Comparison

Operation Santa vs Hidden Objects Christmas Quest

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

Head to head
About

Operation Santa

Help Santa deliver presents by launching them into chimneys. Master power and angle to overcome Christmas obstacles as you progress through increasingly challenging levels. Get the gifts delivered on time!

Highlights
  • Physics-based present launching
  • Adjustable power and angle
  • Overcome Christmas obstacles
  • Multiple challenging levels
  • Simple tap-and-drag controls
Features
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Santa's sleigh is in the shop and he is asking for your help to deliver presents to all the children. Play by pressing and holding on the present and drag back to control power and angle to launch it into the chimney. As the levels progress you will have christmas obstacles that you will have to overcome in order to get the present in the chimney. Lets hope we're not too late!

About

Hidden Objects Christmas Quest

Embark on a festive detective adventure to find hidden objects and solve puzzles in a magical Christmas story. Help Liza complete quests and uncover secrets to ensure Christmas presents are delivered on time.

Highlights
  • Atmospheric Christmas story
  • Realistic holiday graphics
  • Hidden object investigation
  • Inbuilt mini-games and puzzles
  • Offline play support
  • Multiple quests
Features
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This fairy Christmas story is full of secrets and riddles. A new free game, Hidden Objects, will tell the story about events that happened at night before Christmas. At Christmas time we all are waiting for a miracle to happen while we are sitting near the fireplace in a warm and cosy house. At the same time Santa Claus is creating all these miracles for us and hurries up with them through snowfall. Once upon a time a brave girl Liza went to one far away town, but somewhere in the middle of the ancient mysterious forest she met a real magic. So now she needs to make a real detective investigation, solve puzzles, seek and find solutions to the difficult situations so that she can be in time for delivery of Christmas presents. Our Christmas tale is a new mystical game from the type hidden objects, where you need to make your own exciting unique investigation and solve the riddle of the forest magic. Help Liza to complete all quests of this Christmas game and do all the tasks of three old sisters. Don’t be scared of difficulties and clever puzzles, a kind Christmas spirit will help you in the hard moments to find objects, needed to complete any difficult task. Start your search right now, find all hidden objects and discover all the secrets of the ancient house that is lost in the dense forest. Find out the powerful magic that turned your car into a big sugar candy. The end of this Christmas story depends completely on you. The peculiarities of our Christmas game: - Atmospheric story full of magic and miracles; - realistic graphics that creates a holiday mood - exciting and catchy gameplay - investigation of places and hidden objects there - three different quests connected with a plot - inbuilt minigames with different types of puzzles - every puzzle is unique and needs its own unique solution - hidden objects and secrets in unexpected places - find objects in different modes - new mystical games about Christmas - useful advices that help to find objects and go forward - you can play for free, without internet, during the road, in the plane or underground Start your search right now! Seek and find hidden objects, it is so exciting. Help Liza to deliver presents if you want to know the happy ending of this Christmas story. Please read our Privacy policy: https://policy.psvgamestudio.com/privacy_policy_appstore_lyudmila.html and Terms of use: https://policy.psvgamestudio.com/terms_of_use_appstore_lyudmila.html

Screenshots

Operation Santa4 screens
Hidden Objects Christmas Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Operation Santa at 100% against Hidden Objects Christmas Quest's 45%. Operation Santa also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Hidden Objects Christmas Quest's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 37 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hidden Objects Christmas Quest is free to download; Operation Santa costs $0.99 up front. Hidden Objects Christmas Quest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Operation Santa asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Operation Santa holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden Objects Christmas Quest has 59 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Operation Santa's written reviews are positive against 45% of Hidden Objects Christmas Quest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Operation Santa ships an update every 37 months, Hidden Objects Christmas Quest every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Operation Santa versus Hidden Objects Christmas Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOperation SantaHidden Objects Christmas Quest
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better45.5% of reviews
Number of ratings159 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB205 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike HempflingLiudmyla Petryshyn

Customer experience

Operation Santa

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hidden Objects Christmas Quest

All ratings59 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative25.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative27.3%

In-app purchases

None

Operation Santa

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Hidden Objects Christmas Quest

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly subscription$2.997 Days
  • Monthly subscription$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Full version$16.99

Questions

Is Operation Santa free?
Operation Santa costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hidden Objects Christmas Quest free?
Hidden Objects Christmas Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Operation Santa or Hidden Objects Christmas Quest?
Operation Santa is rated higher. Operation Santa averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hidden Objects Christmas Quest averages 3.8 from 59 ratings.
Do Operation Santa or Hidden Objects Christmas Quest have ads?
Hidden Objects Christmas Quest shows ads; Operation Santa does not.
Which is updated more often, Operation Santa or Hidden Objects Christmas Quest?
Operation Santa ships an update every 37 months, and Hidden Objects Christmas Quest every 5 months. Most recently, Operation Santa was updated on October 23, 2026 and Hidden Objects Christmas Quest on October 24, 2026.

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