Talking John Dog vs Hide & Sheep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talking John Dog
Interact with a humorous talking dog who responds to your voice and touch with amusing sounds. Engage in various games with multiple levels for endless entertainment. Experience the quirky antics of this virtual canine companion.
- Talk to John the dog
- Funny voice responses
- Reacts to touch
- Multiple exciting games
- Hours of fun and laughter
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Talk to John the talking dog. He answers with his funny voice and reacts to what you say or to your touch. With exciting games with many levels! Become the owner of this slightly crazy dog and share some fun experiences with him. He does pretty much the same things a normal dog would do, but in his own goofy way. If you like talking games such as talking cats, dog games or dog simulators, then you will love the talking dog John! The funny app Talking John Dog: Funny Dog ensures hours of fun and laughter!
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Talking John Dog at 3.9 against Hide & Sheep's 2.0. Talking John Dog also leads on ratings volume (102 vs 2) and review sentiment (37% vs 22%). Hide & Sheep's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. Talking John Dog sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hide & Sheep asks for nothing beyond the download.
Talking John Dog holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking John Dog has 102 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Talking John Dog's written reviews are positive against 22% of Hide & Sheep's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talking John Dog | Hide & Sheep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (102 ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.9% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 102 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 721 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaufcom GmbH | Aardman Animations Ltd. |
Customer experience
Talking John Dog
Hide & Sheep
In-app purchases
Talking John Dog
- Ad Free Version$0.99
- ad free version$1.99
Hide & Sheep
No in-app purchases
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