Comparison

Around the World vs Pocket Settlers

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

Pocket Settlers

Embark on a charming cartoon adventure filled with hidden object puzzles and character collection. Discover and collect cute townsfolk, build your community, and unlock new challenges in a vibrant, hand-drawn world.

Highlights
  • Hidden object puzzles
  • Character collection
  • Town building
  • Mini-games
  • Brain-bending combos
  • Challenge missions
Features
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***Set out on a gaming experience in a family-friendly cartoon world populated by CUTE FOLKS you will quickly fall in love with. STEP INTO THE UNIVERSE OF POCKET SETTLERS!*** Immerse yourself into the beloved HIDDEN OBJECT PUZZLE mechanic, combined with CHARACTER COLLECTION & OTHER PUZZLES, all in an innovative setup designed for mobile phones! Start on a deserted map where you will quickly DISCOVER numerous colorful CHARACTERS and learn how to enrich and entertain a fun COMMUNITY OF TOWNSFOLK. As you UNLOCK different buildings and objects, you will advance further, opening new challenges and hidden object puzzles to overcome. All of this and so much more await you in the TINY but amazing world of POCKET SETTLERS! This game offers a colorful and interactive environment, spiced up with a lighthearted narrative that teaches us about important lessons of a healthy society which nowadays seem more important than ever. Search for HIDDEN CHARACTERS, solve fast-paced PUZZLES and celebrate every single TOWN expansion you CRAFT. Hooray! Features: Play dynamic yet SATISFYING HIDDEN OBJECT and PUZZLE challenges Reveal numerous BRAIN-bending combos, diverse mechanics and MINIGAMES DISCOVER & COLLECT numerous CUTE CHARACTERS HELP your TOWN’s FOLKS live in the a HAND-DRAWN place brimming with joy Build and UNLOCK a range of buildings in your TOWN Hone your SEARCHING skills and test your mettle in special CHALLENGE missions - and in return, bring to town a slew of SPECIAL CHARACTERS only available to the most skilled and determined. REVEAL and meet a quirky drill-operating grandma, the FAMOUS monocle-wearing deputy mayor, or a salty sea dog with a golden tooth. They are not alone, but only a part of a huge population of your town - you’ll be able to unlock them all! Each CITIZEN you get provides tasks that are to be solved by different mechanics: timed SEEK missions, combo challenges, memory games, match-3 puzzles, and quite a few surprises. Succeed, and you’ll earn a round of applause as you increase the town’s Joy. The same Joy can then be used to DISCOVER and build amazing buildings, unlock new districts and get acquainted with new characters. For all you veteran players, the game also features hard-mode missions for a challenging and long-lasting gameplay! From the start to finish, Pocket Settlers is a title that seamlessly merges hand-drawn characters and innovative hidden object mechanics, all wrapped into a cute pocket town! Get this game FOR FREE right now and see what wonders await you in a CUTE POCKET TOWN of your own! DOWNLOAD NOW AND START YOUR POCKET SETTLERS ADVENTURE! Created by Mad Head Games!

Screenshots

Pocket Settlers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Around the World at none against Pocket Settlers's shown. Around the World also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 12.0). Pocket Settlers's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, 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. Around the World sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Pocket Settlers sells 11 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Settlers has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Around the World ships an update every 20 months, Pocket Settlers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Around the World versus Pocket Settlers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAround the WorldPocket Settlers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size532 MB154 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJoyBits Ltd.Mad Head Games d.o.o. Novi Sad

Customer experience

Around the World

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

Pocket Settlers

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 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
11 purchases

Pocket Settlers

One-time11
  • First Aid Gem Pack$0.99
  • Small Hint Pack$0.99
  • Large Hint Pack$1.99
Show 8 more
  • Small Resource Mix$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Small Gem Pack$2.99
  • Medium Resource Mix$2.99
  • Jeffry Jobson - The Builder$2.99
  • Medium Gem Pack$4.99
  • Ultra Energy Pack$6.99
  • Epic Resource Mix$9.99

Questions

Is Around the World free?
Around the World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Settlers free?
Pocket Settlers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Around the World or Pocket Settlers?
Around the World is rated higher. Around the World averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pocket Settlers averages 3.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Around the World or Pocket Settlers have ads?
Pocket Settlers shows ads; Around the World does not.
Which is updated more often, Around the World or Pocket Settlers?
Around the World ships an update every 20 months, and Pocket Settlers every 2 months. Most recently, Around the World was updated on October 2, 2026 and Pocket Settlers on October 3, 2026.

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