Comparison

Around the World vs Hidden Clue

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

Head to head
About

Around the World

Embark on a magical Victorian-era adventure to find a legendary treasure. Explore six continents, uncover hundreds of hidden objects in vibrant locations, and solve puzzles. Combine items into collections to progress through an exciting storyline filled with steam-powered wonders and overcome challenges.

Highlights
  • Hidden object gameplay
  • Victorian era setting
  • Explore six continents
  • Combine items into collections
  • Exciting storyline
  • Mini-games
Features
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The Clues are right in front of your Eyes! Find the Great Treasure - a Magic Stone that can make your dreams come true! Based in the magical Victorian era, help a young girl discover ancient mysteries, overcome numerous enemies and find the magical stone. A beautiful Victorian world full of steam and electricity, airships and hot air balloons, heavy machines and frozen progress awaits. Immerse yourself and enjoy finding hundreds of Hidden Objects in every colorful corner of the World. Explore six continents! Discover items in every town, then combine them in collections and find the way to the great treasure! - Fantastic gameplay - Dozens of hidden object locations - Exciting storyline - Fun mini-games

About

Hidden Clue

Engage in a captivating hidden object adventure. Find numerous items within beautifully crafted scenes, identify differences, and race against the clock. Utilize hints and challenge friends to enhance the fun.

Highlights
  • Find 10 objects in scenes
  • Identify differences
  • Score based on accuracy
  • Multiple game packs
  • Use hints
  • Challenge via Game Center
  • Share scores
Features
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Hidden Clue:Hidden Objects Adventure Free … Free … Free … Let’s Play Now! - Find 10 objects in beautiful hidden object scenes. - Find the difference moving your finger through the whole picture. - Try not to make mistakes; with every wrong click, you will lose score. => Game has 3 different packs! - stunning background scenes! - Full of Fun! - Find the difference from the Hidden Clue:Hidden Objects Adventure! Can you find them all before the time runs out? ---- Game Features --- - Exciting Locations. - Use hints to guide your search for difference. - Challenge other player through Game Center. - Share your score on Twitter,Facebook,Email. This app is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch! Try it now for FREE! If you like our app, please take a time & rate it! Note: -> All packs levels are playable by clear every level,but if you want to play all packs without clear level you can unlocked through In-App Purchase. -> You can also buy hints from shop by real money!

Screenshots

Hidden Clue3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Around the World at 4.0 against Hidden Clue's 3.0. Around the World also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 14.0). Hidden Clue's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Around the World sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Hidden Clue sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Around the World holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Around the World ships an update every 20 months, Hidden Clue every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Around the World versus Hidden Clue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAround the WorldHidden Clue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 months — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size532 MB24 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoyBits Ltd.Hiren Patel

Customer experience

Around the World

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hidden Clue

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Around the World

One-time8
  • Traveler's Suitcase$3.99
  • Researcher's Suitcase$4.99
  • Silver Pack$4.99
Show 5 more
  • Small Gold Pack$4.99
  • Medium Gold Pack$9.99
  • Discoverer's Suitcase$12.99
  • Big Gold Pack$49.99
  • Extra Gold Pack$99.99
8 purchases

Hidden Clue

One-time8
  • buy 10 hints$0.99
  • buy All Packs$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
Show 5 more
  • buy 30 hints$1.99
  • Full Version$2.99
  • buy 50 hints$2.99
  • buy 100 hints$3.99
  • buy 200 hints$4.99

Questions

Is Around the World free?
Around the World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hidden Clue free?
Hidden Clue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Around the World or Hidden Clue?
Around the World is rated higher. Around the World averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hidden Clue averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Around the World or Hidden Clue have ads?
Hidden Clue shows ads; Around the World does not.
Which is updated more often, Around the World or Hidden Clue?
Around the World ships an update every 20 months, and Hidden Clue every 39 months. Most recently, Around the World was updated on October 2, 2026 and Hidden Clue on September 13, 2026.

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