HideARSeek vs Matter AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HideARSeek
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Play Hide and Seek using Augmented Reality, play on your own or with friends on the same or separate connected devices. A player plays against the clock when hiding and finding items, find all hidden items within the allotted time to win. In one player mode the system will randomly hide items around your device, in two player mode one player will hide items and the other will find them. Select from 5 game duration slots ranging from 20 to 120s each, the longer the slot the more items are allowed to be hidden. Features -Multiplayer on one or two devices -Hide items behind detected vertical surfaces like walls if enabled -Upload custom images to hide -Create named collections of Emoji, Memoji and Images -Game Center Achievements & Leaderboard -Unlock sticker images to hide while playing Device requirements -iPhone 6s or later running iOS14+ -iPad(2017) or later running iOS14+
Matter AR
Explore virtual layers overlaid on the real world. Engage in AR LaserTag battles, build unique virtual content in a sandbox mode, and discover user-created realities. Share your creations and battle experiences.
- AR LaserTag multiplayer battles
- Single player LaserTag with leaderboard
- Sandbox creative mode
- Build and share virtual content
- Discover real-world AR locations
- Capture and share AR photos
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Welcome to MATTER AR, your gateway to virtual layers that exist alongside the physical world. Matter AR connects people, real locations & virtual content in unimaginable new ways! PLAY - LaserTag (prototype). Battle against up to 3 other opponents in an epic battle royale multiplayer AR LaserTag game. Find a Battle Zone on the map, go to the location with your opponents, build your defences, then battle it out to be the last player standing. Fire lasers and bombs at your opponents to deplete their health until they are eliminated. Hide behind virtual or real world objects to protect you, but watch out as virtual defences can be destroyed! LaserTag uses cutting edge AR and AI technology to recognise and localise against the physical environment and track players movement, creating dynamic real time gameplay. Battle results show wins, eliminations and points based on damage dealt. Your battle results contribute to your career points which are recorded locally on your device and shared with your opponents each time you battle! Play SINGLE PLAYER mode from your home, survive as long as you can, collect weapons and power-ups, eliminate enemies to get a higher score and move higher on the global leaderboard! CREATE - Sandbox - Everything you need to start building new worlds. Use Matter’s free, easy to use Augmented Reality creative mode to make your unique virtual content… integrate it with the physical world and allow others to find the new realities you create. DISCOVER - Use the map to discover active locations near you, these locations have been created to allow you to multiplayer LaserTag battle, or build together and discover persistent virtual content in Sandbox. Don’t worry if there’s not a location near you, as Matter AR multiplayer will be available anywhere in the near future. SHARE - Capture and share photos of your Sandbox creations or LaserTag battles. Or Save and share your AR creations and LaserTag defences with a simple link. Discord - https://discord.gg/56kfmtJH8p Socials - @Matter_AR This is our first ‘Pioneer’ edition of Matter AR - Please share your feedback, requests and ideas with us on our Discord server. Current Game Features: - Free to play - LaserTag multiplayer (prototype) - LaserTag single player with global leaderboard (prototype) - Sandbox single/multiplayer - A wide variety of intuitive voxel/block based creative tools - Capture images of your AR creations - Map containing live geospatial AR Active Locations for LaserTag or Sandbox - Regular challenges will be shared on Matter’s Discord, social channels and with push notifications - Leave your AR creations or LaserTag battlegrounds in the real world at Active Locations for others to find and enjoy - Augmented Reality functionality, requires camera permissions - Map functionality, requires location permissions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HideARSeek at 5.0 against Matter AR's 3.8. HideARSeek also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Matter AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 59 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. HideARSeek sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Matter AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
HideARSeek holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matter AR has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
HideARSeek ships an update every 59 months, Matter AR monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HideARSeek | Matter AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Wicus Fourie | Hot Dark Matter Ltd |
In-app purchases
HideARSeek
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 5000 Game Tokens$0.99
Matter AR
No in-app purchases
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