Comparison

Hidden City vs Hidden Object Vacation

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

Head to head
About

Hidden City

Embark on a thrilling detective adventure to rescue a friend from a mysterious phantom city. Solve puzzles, explore dark dungeons, and battle strange creatures as you uncover secrets and confront evil.

Highlights
  • Hidden object scenes
  • Quests and puzzles
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Combat against monsters and cults
  • Offline play
  • Friend assistance
Features
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Hidden City is a hidden object detective adventure for players who enjoy cozy mystery games, search-and-find puzzles, story-rich quests and richly detailed scenes. Explore a mystical Victorian city, find hidden objects, follow clues, solve puzzles, meet unique characters and uncover magical secrets in the City of Shadows. Your next investigation awaits in a game where detective cases, beautiful search scenes, puzzle variety and magical events blend into one captivating mystery story. Look closer, collect clues and discover why every object, note and artifact matters. What will you investigate? Search atmospheric scenes filled with hidden items, evidence, notes, artifacts, keys, symbols, curiosities and visual clues. Every location invites careful observation and rewards players who love to find meaningful details in beautiful environments. Explore foggy streets, ornate halls, manor-like rooms, curious shops, gardens, arcades, laboratories and magical city districts. Each place supports the mystery and turns object search into part of the investigation. Which search modes can you play? Hidden City keeps the main investigation fresh with different modes designed to test your observation skills: • Words mode: Classic hidden object searching using text lists. • Silhouettes mode: Visual challenges based on object shapes. • Night mode: Focused searches in dim scenes using a spotlight. • Pairs mode: Matching identical or logically related objects to test your attention. These modes support players who enjoy search-and-find adventures, visual puzzles, detective games and finding hidden items through careful observation. Are there mini-games and puzzles? Yes. The core search mechanics are supported by puzzle modes that add variety without taking over the main experience. Take a break from the investigation and play through: • Spot the difference: Compare two scenes using sharp observation. • Match-3 levels: Crystal and gem matching for satisfying puzzle breaks. • Brain teasers: Logic mini-games, memory challenges and story-driven riddles. This mix works well for players who want a detective game with brain teasers, a mystery puzzle with clues or a search-and-find adventure with match-3 elements. How does the story unfold? Follow narrative-driven quests, character stories, special cases and event investigations. Assemble artifact collections, solve anomalies, complete requests and unlock rewards that help you continue your detective journey. Every quest connects detailed scenes, puzzle challenges, magical discoveries and story progression into one polished mystery adventure. Play Hidden City your way • Play offline: Continue your investigation anywhere, even without an internet connection. • Follow the story: Return to character quests, detective cases and magical events as your mystery unfolds. • Regular updates: Discover new cases, quests, search scenes and special events added over time. • Cross-device sync: Save your progress and switch between your devices. While this game is absolutely free to play, you have the ability to unlock optional bonuses via in-app purchases from within the game. You may disable in-app purchases in your device settings. You can play this game even if you’re offline! Game available in: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Ukrainian. ____________________________ Sign up now for a weekly round-up of the best from G5 Games! https://www.g5.com/e-mail ____________________________ Download more great games here: https://store.g5.com G5 Games — World of Adventures™! Collect them all! Search for ""g5"" in the App Store! ____________________________ Visit us: https://www.g5.com Watch us: https://www.youtube.com/g5enter Find us: https://www.facebook.com/HiddenCityGame/ Join us: https://www.instagram.com/hiddencity_ Follow us: https://x.com/g5games

About

Hidden Object Vacation

Embark on a global adventure solving hidden object puzzles. Explore over 150 cities, find thousands of items, and learn fascinating facts about iconic landmarks. Train your brain and compete with players worldwide.

Highlights
  • Explore 150+ cities worldwide
  • Find over 10,000 hidden objects
  • Learn facts about landmarks
  • Train your brain
  • Compete with other players
Features
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Do you like hidden objects games? Then go on a journey and immerse yourself in the culture and traditions of different countries! You'll visit over 150 cities, find over 10,000 hidden objects, and discover amazing facts about world-famous landmarks and historical places. Train your brain, compete with other players from all over the world and win! Download the Hidden Object Vacation puzzle game right now!

Screenshots

Hidden City4 screens
Hidden Object Vacation4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hidden City and Hidden Object Vacation both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Hidden City's written reviews are positive against 23% of Hidden Object Vacation's. Hidden City also leads on ratings volume (95K vs 3.5K) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). Hidden Object Vacation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Hidden City sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hidden Object Vacation sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hidden City holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden City has 95K ratings behind it against 3.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Hidden City's written reviews are positive against 23% of Hidden Object Vacation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden City ships an update every 9 days, Hidden Object Vacation fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hidden City versus Hidden Object Vacation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden CityHidden Object Vacation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (95K ratings) — better4.1 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better23.2% of reviews
Number of ratings95K — better3.5K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size335 MB233 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperG5 Entertainment ABIlia Stepanov

Customer experience

Hidden City

All ratings94,782 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral10.4%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews2,569 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative16.9%

Hidden Object Vacation

All ratings3,489 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive23.2%
Neutral13.4%
Negative63.4%

User reviews

Hidden City

From 95K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Great fun
  • 👍 Fabulous
  • 👍 Never knew I could be such a clever person

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Hidden City: You have a VERY offensive ad in your line up
  • 💰 Too costly, not enough bang for your hard earned bucks
  • 💰 Game is the most frustrating I have ever played, very little in return for achieving goals
  • 💰 Game is getting more and more difficult to play without making in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Quite often when visiting friends, the game freezes and I can no longer continue playing

Hidden Object Vacation

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Challenging and entertaining
  • 🌟 Great hidden object game
  • 🎨 Bright and colorful graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and technical issues
  • 🕰️ Timed gameplay and lack of relaxed mode
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing small objects
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🌐 Lack of new content updates

Bugs and requests

Hidden City

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Can not access the game to sign in after changing password
  • Game freezes and crashes frequently
  • Losing progress and achievements when switching devices
  • Glitches with events and mini-games
  • Disappearing items and rewards
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  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • Give more free rubies, game is too expensive
  • Make the game less expensive
  • Give more rewards for completing goals
  • Make the game less frustrating and more enjoyable
  • Fix the glitches and technical issues
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  • Provide better instructions and tutorials
  • Offer an ad-free version for a one-time purchase
  • Make the mini-games less difficult and frustrating
  • Improve the social features and gifting system

Hidden Object Vacation

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game going to black screen after completing levels
  • Purchased features not working as expected
  • Language settings not persisting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more countries and levels
  • Provide an option to disable timer
  • Improve zoom and magnification features
  • Offer a truly ad-free paid version

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hidden City

One-time10
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Cluster of Rubies$1.99
  • Tray of Rubies$4.99
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  • Super Deal$4.99
  • Platter of Rubies$9.99
  • Hyper Deal$9.99
  • Drawer of Rubies$19.99
  • Special Deal$19.99
  • Trunk of Rubies$49.99
  • Stockpile of Rubies$99.99
10 purchases

Hidden Object Vacation

One-time10
  • 20 coins$0.99
  • 45 coins$1.99
  • 10 hints$1.99
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  • 120 coins$4.99
  • 200 coins$6.99
  • VIP Travellers club$6.99
  • 50 hints$7.99
  • 300 coins$9.99
  • 500 coins$14.99
  • 700 coins$19.99

Questions

Is Hidden City free?
Hidden City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hidden Object Vacation free?
Hidden Object Vacation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hidden City or Hidden Object Vacation?
Hidden City is rated higher. Hidden City averages 4.3 out of 5 from 95K ratings, while Hidden Object Vacation averages 4.1 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Hidden City or Hidden Object Vacation have ads?
Hidden City shows ads; Hidden Object Vacation does not.
Which is updated more often, Hidden City or Hidden Object Vacation?
Hidden City ships an update every 9 days, and Hidden Object Vacation fortnightly. Most recently, Hidden City was updated on September 24, 2026 and Hidden Object Vacation on September 18, 2026.

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