Comparison

What's the Difference? Spot It vs Differences

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

Head to head
About

What's the Difference? Spot It

Engage in a classic hidden object puzzle game with hundreds of beautiful high-definition photos. Travel the world and test your observation skills to find all the differences.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of HD photos
  • Global travel locations
  • Hidden object puzzles
  • Steely-eyed sleuth challenges
  • Remastered gameplay
Features
Currently charting
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The official worldwide smash hit Spot the Difference game! Newly remastered with hundreds of beautiful high definition photos! Hunt your way around the world from Transylvania to Timbuktu and Sydney to San Francisco in an epic journey for steely-eyed smartphone sleuths!

About

Differences

Engage your observation skills by finding subtle discrepancies between two images. This free game offers a vast collection of pictures to explore, providing a fun way to train your memory and brain. Compete in daily challenges and seasonal events for unique rewards.

Highlights
  • Spot differences between two pictures
  • Over 20,000 free pictures
  • Daily Challenges and trophies
  • Seasonal Events with unique rewards
  • Hint system for assistance
  • Brain training and memory improvement
Features
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Find the differences between the two pictures! Focus on the different details, improve your powers of observation, and enjoy this free spot the difference game! Explore more than 20,000 different free pictures and have fun while you try to spot the differences between them. Challenge your mind with find the difference games! Why you should try this game: - Become a professional finder of differences by solving hard and easy levels of the picture game. - Tons of amazing pictures and photos - animals, rooms, people, food, and more. Begin your hunt, compare photos and try to spot the difference as fast as possible! - This difference finding game is a great memory and brain training for adults. - Win Daily Challenges and get unique trophies. - Join Seasonal Events, spot the hidden differences and get unique animated postcards. - Use hints when you get stuck and need help in searching for differences. - Simple and intuitive game design. - Relax and enjoy your time with Differences. How many differences can you find? Enjoy playing find the difference games! Take the challenge, begin your hunt and spot the differences!

Screenshots

What's the Difference? Spot It4 screens
Differences4 screens

Verdict

The call

What's the Difference? Spot It and Differences both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of What's the Difference? Spot It's written reviews are positive against 50% of Differences's. What's the Difference? Spot It also leads on ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). Differences's advantage is ratings volume (601K vs 23K). 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. What's the Difference? Spot It sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Differences sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for What's the Difference? Spot It against 4.6 for Differences. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Differences has 601K ratings behind it against 23K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of What's the Difference? Spot It's written reviews are positive against 50% of Differences's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

What's the Difference? Spot It ships an update monthly, Differences every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
What's the Difference? Spot It versus Differences: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhat's the Difference? Spot ItDifferences
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23K ratings)4.6 (601K ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews — better49.6% of reviews
Number of ratings23K601K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#151 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB224 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCandywriter, LLCEasybrain Ltd

Customer experience

What's the Difference? Spot It

All ratings22,866 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews986 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative5.8%

Differences

All ratings600,699 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews1,999 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral14.5%
Negative35.9%

User reviews

What's the Difference? Spot It

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🤔 Challenging and engaging
  • 🧠 Helps train observation skills
  • 🎨 Varied and interesting images
  • 🕰️ Fun way to pass time

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Time limit too short
  • 🤑 Too many ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Glitches and freezing issues
  • 🔍 Differences too subtle to spot
  • 🤯 Frustrating to restart levels

Differences

From 601K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful artwork and illustrations
  • 🧠 Challenging and mentally stimulating
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and calming gameplay
  • 💰 Reasonable one-time purchase to remove ads

Room to improve

  • 💢 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🔍 Difficulty spotting subtle differences
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (freezing, crashing)

Bugs and requests

What's the Difference? Spot It

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reveal/hint feature not working
  • Game freezes after watching ads
  • Differences not registering correctly
  • Levels resetting unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add relaxed/no-time mode
  • Improve reveal/hint system
  • Regularly update with new images
  • Implement cloud save/sync
  • Add multiplayer/social features

Differences

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Differences not registering correctly
  • Ads not closing or skippable
  • Daily challenges not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add an untimed or zen mode
  • Improve zoom and contrast for better visibility
  • Introduce difficulty settings or level selection
  • Implement cross-device progress sync

In-app purchases

10 purchases

What's the Difference? Spot It

One-time10
  • Glider of Lifelines$0.99
  • Parachute$0.99
  • Premium Package$1.99
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  • Rowboat of Lifelines$1.99
  • Balloon of Lifelines on Sale$1.99
  • Tugboat of Lifelines$2.99
  • Balloon of Lifelines$3.99
  • Freighter of Lifelines$4.99
  • Ocean Liner of Lifelines$9.99
  • Zeppelin of Lifelines$9.99
1 purchases

Differences

One-time1
  • Differences No Ads$14.99

Questions

Is What's the Difference? Spot It free?
What's the Difference? Spot It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Differences free?
Differences is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, What's the Difference? Spot It or Differences?
Differences is rated higher. What's the Difference? Spot It averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Differences averages 4.6 from 601K ratings.
Do What's the Difference? Spot It or Differences have ads?
Differences shows ads; What's the Difference? Spot It does not.
Which is updated more often, What's the Difference? Spot It or Differences?
What's the Difference? Spot It ships an update monthly, and Differences every 3 weeks. Most recently, What's the Difference? Spot It was updated on November 9, 2026 and Differences on November 10, 2026.

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