Broken Brush vs Hideaways
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Broken Brush
Discover subtle differences within famous classical paintings. Explore over a thousand variations across 75 high-definition masterpieces, with an option to unlock more. Use intuitive controls and a hint system to find all the mismatches.
- Spot differences in classical paintings
- Explore 75 masterpieces
- Unlockable extra paintings
- Over a thousand differences
- HD images with zoom and pan
- Intuitive gameplay
- Hint system
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Spot the differences in classical paintings with Broken Brush! Explore classical masterpieces such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. * 75 paintings * 25 extra paintings obtainable with ‘Unlock All’ * Over a thousand differences * HD images * Intuitive gameplay * Hint system Find the mismatching elements between two images: the one on the left is the original painting while the one on the right has minor variations. The interface is easy to use and lets you explore high definition images of classical paintings: pinch to zoom, drag to pan the image, and tap to mark the differences. You can use hints to help you narrow down and find the harder differences. Solve paintings to earn more hints. Find all the differences in Broken Brush!
Hideaways
Explore beautifully crafted worlds and discover human stories in this reimagined spot-the-difference game. Enjoy a calm challenge that exercises attention and memory while immersing yourself in atmospheric music and gentle narratives.
- Beautifully crafted worlds
- Handmade atmospheric music
- Untimed scavenger hunts
- 144 human stories
- Calming gameplay
- Attention and memory exercise
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Hideaways is an immaculate take on spot-the-difference games. It unfolds through beautifully crafted worlds, handmade atmospheric music, untimed scavengers, and 144 human stories — gently woven in, where places carry real feeling and stories are discovered, not told. Both a moment of calm and a quiet challenge, Hideaways invites you to slow your breathing, calm your mind, and wander through aesthetic and auditory pleasures — all while gently exercising attention and memory, and inviting reflection on real-life moments and stories.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Broken Brush at 95% against Hideaways's 44%. Broken Brush also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Hideaways's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 14) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Broken Brush sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Hideaways sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Broken Brush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hideaways has 2.4K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Broken Brush's written reviews are positive against 44% of Hideaways's.
Broken Brush ships an update every 2 months, Hideaways monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Broken Brush | Hideaways |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better | 4.7 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better | 44.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 794 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pyrosphere, Lda | RoadRocks |
Customer experience
Broken Brush
Hideaways
Bugs and requests
Broken Brush
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hideaways
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes during tutorial
- Differences not registering correctly
- Levels not loading properly
- Issues with screen size and layout
Requested features
4 requests- Option to disable background music
- Ability to save progress within a level
- More level variety and increased difficulty
- Cross-device syncing of progress
In-app purchases
Broken Brush
- 40 Hints$0.99
- Unlock All$1.99
Hideaways
- TRICKLE(5 hints)$0.99
- BREEZE(10 hints)$1.99
- DUET$1.99
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- FOUNT(20 hints)$2.99
- LUCID LENS$2.99
- DELUGE(50 hints)$4.99
- Grand W.$6.99
