Comparison

Found! vs Don't buy this app

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

Head to head
About

Found!

Experience a casual horror hide-and-seek game set in Japan. Evade detection while enjoying score attack challenges. A unique and potentially frightening, yet fun, gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Hide-and-seek gameplay
  • Casual horror experience
  • Score attack mode
  • Japanese setting
Features
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casual horror of 面白革命capsule + · · · Aaaa It was Found!!! The one that I do not like the scary, and I'm really sorry ... I think whether you can enjoy also score attack. By all means, please try to play once! ■ How to play ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ◇ hide so as not to be found That's it! Even so scary ...

About

Don't buy this app

Explore a bizarre collection of mini-games, trivia, and interactive elements featuring pop culture icons and absurd scenarios. Learn Dutch phrases, French, and enjoy unique visual and auditory experiences.

Highlights
  • Breakout-style game with Ryan Gosling
  • Absurdist trivia with unusual prizes
  • Interactive platypus and nose game
  • Beowulf chapter with Abe Vigoda references
  • Random collectible items
  • Ninja-led French lessons
Features
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HELLO! I am going to tell you all you need to know about this app. There's a part of it that is a lot like the game "breakout" except that it has a picture of Ryan Gosling in it that you can hit with a flying baby!!! It has trivia where you can win tube socks or the continent of Europe, there is a part with a platypus and noses, and Reykjavik is featured, and also there's a donkey and Bob Ross and ancient Egyptian sculpture that will teach you a useful phrase in Dutch, and you can also read the third chapter of Beowulf but with more references to well-known screen star Abe Vigoda. Also you get a pug or a pony or a falcon or a banana when you tap pretty much anywhere! And a ninja will teach you some French! The whole app is freeeeeeeee!!!! So you don't HAVE to buy it! You can just get it!!! If someone tells you you have to buy it they are a big liar!! But if you want ponies on your main screen, you'll have to buy those. So unless you want ponies, you should probably save your money for a pair of tube socks, or maybe a candied yam? Although on the other hand, this app features the Magical Unicorn Bonus™ and is even better with ponies, and there aren't any tube socks or candied yams or regular yams or other apps that have the Magical Unicorn Bonus™ so if you like the app AND want ponies in it, it's kind of a hard decision!! You should probably ask your mom or a favorite pet fish or the Vice President or my mom or a taco. Or flip a coin! But be careful not to hit your eyeball!! With the coin! Actually coins are pretty dangerous so just get rid of your coins. -- WARNING: This app contains a hamburger singing "La Spagnola". If you can't handle that, you should stop reading this description immediately. ANOTHER WARNING: It's really quite mean to call people names. So please tell Albert you're sorry! -- YOU SHOULD KNOW that the app preview features the photograph "Mists and Magic" by Priyambada Nath. And now you do know that! And some music called "Borneo" by Keshko. In addition, and completely coincidentally, the screen shots include the photograph "Silky Sifaka" by Jeff Gibbs, and "Farmland of the A165" by J. Thomas. You should tell all your friends because you are a very thoughtful person!!!

Screenshots

Found!4 screens
Don't buy this app4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Found! at none against Don't buy this app's 2. Don't buy this app's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 24 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Don't buy this app sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Found! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Don't buy this app holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 329 and 131 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Found!'s written reviews are positive against 97% of Don't buy this app's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Found! ships an update every 24 months, Don't buy this app every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Found! versus Don't buy this app: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFound!Don't buy this app
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (329 ratings)4.8 (131 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews97.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings329 — better131
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB97 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperOMOSHIRO KAKUMEI CAPSULE PLUS, K.K.Back Bay Bytes LLC

Customer experience

Found!

All ratings329 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative7.3%

Don't buy this app

All ratings130 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral0.8%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%

User reviews

Found!

From 329 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Highly addictive and fun gameplay
  • 😱 Creepy and atmospheric horror experience
  • ⚡ Simple and easy-to-learn mechanics
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visual design
  • 📱 No internet required to play

Room to improve

  • 🌐 Entirely in Japanese with no English option
  • 😕 Difficult to understand game mechanics without translation
  • 😰 Too scary for younger or sensitive players
  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🎮 Limited gameplay variety (repetitive hiding mechanic)

Don't buy this app

From 131 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😂 Hilarious and funny
  • ✨ Life-changing experiences
  • 🤩 Utterly absurd and surreal
  • 🤯 Mind-bending and reality-bending
  • 💖 Inspiring and positive impact

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and buggy
  • ⏳ Limited content and updates
  • 🤔 Confusing and nonsensical
  • 💰 Waste of time and money (for some)
  • 💀 Torturous and unbearable (for some)

Bugs and requests

Found!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game prevents replay after initial play session
  • Ghost entities becoming invisible during gameplay
  • Occasional freezing and glitches on older devices
  • Multiple entities spawning simultaneously causing unfair catches

Requested features

7 requests
  • English language translation/localization
  • Language switcher option
  • Less scary difficulty mode for younger players
  • More game variations and content
  • Character customization options
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  • Adjustable difficulty settings
  • More breathing time during gameplay

Don't buy this app

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App glitches and becomes unresponsive
  • Improve this art/scream section bugs
  • Infectious disease from the game (unlikely but mentioned)

Requested features

5 requests
  • More updates and newer random games
  • More options and content
  • More weird, trippy, psychedelic, strange, meme-filled, and reality-bending games
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

Found!

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Don't buy this app

One-time2
  • PONIES!!!!!$0.99
  • SUPER PONIES!!!$4.99

Questions

Is Found! free?
Found! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Don't buy this app free?
Don't buy this app is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Found! or Don't buy this app?
Don't buy this app is rated higher. Found! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 329 ratings, while Don't buy this app averages 4.8 from 131 ratings.
Do Found! or Don't buy this app have ads?
Found! shows ads; Don't buy this app does not.
Which is updated more often, Found! or Don't buy this app?
Found! ships an update every 24 months, and Don't buy this app every 7 months. Most recently, Found! was updated on October 18, 2026 and Don't buy this app on October 21, 2026.

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