Hideaways Wonders vs Spellist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hideaways Wonders
Embark on a journey to restore balance to a city of harmony and wisdom by solving over 100 spot-the-difference puzzles. Experience stunning visuals, inspiring music, and a unique blend of brain training, entertainment, and reflection.
- Over 100 spot-the-difference puzzles
- Stunning 8K-rendered worlds
- Inspiring soundtracks
- Transformative chapters
- Brain workout and entertainment
- Meditation and reflection elements
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Embark on an enlightening journey to save Equiloria, the city of harmony and wisdom, by restoring balance through over 100 meticulously crafted spot-the-difference wonders. With stunning 8K-rendered worlds, inspiring soundtracks, and transformative chapters, Hideaways presents a unique brain workout blended with entertainment, meditation, and reflection, where saving Equiloria is only one side of the quest.
Spellist
Engage in a vibrant word puzzle game with hundreds of offline boards and competitive multiplayer challenges. Test your vocabulary and strategic thinking in this fast-paced twist on classic word searches.
- Hundreds of offline word puzzle boards
- Quick-fire 4x4 to complex 6x6 grids
- Global real-time PvP multiplayer
- Leaderboards for competitive ranking
- Live event feed for real-time action
- Scheduled live multiplayer rounds
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**Unleash Your Inner Wordsmith** Dive into the mystical world of **Spellist**, where every letter counts and every path makes magic. Spellist offers a fresh-faced, fast-paced, vibrant twist on the classic grid word search. **Solo Mastery** Hone your skills with hundreds of curated offline boards. Ranging from 4x4 quick-fire grids to complex 6x6 challenges, there’s always a new puzzle to solve. Can you find every word and rack up the bonus stars? **Massive Multiplayer Arena (PvP)** Think you’re the best? Prove it. Subscribe to enter the global arena where you compete simultaneously against Spellists from around the world. Same board, same clock, one winner. - **Leaderboards**: See how you fared agaist Spellists playing along with you. - **Thrillfeed**: Feel the energy of the crowd! Watch as players break records and hit massive bonuses in real-time via the live event feed. Take inspiration to send your own achievements to the world. - **Live Events**: Join massive scheduled rounds and raid the top of the charts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spellist at 100% against Hideaways Wonders's 50%. Spellist also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Hideaways Wonders's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.0). 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
Hideaways Wonders is free to download; Spellist costs $1.99 up front. Hideaways Wonders sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Spellist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hideaways Wonders holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hideaways Wonders has 2.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Hideaways Wonders's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spellist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hideaways Wonders ships an update every 3 weeks, Spellist every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hideaways Wonders | Spellist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.3K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | RoadRocks | Oori Data LLC |
Customer experience
Hideaways Wonders
Spellist
Bugs and requests
Hideaways Wonders
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game progress lost after updates
- App crashes and freezes
- Saved progress not persisting between sessions
Requested features
4 requests- Option to mute background music
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
- More generous hint system
- Improved visual feedback for user interactions
Spellist
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hideaways Wonders
- Trickle(5 hints)$0.99
- Breeze(10 hints)$1.99
- Wonders Hint 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
Spellist
No in-app purchases
Questions
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