Comparison

Hidden Journey 2 vs Big City

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

Head to head
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!

About

Big City

Embark on a captivating journey across the USA, exploring over 50 cities to find hidden objects and discover astonishing landmarks. Challenge your observation skills and win in this engaging puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Explore over 50 cities
  • Find hidden objects
  • Discover landmarks
  • Challenging puzzles
  • USA journey
Features
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Do you enjoy playing hidden object games? Embark on a captivating journey across the USA! Explore more than 50 cities, uncover hidden objects, and marvel at astonishing landmarks. Challenge your skills and win! Download the 'Big City - Hidden Object' puzzle game today! Enjoy more cities in future updates!

Screenshots

Hidden Journey 24 screens
Big City4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Big City at none against Hidden Journey 2's shown. Big City also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Hidden Journey 2's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 46%). On price, rating, 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. Hidden Journey 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Big City sells 3 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 — 4.6 for Hidden Journey 2 against 4.5 for Big City. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden Journey 2 has 20K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Hidden Journey 2's written reviews are positive against 46% of Big City's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden Journey 2 ships an update every 2 months, Big City every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hidden Journey 2 versus Big City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden Journey 2Big City
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (20K ratings) — better4.5 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better45.8% of reviews
Number of ratings20K — better1.6K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size386 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAzur Interactive Games LimitedIlia Stepanov

Customer experience

Hidden Journey 2

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

Big City

All ratings1,631 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive45.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative41.7%

User reviews

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

Big City

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of hidden objects
  • 👍 Colorful visuals

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Time limit causes stress
  • 🔍 Unclear instructions
  • 🖼️ Image quality issues
  • 💰 Limited free content, requires purchases

Bugs and requests

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

Big City

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect item names
  • Mismatched photos and selections

Requested features

3 requests
  • More cities and levels
  • Hint system improvements
  • Option for no time limit mode

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hidden Journey 2

One-time10
  • Coin Pack (2)$1.99
  • Find hidden objects with hints$1.99
  • 2200 coins$1.99
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  • Coin Pack (5)$4.99
  • 5500 coins$4.99
  • Simple Pack (7)$6.99
  • 7700 coins$6.99
  • 11000 coins$9.99
  • Juicy Pack (15)$14.99
  • Mega Pack (30)$29.99
3 purchases

Big City

One-time3
  • 10 hints$1.99
  • Unlock Game, No ads, 10 hints$6.99
  • 50 hints$7.99

Questions

Is Hidden Journey 2 free?
Hidden Journey 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big City free?
Big City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hidden Journey 2 or Big City?
Hidden Journey 2 is rated higher. Hidden Journey 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Big City averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Hidden Journey 2 or Big City have ads?
Hidden Journey 2 shows ads; Big City does not.
Which is updated more often, Hidden Journey 2 or Big City?
Hidden Journey 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Big City every 9 months. Most recently, Hidden Journey 2 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Big City on November 3, 2026.

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