Hide & Sheep vs Craftis AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hide & Sheep
Experience an augmented reality trail by finding hidden characters among farmyard objects. Copy their poses, take photos, and collect stamps to share with friends and family. This app requires visiting specific host venues.
- Augmented reality character spotting
- Pose copying and photo taking
- Stamp collection
- Social media sharing
- Venue-specific trails
- Farmyard object interaction
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Gather your flock to follow your local trail, spot the markers and find Shaun in A.R. hiding out amongst the farmyard objects. He will appear beside you so you can copy his pose, take photos and share them your with friends and family as you complete your stamp collection! **Please note, this app can only be used at venues currently hosting the ‘Hide & Sheep’ Trail** These baa-rilliant collages of your day out can be saved as memories and shared on social media - tag @ShauntheSheep in all your uploads! Once you have found a host venue, download the app and enter their unique location code to start the trail. For more information and to find your nearest trail head to https://www.shaunthesheep.com/news/2022/hide-sheep-augmented-reality-trail-app-launches/ Developed by Aardman, the original creators of Shaun the Sheep and Wallace & Gromit. Shaun the Sheep: Hide & Sheep A.R. Trail has been developed for devices that support Augmented Reality from the iPhone 6S onwards. Previous versions of these devices will not be fully supported. Please email feedback@aardman.com if you experience any technical difficulties.
Craftis AR
Transform your crayon drawings into animated 4D characters that come to life on your screen. Scan activity packs to unlock immersive AR experiences with 3D animation and sound.
- Bring drawings to life in 4D
- Scan QR codes for new activities
- 3D animation and sound integration
- Immersive AR experience
- Character design with crayons
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Bring your colouring-in to life with the Craftis AR app! Use your crayons to design your own characters and watch them appear in 4D, right in front of your eyes. Download the free Craftis AR app, scan the QR code on your children’s activity pack and point your device towards the page. Whether it's discovering a new world through the eyes of a cheeky explorer, or being the lead singer in your own rock band, each QR code triggers a new activity which combines your colouring in, 3D animation and sound, to create a fully immersive AR experience. Don’t forget to show us your photos, we’d love to see them! @CraftisUK
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Craftis AR at 100% against Hide & Sheep's 22%. Craftis AR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0). Hide & Sheep's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Craftis AR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Hide & Sheep's written reviews are positive against 100% of Craftis AR's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Hide & Sheep | Craftis AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 721 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aardman Animations Ltd. | Harmony Studios Limited |
Customer experience
Hide & Sheep
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In-app purchases
Hide & Sheep
No in-app purchases
Craftis AR
No in-app purchases
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