Comparison

Hidden Object vs Grim Tales 24

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

Head to head
About

Hidden Object

Embark on a magical journey through the dreams of Sleeping Beauty. Search for hidden objects in beautifully detailed scenes, collect story fragments, and uncover secrets. Enjoy calm gameplay, lovely visuals, and optional challenges at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Search for hidden objects
  • Explore charming scenes
  • Collect story fragments
  • Discover secrets
  • 360° panoramas and 3D scenes
  • Tasks, chests, and rewards
  • Free hints
Features
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Welcome to the gentle, magical dreams of Sleeping Beauty. We all know Aurora slept for years—until she finally woke. But during that long sleep, her dreams carried her through wondrous places filled with beautiful details and hidden memories. Explore charming scenes that feel like pages from an art book. Search for hidden objects, collect pieces of Aurora’s story, and discover secrets you might miss at first glance. With calm gameplay, lovely visuals, and light 3D effects, this is the perfect adventure to enjoy at your own pace. If you like a challenge, try replaying scenes for speed rewards and new puzzles. The adventure is open from the start, and you can play without required purchases. Optional tools are available if you’d like extra help. What you’ll love * Many unique locations, including 360° panoramas and 3D scenes * Tasks, chests, and rewards throughout the journey * Bonus content for careful players * Free hints * Fairytale music and atmosphere We’d love to hear from you: www.facebook.com/CrispApp

About

Grim Tales 24

Embark on a mystery detective adventure to find a missing daughter and husband. Solve puzzles, search for hidden objects, and uncover the truth behind a family's disappearance. Explore new worlds and face a looming threat in this engaging hidden object game.

Highlights
  • Hidden object scenes
  • Puzzle solving
  • Mini-games
  • Detective gameplay
  • Story-driven mystery
  • Bonus chapter
Features
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Help Anna Gray find her daughter and husband after disappearing on Thanksgiving Day! Play the hidden object game, solve puzzles, find lost items and enjoy mystery detective! ________________________________________________________________________ Will you manage to solve the mystery of Grim Tales 24: All Shades of Black? Immerse yourself in a mystery detective game and solve puzzles. Be a detective, search and find all the hidden objects and find out the solution to the Gray family's disappearance! Note that this is a free trial version of the hidden objects game. You can get the full walkthrough by means of an in-app purchase. Dorian, Anna and Alice go to the Crimson Hollow mansion to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Suddenly, during the festive dinner, Dorian crumbles into dust, and Alice disappears in front of Anna's eyes. Moreover, Anna discovers that Dorian’s portrait has gone missing. Where did the portrait go? What happened to Alice and Dorian? How will helping Anna affect Anastasia Grim? Find out all this in an exciting hidden object adventure! FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIAN AND ALICE Travel back in time, solve puzzles and mini-games, find clues, explore hidden object scenes and find out why Dorian and Alice Gray disappeared and who is responsible for their disappearance. FIND OUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE AND DORIAN Anna continues searching for clues connected with the disappearance of Dorian and Alice. She gets on the trail of the artist who painted Dorian's portrait, but someone insistently doesn't want Anna to be able to return her loved ones. Will Anna Gray be able to save her family and defeat a new evil? FIND OUT WHAT THE PAINTED WORLD IS HIDING IN THE BONUS CHAPTER! Play as Anna Gray and find out what happened to the artist who painted Dorian's portrait. Travel to the past and new worlds. Face a new threat looming over Anna's future and prove yourself. Grim Tales 24: All Shades of Black is a hidden object game where you need to seek and find missing objects like Sherlock. Be a detective and find out why Anna's family disappeared at the party in this mystery detective game! Enjoy replayable HOPs and mini-games, exclusive wallpapers, soundtrack, concept art, and more! Zoom in on the scenes to help search and find all hidden objects, and use hints if you get stuck. Discover more from Elephant Games! Elephant Games is a developer of hidden object games and mystery detective games. Check out our game library at: http://elephant-games.com/games/ Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elephant_games/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elephantgames Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elephant_games Privacy Policy: https://elephant-games.com/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://elephant-games.com/terms/

Screenshots

Hidden Object4 screens
Grim Tales 244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Grim Tales 24 at none against Hidden Object's shown. Grim Tales 24 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Hidden Object's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 429). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Hidden Object sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Grim Tales 24 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grim Tales 24 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden Object has 3.9K ratings behind it against 429, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Hidden Object's written reviews are positive against 69% of Grim Tales 24's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hidden Object versus Grim Tales 24: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden ObjectGrim Tales 24
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.9K ratings)4.8 (429 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better429
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB969 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCrisp App StudioElephant Games AR LLC

Customer experience

Hidden Object

All ratings3,850 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral15.3%
Negative18.1%

Grim Tales 24

All ratings423 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

User reviews

Hidden Object

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great graphics
  • 🎨 Beautiful scenes
  • ⏱️ Relaxing gameplay
  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive levels
  • 🕰️ Too many ads
  • 💰 Paywall to progress
  • 🔍 Difficult to find objects
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes

Grim Tales 24

From 429 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable and lengthy gameplay
  • 🖼️ Gorgeous graphics and visuals
  • 💡 Magical inventory tools and creative tasks
  • 🧩 Terrific variety of HO scenes and puzzles
  • 🤩 Addictive thrill ride of unusual tasks

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Touchscreen sensitivity issues
  • 💸 Paywall at certain points
  • ⚫ Black screen when trying to purchase
  • 🔒 Won't restore previous purchases
  • 🚫 Hint button stopped working

Bugs and requests

Hidden Object

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game freezing on last level
  • Inability to go back to previous levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to replay from the beginning
  • Option to disable hints
  • More diverse scenes and backgrounds
  • Improved screen layout and navigation

Grim Tales 24

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game won't open
  • Too many bugs and glitches
  • Black screen when trying to purchase
  • Won't restore previous purchase
  • Hint button stopped working
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  • Cannot get past a certain point without spending money
  • Game dies at Facebook screen and cannot exit

Requested features

2 requests
  • Bring back snarky Richard
  • More Grim Tales games

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Hidden Object

One-time5
  • Instant Hint$0.99
  • Preview Hints$0.99
  • Infinity Energy + No Ads$1.99
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  • Master Pack Special$1.99
  • Master Pack: All-included$3.99
1 purchases

Grim Tales 24

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$6.99

Questions

Is Hidden Object free?
Hidden Object is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grim Tales 24 free?
Grim Tales 24 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hidden Object or Grim Tales 24?
Grim Tales 24 is rated higher. Hidden Object averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Grim Tales 24 averages 4.8 from 429 ratings.
Do Hidden Object or Grim Tales 24 have ads?
Hidden Object shows ads; Grim Tales 24 does not.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Object or Grim Tales 24?
Hidden Object ships an update every 3 months, and Grim Tales 24 every 3 months. Most recently, Hidden Object was updated on November 7, 2026 and Grim Tales 24 on November 8, 2026.

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