Comparison

3D Hidden Object Challenge vs Vantage

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

Head to head
About

3D Hidden Object Challenge

Features
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Collect all of the hidden objects in each of 12 scenes. Scenes can be completed in any order. Each time you start a level it selects random assortment of items to find,. Some scenes have multiples of the same object or pairs of objects which might be different colors. Some scenes require you to find a tool to help uncover the hidden objects in that level. Each scene also has a hidden coin. Collect all 12 to unlock the secret scene. Easy to use camera and touch controls. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with the new Apple’s M1 Silicon chip with easy to use keyboard and mouse controls. Special thanks to the National Videogame Museum.

About

Vantage

This game reimagines hidden object puzzles in a 3D space. Rotate and manipulate dioramas to find objects hidden by perspective, light, and time. Restore fading memories by uncovering every item in beautifully crafted environments.

Highlights
  • 3D diorama puzzles
  • Perspective-based object finding
  • Light and shadow mechanics
  • Time-based object hiding
  • Interactive environments
  • Story-driven chapters
  • Hint system
Features
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Some things can only be seen from where they were meant to be seen. Vantage is a hidden-object game unlike the flat painted scenes you know — here, the camera IS the puzzle. Every level is a handcrafted 3D diorama you rotate, tilt, and zoom with your thumb. Objects don't just hide behind clutter. They hide behind perspective, light, and time. You play a restorer of fading memories. Each chapter is a real place someone is about to forget — a house on Linden Lane, a 1974 diner, a storm-battered lighthouse, a restorer's atelier, a photographer's studio, a harbourmaster's office. Find every object and the memory comes back to life in a short, hand-told vignette. A cat you'll come to know is always somewhere in the room. HOW THINGS HIDE IN 3D • Anamorphic finds — an object shattered into fragments across the walls and floor, whole again only from the exact right angle, like street art • Light & shadow — grab the lamp and move it; some things appear only when their shadow falls just so • The time dial — turn a room between past and present; some objects live in only one era • Reach in — open drawers, lift cushions, tip a stack with a flick • Silhouette clues — sometimes the list gives you only an outline, and you reason out the shape SEVEN CHAPTERS, ONE STORY The House on Linden Lane · The Meridian Diner · Saltwick Light · The Atelier · The Cat's Client · The Photographer · The Harbormaster. You inherit the craft, then take commissions of your own. Clues hide inside other objects — read the room, not just the list. MADE TO BE FELT • Handcrafted low-poly dioramas, warm and unhurried • A gentle score and reactive sound • Play at your pace — no timers unless you want them • Hints when you're stuck, never nagging FREE TO PLAY, FAIR BY DESIGN Vantage is free with ads. One-time Supporter Pack removes ads forever and says thanks. No energy timers, no paywalls between you and the next room. Turn the room. Change where you stand. Watch it appear.

Screenshots

3D Hidden Object Challenge4 screens
Vantage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vantage at Free against 3D Hidden Object Challenge's $2.99. Vantage also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 23 months). 3D Hidden Object Challenge's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Vantage is free to download; 3D Hidden Object Challenge costs $2.99 up front. Vantage sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 3D Hidden Object Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Hidden Object Challenge ships an update every 23 months, Vantage every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
3D Hidden Object Challenge versus Vantage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Hidden Object ChallengeVantage
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size259 MB364 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagnin & AssociatesRakesh Ramamurthy

In-app purchases

None

3D Hidden Object Challenge

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Vantage

One-time4
  • 5 Reveals$0.99
  • 15 Reveals$1.99
  • 40 Reveals$3.99
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  • Supporter Pack$4.99

Questions

Is 3D Hidden Object Challenge free?
3D Hidden Object Challenge costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vantage free?
Vantage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 3D Hidden Object Challenge or Vantage have ads?
Vantage shows ads; 3D Hidden Object Challenge does not.
Which is updated more often, 3D Hidden Object Challenge or Vantage?
3D Hidden Object Challenge ships an update every 23 months, and Vantage every 4 days. Most recently, 3D Hidden Object Challenge was updated on September 11, 2026 and Vantage on September 12, 2026.

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