WorldHunt vs Shimau
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
WorldHunt
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WorldHunt is spot the difference set in real cities, not generic scenes. Every puzzle is a crafted illustration of an actual place. No timers, no chat, no pressure. REAL PLACES, NOT WHIMSICAL SCENES Most spot the difference games use generic art: a market that could be anywhere, a street that isn't a street. WorldHunt is different. Every puzzle is a real, named place rendered as colorful art: a market square in Lisbon, a canal in Amsterdam, a temple in Kyoto. If you can find the difference here, you can also find the place on a map. NOT TEMPLATES, NOT FILTERS Every one of the 8,000 puzzles is made individually for its own city, not a template with a filter stretched over it. And every difference in every puzzle is placed by hand, one by one, never reused across scenes. That is why the differences feel fair to find, not random. HOW IT WORKS Follow a young traveller from city to city. Each country unlocks a set of cities. Each city is ten stops, and each stop is a pair of illustrated scenes with differences to find by tapping and zooming in close. Earn one, two, or three stars per city depending on how many stops you clear. There is no clock counting down and no streak to protect. Play one stop or ten, then close the app. Your progress saves automatically. LEARN SOMETHING ON EVERY STOP Every city comes with ten real facts and three named landmarks. Every stop carries its own curiosities: history, geography, small details about the place you are looking at. It is the only spot the difference game that teaches you anything about where you actually are. BUILD A PASSPORT Stamp your passport as you clear cities. Fill a travel log. Collect landmarks and city badges as you go. With 80 countries, 800 cities, and 8,000 puzzles, there is a long trip ahead. PLAY WITH FRIENDS, NOT STRANGERS Add friends, send requests, and compare progress on Game Center leaderboards, including per-country leaderboards. There is no chat and no messaging of any kind. WorldHunt is rated 4+ and built to be handed to a child without a second thought. NO PRESSURE, EVER No timers. No music forced on you. No seasonal events pushing you to log in today or lose something. Get stuck on a stop, and tickets let you rescue a mistake instead of starting over. Tickets are earned by playing; nothing is required to keep going. PERFECT FOR - Armchair travellers who want to see the world between trips - Parents and grandparents looking for a genuinely calm, ad-supported game for family time - Anyone who wants a puzzle break without a countdown clock - Geography fans who like picking up a real fact about a real city FREE TO PLAY WorldHunt is free with optional ads. A one-time Remove Ads purchase turns them off for good. Nothing you need is ever locked behind a paywall. Download WorldHunt and start your passport today. Your first city is waiting. Privacy Policy: https://www.fyrgames.com/worldhunt/privacy Support: https://www.fyrgames.com/worldhunt/support
Shimau
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Open a messy drawer. Sort it. Feel it click. Shimau is a sorting puzzle about putting things where they belong. Drag each item into the tray it came from, and watch the whole tray settle with a snap you can feel in your hand. โ MADE TO BE FELT โ Every item has its own weight. Paper slides, metal taps, rubber gives. Each material carries its own haptic pattern, so the drawer answers back under your thumb. Headphones and haptics on is the way to play. โ NO WORDS ANYWHERE โ No tutorial text, no pop-ups explaining things. You will understand the first puzzle in about four seconds. โ THE DRAWER WAITS โ Nothing counts down. Leave a tray half sorted and come back tomorrow; it will be exactly where you left it. โ EVERY LEVEL IS CHECKED โ All 200 levels are verified by our own solver before they ship, so there is no dead end and nothing you cannot finish. โ A ROOM THAT GETS BETTER โ Every level you finish tidies the room a little more. Keep going and watch it transform, one reveal at a time. โ COME BACK TOMORROW โ Everyone gets the same fresh board each morning. Keep your streak and collect tickets for free hints. Shimau is free. Ads pay for it. Nothing inside it is for sale.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shimau at none against WorldHunt's 9. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. WorldHunt sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Shimau asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | WorldHunt | Shimau |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | โ |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bruno Tereso | Caprio Lab |
In-app purchases
WorldHunt
- 10 Tickets - Quick Hint Pack$1.99
- 60 Tickets - Seek Pack$7.99
- Remove Ads - Travel Pass$14.99
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- 150 Tickets - Eagle Eye Pack$15.99
- Starter Pack - City Explorer$19.99
- Americas Pack - 20 Countries$19.99
- Africa Pack - 200 New Cities$19.99
- Asia & Oceania - 20 Countries$19.99
- Supporter Pack - Collector Set$49.99
Shimau
No in-app purchases









