Comparison

Scavify vs Dot Tag

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

Head to head
About

Scavify

Create and run interactive scavenger hunts for organizations, universities, and events. Participants complete challenges using their mobile devices to earn points, fostering engagement and exploration. Organizers can customize hunts with various challenge types, rewards, and branding.

Highlights
  • Customizable scavenger hunt creation
  • Multiple challenge types (photo, video, GPS, QR)
  • Real-time leaderboards
  • Automatic scoring
  • Participant progress tracking
  • Social media integration
Features
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Scavify helps organizations, universities, event organizers, team building groups, tourist destinations, and others worldwide create interactive experiences that connect people through fun and innovation. Scavify’s online platform and app help you create customizable scavenger hunts designed around your objectives to create, drive, and measure engagement - easily. Participants complete tasks and challenges through the app by snapping photos, recording videos, answering questions, scanning QR codes, and using GPS check-ins to earn points. Organizers mix and match challenge types to create an adventure that educates, encourages exploration, inspires interaction, increases team building, and more. The app handles it all. BUILD IT. With Scavify, it’s easy to build custom scavenger hunts and interactive experiences with your own customized tasks and challenges, start/end times, logos, custom rewards, and much more. LAUNCH IT. Launch your hunt to make it available for participants to join. PLAY IT. Using their phones or mobile devices, participants are able to complete tasks and challenges, monitor their progress, interact with other players, share the fun with social media, and much more. LOVE IT. No more paper, no more mandatory meet-ups, no more hassle. You will love how easy it is to create, organize, run and participate in our scavenger hunts and interactive experiences. Features Include: (+) List of challenges for participants to complete (Photo, Video, GPS, Q&A, QR Code, Multiple Choice) (+) Automatic scoring (+) Real-time Leaderboard (+) Photostream of Photos and Videos (+) Like and Comment on photos (+) Facebook and Twitter integration (+) Add logos and custom backgrounds (+) Create custom Rewards (+) Push notifications (+) Advanced scheduling features (+) And much, much more…

About

Dot Tag

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Players move around in the IRL (in real life) and actively update their dots' position on the game map.  Each dot contains secret tags created by players. Get close to a dot, start AR, look around to find the dot, and tap on it to read the note Discover virtual dots in real-world locations with no player name required. Get close to a dot in real life, then view it through your device’s AR camera. Tap the dot to reveal its tag and unlock interactive content. Experience a seamless blend of movement and augmented reality discovery. By using this app, you agree to Apple’s standard Terms of Use (EULA) and to Our EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.joachimvonrost.se/dot-tag-eula

Screenshots

Scavify4 screens
Dot Tag3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dot Tag at every 2 months against Scavify's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scavify ships an update every 5 months, Dot Tag every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Scavify versus Dot Tag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScavifyDot Tag
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB49 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAsbury Mobile, LLCIT'S A WRAP AB

Bugs and requests

Scavify

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Tasks not showing up for some users
  • Hunt completion issues
  • Login and sign-up problems
  • Freezing and crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add video upload/clue option
  • Allow editing of hunt details (start/end time, point values)
  • Implement admin point addition
  • Improve map functionality (location tracking, precise icons)

Dot Tag

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Scavify

No in-app purchases

None

Dot Tag

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scavify free?
Scavify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dot Tag free?
Dot Tag is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scavify or Dot Tag have ads?
Neither Scavify nor Dot Tag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scavify or Dot Tag?
Scavify ships an update every 5 months, and Dot Tag every 2 months. Most recently, Scavify was updated on October 26, 2026 and Dot Tag on October 25, 2026.

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