Aurora Hills vs Zumble
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aurora Hills
Embark on a chilling point-and-click puzzle adventure as a park ranger investigating disappearances in a remote mountain community. Uncover dark secrets and solve intricate puzzles to find a missing colleague before nightfall.
- Point-and-click puzzle gameplay
- Investigate mysterious disappearances
- Explore remote national park
- Solve challenging puzzles
- Atmospheric soundtrack and sound effects
- Hint system for difficult riddles
- Color blind mode
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The morning of October 6, 1981, began like any other: waking up from a restless sleep, preparing for the day ahead of you and driving to the ranger station where you've worked for the past 11 years. Aurora Hills was once a tranquil community nestled within the mountains of Appalachia, but a series of disappearances have all but shattered the serene atmosphere. Only a feeling of desolation permeates the surrounding as you drive through the now dilapidated small town. Jen wasn't at the ranger station when you arrived that morning. Being the only other park ranger, she likes to get an early start to the day and by the time you arrived, she had driven to one of the many closed off hiking trails to start searching for the missing people. Following her trail of notes, you make your way off the main trail to meet up with her to explore the remote parts of the national park. When you find her camp however, your worst fears are realized: The site's been ransacked, her equipment strewn across the campsite, her tent's been torn up, and Jen is nowhere to be seen. There's no time to turn back now, it's already midday and the sun sets early this time of year. The only thing worse than wandering into the forest alone is braving it at night. You can't abandon Jen now, not when the trail is so fresh. Now you have no choice but to venture deeper into the uncharted parts of the national park, the parts mythologized into local urban legends by frightened townsfolk. You'd better leave soon, you may never get a better chance to uncover the dark history of Aurora Hills... Developed by the creators of Meridian 157, Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in a series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Based in the year 1981 in a small West Virginian community, Aurora Hills follows the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region. Explore the rolling hills of West Virginia, find clues of the whereabouts of the missing people and solve intriguing puzzles to solve the mystery of Aurora Hills! Features: • Custom soundtrack and sound effects designed for a creepy in-game atmosphere • Challenging and clever puzzles • A logical hint system for some of the most difficult riddles • Available in 9 languages, including English, French, Russian, German, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese! • New colour blind mode available for people who might have trouble with colour based puzzles • Has a hard mode, for those who want to enjoy even more challenging puzzles! Follow us to receive all the latest news! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovaSoftInteractive/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/novasoftint Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novasoftint/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NovaSoftInteractive
Zumble
This app offers a collection of 16 free mini-games, ranging from quick arcade challenges to endless survival modes. Compete on global leaderboards, test your skills in daily challenges, and experience unique haptic feedback in a special buzz game.
- 16 free mini-games
- Round-based and endless modes
- Daily challenges
- Global leaderboards
- Unique haptic feedback game
- No accounts or sign-ups
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20 games. All free. Zumble is a pocket arcade — one tap from the home screen, no unlocks, nothing hidden behind a wall. TWO KINDS OF GAME Most are a round against the clock: aim and rhythm games where a mistake costs you the shot and your combo, never the round. Some are endless — three lives, no timer, and they keep getting harder for as long as you last. They end when you run out, not when time does. NINETEEN WAYS TO PLAY Dodge, Sharpshooter, Timber Chopper, Wall Jump, Laser Limbo, Orbit Dodge, Jetpack Jam, Quick Tap, Disc Golf, Basketball, Tennis, Counter Punch, Long Drive, Top Shelf, Field Goals, Closest to the Pin, Darts, Pinball, Tacwondo — and the buzz game. Orbit a black hole on the event horizon itself, chop a tree that is trying to fall on you, thread a laser, sink a shot. Games you can pick up in a second and keep chasing for weeks. Every one keeps a personal best and its own leaderboard. FIVE NEW ONES FIELD GOALS — pull back to kick: how far is power, the angle is aim. Read the wind before you let go. CLOSEST TO THE PIN — nine holes, one shot each, over water, lava and floating greens. Fewest total feet wins. DARTS — the board spins. Let go as a big number comes round; a zero pays nothing. PINBALL — a full space table. Chain ramps and orbits back to back and the multiplier climbs. TACWONDO — tacos fly in on three lanes. Punch high, kick mid, sweep low. Hit them up close for double. AND THEN THERE'S THE BUZZ GAME This is the one only Zumble has. Your phone plays a buzz you can feel but not hear — a heartbeat, a galloping horse, Jingle Bells, SOS in Morse code — and you name it from the choices. It repeats until you answer. Harder rounds put lookalikes in front of you. 34 hand-tuned Core Haptics patterns: songs you'll know from their rhythm alone (Happy Birthday, We Will Rock You, Beethoven's 5th, the Imperial March) and everyday sounds rebuilt as vibration (a dripping faucet, a knock at the door, a ticking clock, rain, applause, a sneeze). Not generic rumbles — each one is built by hand. PLEASE NOTE: the buzz game makes no sound at all. A silent phone means it's working. Hold it in your hand to play. A DAILY CHALLENGE FOR EVERYONE Three games a day, drawn fresh each morning and identical for every player on earth. Your score is the total. Keep a streak going, and compare the same three games with everyone else playing them. LEADERBOARDS Every game has its own all-time board. See the top five and your own rank before you play — then go beat it. REMOVE ADS One tap, forever. It removes the ads and nothing else — no extra lives, no advantages, no content unlocked. Everyone plays the same game, so every leaderboard means something. No accounts. No sign-ups. Free to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Zumble at Free against Aurora Hills's $3.99. Zumble also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). Aurora Hills's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating and review sentiment 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
Zumble is free to download; Aurora Hills costs $3.99 up front. Zumble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Aurora Hills asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Aurora Hills against 5.0 for Zumble. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aurora Hills has 682 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Aurora Hills's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zumble's.
Aurora Hills ships an update every 4 weeks, Zumble every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aurora Hills | Zumble |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (682 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 682 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 837 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NovaSoft Interactive Ltd | Event Horizon Apps, LLC |
Customer experience
Aurora Hills
Zumble
In-app purchases
Aurora Hills
No in-app purchases
Zumble
- Zumble Premium$1.99









