Comparison

Hidden World vs The Lost Treasure

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

Head to head
About

Hidden World

Explore a magical land through a hidden portal in your uncle's house. Solve puzzles, collect items, and uncover mysteries with beautiful hand-painted graphics and an original soundtrack. This adventure game offers a captivating journey into another world.

Highlights
  • Beautiful hand-painted graphics
  • Item collection and puzzle solving
  • Original soundtrack and sound effects
  • In-game journal for clues
  • Dynamic map of explored areas
  • Complete hint system
  • Multi-language support
Features
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The strange feeling you had all day followed you to bed that night. A sudden crash from the next room wakes you from dreams of magical lands, and sets your heart racing in your chest. Sitting bolt upright in bed, the strange feeling returns as your eyes adjust to the darkness, focusing on the odd wooden symbols across the mantel of the fireplace. Almost as if something were calling you... Turning on the lamp, you cautiously get up, moving towards the sound that woke you. This is your uncle's house and though you've been here many times, it suddenly feels very different. The room is littered with wonderfully strange and interesting artifacts, souvenirs from your uncle's travels, from where he would not say. On the floor lays a small tiled box, broken open. Unfolding the paper nestled within it, you instantly recognize the symbols. The fireplace! Running back into the bedroom, you examine again the symbols on the paper. They match perfectly those in the woodwork of the mantel, but are arranged differently... Though your hands are shaking with excitement, you work quickly, rearranging the wooden symbols to match the ones on the paper, hearing them click into place easily one after the other, until the pattern is complete. Suddenly, beams of golden sunlight burst through the opening in the fireplace, cutting through the darkness in the room. Standing back with a gasp, you look through the opening, eyes wide in awe at the beautiful, magical land from your dream on the other side. With a deep breath, you step through the opening and take your first steps into another world... Features: • Beautiful hand-painted graphics that draw you into this mesmerizing adventure! • Lots of items to collect and puzzles to solve! • Original soundtrack and sound effects! • A journal that keeps track of all the symbols and clues that you encounter. • A dynamic map that shows all of the areas you have explored, as well as your current location. • A complete hint system built right into the game. • The Hidden World has been translated into many languages. • Available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad!

About

The Lost Treasure

Embark on a thrilling point-and-click adventure to find pirate treasure. Explore diverse locations, uncover hidden passages, and solve intricate puzzles. Utilize your archeology skills to follow clues and discover the legendary lost treasure.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click adventure gameplay
  • Explore pirate's cove and ancient temple
  • Solve puzzles and find clues
  • HD graphics and custom soundtrack
  • Dynamic map and clue camera
  • Helpful hints and walkthrough videos
Features
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Continue the adventure of the The Lost Ship in this longer quest as you hunt for the pirate’s lost treasure in this beautifully designed classic point and click adventure puzzle game. Explore a pirate’s cove, ancient temple, and structures of past tree dwelling inhabitants. Discover hidden passageways, clues and puzzles along the way! Uncle Henry has been hunting lost treasures for as long as you can remember. His legendary stories of adventure excited your imagination as you were a child growing up. Now with your newly acquired archeology skills, he has been reaching out from time to time for your help in tracking down some of these difficult to find treasures. In his latest quest, he has used the map you discovered in the lost ship and tracked down the location of the pirate’s cove. You must explore the island, find clues, and solve puzzles left behind by the pirates to discover the location of the lost treasure! This captivating adventure game has: - Custom designed beautiful HD graphics! - Custom composed soundtrack and sound effects! - A dynamic map to show the screens you have visited and current location - A camera that takes photos of clues and symbols as you discover them - Dozens of puzzles, clues, and items - Auto saves your progress - Available for phones and tablets! - Instantly move around the map reducing travel time with Fast-travel - Get helpful text hints that nudge you in the right direction and complete walkthrough videos for each hint and puzzle Visit our website to sign up for our newsletter and learn about upcoming games! www.syntaxity.com

Screenshots

Hidden World4 screens
The Lost Treasure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hidden World at none against The Lost Treasure's 2. Hidden World also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99). The Lost Treasure's advantage is ratings volume (854 vs 120). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hidden World costs $1.99 and The Lost Treasure $3.99 up front. The Lost Treasure sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hidden World asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hidden World against 4.7 for The Lost Treasure. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Lost Treasure has 854 ratings behind it against 120, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Hidden World's written reviews are positive against 95% of The Lost Treasure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden World ships an update every 6 months, The Lost Treasure every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hidden World versus The Lost Treasure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden WorldThe Lost Treasure
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (120 ratings)4.7 (854 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews95.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120854 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFire Maple GamesSyntaxity Inc.

Customer experience

Hidden World

All ratings117 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative2.7%

The Lost Treasure

All ratings854 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews756 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.9%

User reviews

Hidden World

From 120 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🧩 Clever puzzles
  • 👍 Intuitive gameplay
  • 🕹️ Fun and engaging
  • 🏰 Immersive fantasy world

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Too short
  • 🔔 Bell puzzle glitch
  • 🚫 Compatibility issues

The Lost Treasure

From 854 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun game
  • 👍 Beautiful scenes
  • 👍 Soothing music
  • 👍 Interesting puzzles
  • 👍 Well-thought-out puzzles

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Difficulty progressing without paying for hints or fast travel
  • 🐛 Lack of responsiveness from support
  • 🐛 Tedious waiting time for hints
  • 🐛 Confusing or illogical puzzle connections
  • 🐛 Repetitive music

Bugs and requests

Hidden World

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Bell puzzle not unlocking
  • Game freezing on piano puzzle

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer gameplay
  • More challenging puzzles
  • Faster hint system
  • Ability to skip opening animation

The Lost Treasure

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Issues with text/clues not appearing correctly
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More varied puzzles and mini-games
  • Improved hint system with less waiting time
  • Ability to reset game progress
  • More story and narrative elements
  • Faster travel between locations without additional cost

In-app purchases

None

Hidden World

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Lost Treasure

One-time2
  • Unlock Hints$0.99
  • Unlock Fast Travel$0.99

Questions

Is Hidden World free?
Hidden World costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lost Treasure free?
The Lost Treasure costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hidden World or The Lost Treasure?
The Lost Treasure is rated higher. Hidden World averages 4.6 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while The Lost Treasure averages 4.7 from 854 ratings.
Do Hidden World or The Lost Treasure have ads?
Neither Hidden World nor The Lost Treasure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hidden World or The Lost Treasure?
Hidden World ships an update every 6 months, and The Lost Treasure every 8 months. Most recently, Hidden World was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Lost Treasure on October 29, 2026.

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