun, relaxing, and addictive gameplay experience with complete freedom.

Highlights
  • Classic hide and seek gameplay
  • Play as seeker or hider
  • Interactive 3D environments
  • Build shelters and hide
  • Push others into seeker's vision
  • Beautiful 3D visuals
Features
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The good old classic hide & seek. Play either as a seeker or as a hider and build your shelters from cars or office desks, hide in the water, in the hay pile, in the cornfield, in the boss' office and most importantly, push others in the seeker's vision field. Try to be kind though. Features: ∙ Beautiful and unique 3D visuals ∙ Play either as seeker or hider ∙ Complete freedom to play however you like ∙ High performance ∙ Fun, relaxing and addictive

About

Snapwave

Master precise timing to tap a wave as it meets a ring. Score perfect hits to create unique melodies and unlock new visual styles. Challenge friends and climb leaderboards in this addictive, one-tap reflex game.

Highlights
  • One-tap timing gameplay
  • Dynamic wave patterns
  • Perfect hit chaining
  • Customizable game melodies
  • Unlockable skins and instruments
  • Leaderboard challenges
  • Daily missions and career ladders
Features
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ONE TAP. PURE REFLEX. TOTAL GLORY. Behold: a wave. It races toward a ring. You tap when they meet. That's it. That's the game. Sounds easy? WRONG. This is the hardest easy thing your thumb has ever attempted. You will learn it in four seconds and spend the rest of your natural life trying to master it. Think you're fast? ADORABLE. Every point you score squeezes the timing window tighter. The wave learns new tricks. The beat quickens. And when a run finally destroys you (it will), the leaderboard is sitting right there, packed with strangers and so-called friends who think they're better than you. PROVE. THEM. WRONG. TIME YOUR TAP (OR PERISH) The wave rises from the core. Fine. Then it falls from the rim. Rude. Then it BOUNCES. Then it splits into TWINS. Then it fakes slow and LUNGES AT YOU LIKE IT HAS A PERSONAL GRUDGE. Eight wave patterns, each one announced like a boxing entrance, each one out for your streak. CHAIN THE PERFECTS (FEEL THE POWER) Hit dead center and the game whispers PERFECT. Chain them and the chime climbs higher, and higher, and HIGHER, until you fill the charge ring and the screen detonates! LIGHTNING! SHOCKWAVES! And then, the coolest thing a phone has ever done: the game plays YOUR OWN MELODY back at you. Yes. Every run composes its own theme song, one note per hit. You are the orchestra. The orchestra is you. COME FOR YOUR FRIENDS (THEY DESERVE IT) Every run posts to the Game Center leaderboard: today, this week, ALL TIME, FOREVER. Send a score challenge to a friend and ruin their afternoon! Or blast out your best with one button: I scored 98. Can you beat me? (They cannot.) 18 SKINS OF UNREASONABLE BEAUTY Terminal green! Night blossom pink! A skin called THE EVENT HORIZON, for people who stare into the abyss and tap anyway. Every skin changes the look AND the instrument. Your game, your gorgeous, glowing, extremely loud vibe. MISSIONS! LADDERS! TREASURE! Three fresh missions a day! Seven career ladders raining gems, lives, and stars on you as your legend grows! The next skin is always, ALWAYS in reach. ONE MINUTE RUNS (ONE THOUSAND MINUTE NIGHTS) A run takes a minute. "One more run" takes until 2am. We both know this. Tap responsibly. FORGED BY ONE HUMAN No studio. No committee. Just one guy with a sweet mustache and a truly irresponsible number of late nights. I make small games you can learn in a moment. If Snapwave grabs you, leave a review and I will do a small victory dance, alone, in my office. The mustache will remain perfectly still. And if you want the forced ads gone forever, one tiny purchase banishes them for all eternity! The wave is coming. The ring awaits. Your thumb was born for this.

Screenshots

Hide 'N Seek!4 screens
Snapwave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Snapwave at 100% against Hide 'N Seek!'s 54%. Snapwave also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Hide 'N Seek!'s advantage is ratings volume (559K vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hide 'N Seek! sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Snapwave sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snapwave holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hide 'N Seek! has 559K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Hide 'N Seek!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Snapwave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hide 'N Seek! ships an update monthly, Snapwave every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hide 'N Seek! versus Snapwave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHide 'N Seek!Snapwave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (559K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings559K — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB38 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTDHammerBit

Customer experience

Hide 'N Seek!

All ratings558,746 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews894 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral14.1%
Negative31.4%

Snapwave

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hide 'N Seek!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent freezing and glitches
  • Issues with character movement and controls
  • Inconsistent ad behavior

Requested features

5 requests
  • Longer game rounds
  • More varied levels and maps
  • Ability to play with friends
  • Additional skins and customization options
  • Reduced ads or optional ad-free version

Snapwave

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Hide 'N Seek!

One-time11
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Small pack of Skip Tickets$0.99
  • Small pack of gold$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Medium pack of Skip Tickets$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Medium pack of gold$2.99
  • Halloween Bundle$3.99
  • Large pack of Skip Tickets$4.99
  • Large pack of gold$6.99
  • XL Pack of Skip Tickets$8.99
  • Extra large pack of gold$11.99
4 purchases

Snapwave

One-time4
  • 10 Lives$0.99
  • Handful of Gems$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
Show 1 more
  • Pile of Gems$4.99

Questions

Is Hide 'N Seek! free?
Hide 'N Seek! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snapwave free?
Snapwave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hide 'N Seek! or Snapwave?
Snapwave is rated higher. Hide 'N Seek! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 559K ratings, while Snapwave averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hide 'N Seek! or Snapwave have ads?
Both Hide 'N Seek! and Snapwave show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hide 'N Seek! or Snapwave?
Hide 'N Seek! ships an update monthly, and Snapwave every 6 days. Most recently, Hide 'N Seek! was updated on October 20, 2026 and Snapwave on October 14, 2026.

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