Comparison

Hidden City vs Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games

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

Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games

Embark on an addictive hidden object adventure across vast, interactive maps filled with scattered items. Explore detailed, hand-illustrated worlds, find missing objects, and unlock new animated environments. Boost your detective skills and enjoy a visually rich seek-and-find experience.

Highlights
  • Explore interactive maps
  • Find missing objects
  • Collect required items
  • Unlock new animated worlds
  • Superb hand-illustrated graphics
  • Zoom feature
Features
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Welcome to the amazing world of Scavenger - Find it games! We want to introduce you to one of the most addictive find-it games in the hidden object genre - a game with various objects scattered throughout a huge map hidden through time. Gameplay - Explore challenging interactive maps (swipe the screen to explore each location) - Find missing objects and collect all the required items in the picture - Earn well-deserved rewards - Unlock new hand-drawn animated worlds! Missing items can be anywhere - feel like a detective and find all the hidden objects. Carrots, mugs, needles, and more! This "Seek and Find" game is special! - Enjoy superb graphics on hand-illustrated pictures in these hunt and find games! - Intuitive UI and UX - Out find: Powerful boosters and Zoom feature. Boost your spotting and detective skills by finding games of hidden objects on a huge map! Enjoy the happy hidden things game!

Screenshots

Hidden City4 screens
Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hidden City at 95K against Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games's 1.4K. Hidden City also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 54%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hidden City has 95K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Hidden City's written reviews are positive against 54% of Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hidden City ships an update every 9 days, Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hidden City versus Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHidden CityScavenger:Hidden Objects Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (95K ratings)4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings95K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size335 MB344 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperG5 Entertainment ABFunburstgame LTD

Customer experience

Hidden City

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

Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games

All ratings1,359 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

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

Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable game
  • 🎨 Great graphics
  • 🕹️ Fun gameplay
  • 💰 Reasonable ad-free purchase

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Freezing issues
  • 🔁 Lack of progress saving
  • 🕰️ Long wait for new levels
  • 💸 Ads still present after purchase

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

Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Progress wiped after updates

Requested features

2 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Improved progress saving

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
15 purchases

Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games

One-time15
  • Binoculars XS Pack$0.99
  • Compasses XS Pack$0.99
  • Compasses S Pack$2.99
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  • Binoculars S Pack$2.99
  • Hourglasses S Pack$2.99
  • XS Bundle: Exclusive Offer$3.99
  • Remove ADS$4.99
  • Starter Bundle Exclusive Offer$4.99
  • XS Bundle$7.99
  • S Bundle$12.99
  • Binoculars M Pack$17.99
  • Compasses M Pack$17.99
  • M Bundle$24.99
  • L Bundle$44.99
  • XL Bundle$89.99

Questions

Is Hidden City free?
Hidden City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games free?
Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hidden City or Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games?
Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games is rated higher. Hidden City averages 4.3 out of 5 from 95K ratings, while Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games averages 4.6 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Hidden City or Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games have ads?
Both Hidden City and Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hidden City or Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games?
Hidden City ships an update every 9 days, and Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hidden City was updated on September 25, 2026 and Scavenger:Hidden Objects Games on September 23, 2026.

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