Lost City Hidden Objects vs Balloon Capers (Ad Supported)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lost City Hidden Objects
Explore beautiful scenes and find hidden items. Use hints and zoom to locate objects quickly. Replay levels with new challenges once completed.
- Multiple beautiful scenes
- Lots of hidden items
- Hint and Zoom buttons
- Skip levels
- Replay levels with different objects
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Lost City Hidden Objects is one of the best hidden object games. Enjoy multiple beautiful scenes with lots of hidden items. You goal is to find series of hidden objects on each level. Use Hint and Zoom buttons to find items quickly. If you can not complete any level you can simple skip it and try to complete it later. Completed levels will be unlocked and you can replay them with different hidden objects set. When you complete the game press More Games button to install more hidden object games.
Balloon Capers (Ad Supported)
Pilot a hot air balloon through an endless maze of girders. Avoid obstacles to stay airborne and achieve high scores. Compete with friends via Game Center.
- Hot air balloon piloting
- Obstacle avoidance gameplay
- Retina display optimization
- Game Center achievements
- Leaderboards
- Facebook/Twitter integration
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Fire up the burners as your Hot Air Balloon soars through the sky. This is no leisure ride though. Watch out for the endless maze of girders that are ready to send you tumbling back to the ground! Features - Retina display optimised. - Game Center achievements and top score leaderboard supported. - Facebook and Twitter functionality supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lost City Hidden Objects at 3.8 against Balloon Capers (Ad Supported)'s 1.0. Lost City Hidden Objects also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Balloon Capers (Ad Supported)'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 23 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Lost City Hidden Objects sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Balloon Capers (Ad Supported) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lost City Hidden Objects holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Lost City Hidden Objects ships an update every 23 months, Balloon Capers (Ad Supported) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lost City Hidden Objects | Balloon Capers (Ad Supported) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Smith | Paul Andrew Herbert |
Customer experience
Lost City Hidden Objects
Balloon Capers (Ad Supported)
In-app purchases
Lost City Hidden Objects
- Hint object$0.99
- Skip level$0.99
- Unlock all levels$1.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
Balloon Capers (Ad Supported)
- 'Remove Ads'$0.99
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