Comparison

AR Hide and Seek vs Catch Flex

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

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About

AR Hide and Seek

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AR Hide and Seek is a real-world augmented reality game that transforms any room into a high-tech obstacle course — only visible through your iPhone's camera. Using your iPhone's LiDAR sensor, the game scans your environment and fills it with virtual 3D obstacles that block your path as you search for hidden players. Hiders disappear into the real world while the seeker navigates through AR chaos. HOW TO PLAY: One player is the Seeker. Everyone else (up to four) hides somewhere in the room. The Seeker holds up their phone — and the hunt begins through a field of floating AR obstacles only they can see. FEATURES: • LiDAR-powered room scanning — obstacles are placed based on your real space • 1 to 4 hiders per game • 90-second round timer — hiders win if time runs out • Proximity warning — the game alerts you when you're getting close to obstacles. • Instant tap-to-catch mechanic — tap the catch button on screen when you're standing in front of a hider • No internet required — fully offline, play anywhere • No accounts, no ads, no tracking REQUIREMENTS: Requires an iPhone with LiDAR: iPhone 12 Pro or newer (including all Pro and Pro Max models). AR Hide and Seek is best played in a medium to large indoor space with room to move. The more space, the harder the seek. Made by an independent developer. Feedback welcome.

About

Catch Flex

A full-body camera rhythm game where your movements control the action. Play through various challenges, create your own levels, and compete with others, all without touching a button.

Highlights
  • Full-body tracking with a single camera
  • Gesture-controlled menus
  • Multiple gameplay mechanics (cut, rings, balls, stomp, slide)
  • Customizable difficulty and no-fail mode
  • Local split-screen versus mode
  • Browser-based level editor
  • Privacy-focused on-device tracking
Features
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Your body is the controller. Catch Flex is a dance rhythm game that tracks your whole body with one camera: no VR headset, no gamepad, no wearables. Even the menus are gesture-controlled, so you never touch a button. Stand up, clear some space, and dance to the beat. MOVE TO HIT • Slash — cut blocks in the arrow's direction • Catch — snag rings with a hand or foot • Kick — boot the balls, or knock them back with a hand • Stomp — hit the floor marker right on the beat • Slide — ride the trail to the end • Dodge — duck, lean, or step over obstacles Every song mixes the moves differently, and your whole body plays, not your thumbs. VOL. 1: TEN HAND-CHARTED TRACKS Original dance music, 87 to 150 BPM: house, electro, techno. Charted for what a real body can do: everything within reach, no jumping. Play a few back to back and it's a workout. Not chasing a score? Switch on no-fail mode and just move through the whole song. SOLO OR VERSUS Chase the global leaderboards on your own, or go head-to-head in local split-screen Versus. Achievements track you from your first song to an S rank on ten different tracks. MAKE YOUR OWN LEVELS Catch Flex Editor runs in your browser — nothing to install, nothing to buy. Bring any song, chart the moves yourself, and load the level into the game. A level is a single file: open it on your device, or send it over your Wi-Fi from any browser, which is how levels reach a TV. You'll find the editor on the Catch Flex website. WHAT YOU NEED Room to move, good lighting, your full body in frame, clothes that don't blend into the background. If your device has a camera, that camera is enough. If it has none — on a TV or a console — the free Catch Flex: Controller app turns your phone into one over your Wi-Fi. Versus needs one camera or phone per player. Either way, the bigger the screen, the better every move reads from across the room. BODY TRACKING STAYS LOCAL Tracking runs locally, on your own hardware, and camera images are never saved or uploaded. When your phone is the camera, only movement data crosses your own local network — the video never leaves the phone. FREE TO START The first track is yours to keep — play it as often as you like. One purchase unlocks the rest of Vol. 1: nine more tracks, Versus and your own levels — no ads, no subscriptions, yours for good. See you on the leaderboards.

Screenshots

AR Hide and Seek4 screens
Catch Flex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Catch Flex at none against AR Hide and Seek's 3. Catch Flex also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. AR Hide and Seek sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Catch Flex asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
AR Hide and Seek versus Catch Flex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAR Hide and SeekCatch Flex
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB491 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMohamad AkkadVilegacy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

AR Hide and Seek

One-time3
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Lunch$3.99
  • Dinner$5.99
None

Catch Flex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AR Hide and Seek free?
AR Hide and Seek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Catch Flex free?
Catch Flex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AR Hide and Seek or Catch Flex have ads?
Neither AR Hide and Seek nor Catch Flex shows ads.

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