Comparison

Hocus Puzzle vs Saltamontes Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Hocus Puzzle

Embark on a magical puzzle adventure to restore a dried-up river by mixing potions and casting spells. Explore enchanting worlds, defeat villains, and challenge friends on leaderboards. Collect costumes for powerful advantages in over 200 levels.

Highlights
  • Mix and match potions
  • Cast spells
  • Over 200 spellbinding levels
  • Challenge friends
  • Collect costumes
  • Leaderboards
Features
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Boil, bubble, toil, puzzle! Join Serena on her spellbinding adventure and discover how to defeat the evil that’s drained the magical river dry. Mix and match potions, cast spells and focus on long paths to increase Serena’s power and help you complete the levels. Challenge friends to see who can get to the top of the leaderboards! Send gifts to give each other a helping hand and collect costumes to gain powerful advantages. THE MOST BEWITCHING PUZZLE GAME • Over 200 spellbinding levels featuring funny characters, cute graphics and exciting worlds to explore • Take on the evil Master Wizard and his fiendish followers including the fierce Yetis of the Frozen Mountains • Complete tasks such as destroying ice blocks on your way to the Giant Canyon and restarting the watermill in the Mad Forest • Easy to learn game mechanics • Hours of entertaining and challenging puzzles Get ready for a magic adventure where the witches bring the environment to life! Want to receive the latest updates? Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/HocusPuzzle Do you have questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you! Visit http://www.hocuspuzzle.com/support or write to us at hocuspuzzle_en@customerservice-bigpoint.com Hocus Puzzle is completely free to play but you are also able to purchase some in-game items for real money. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device’s settings.

About

Saltamontes Simulator

Experience the thrill of operating a "Saltamontes" amusement ride. Pilot, customize with colors and lights, and manage passengers with realistic physics and graphics. Become the ultimate ride operator.

Highlights
  • Pilot the "Saltamontes" ride
  • Customize ride colors
  • Control light effects
  • Manage passengers
  • Realistic physics and graphics
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Take the controls of the "Saltamontes" ride and immerse yourself in the world of ride simulators! Have fun piloting, customizing and managing the ride. Simple, intuitive controls but faithful to real mechanics. High quality physics and graphics to provide a fulfilling experience. In Salmontes Simulator you will be able to: - Drive the carousel like a real carousel. - Customize the carousel with the colors of your choice. - Use light effects like a real carousel. - Manage passengers Try Saltamontes Simulator and become the best carousel!

Screenshots

Hocus Puzzle4 screens
Saltamontes Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hocus Puzzle and Saltamontes Simulator both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Hocus Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Saltamontes Simulator's. Hocus Puzzle also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (42 vs 5). Saltamontes Simulator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads 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. Hocus Puzzle sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Saltamontes Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Hocus Puzzle against 4.4 for Saltamontes Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hocus Puzzle has 42 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Hocus Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 0% of Saltamontes Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, Saltamontes Simulator every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hocus Puzzle versus Saltamontes Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHocus PuzzleSaltamontes Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (42 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB73 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBigpoint GmbHMARIANI ALESSANDRO

Customer experience

Hocus Puzzle

All ratings41 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral4.9%
Negative2.2%

Saltamontes Simulator

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

Bugs and requests

Hocus Puzzle

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lottery wheel not working properly
  • Game freezing during updates
  • Losing progress after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to convert coins to gems
  • Option to disable ads or in-app purchases

Saltamontes Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Hocus Puzzle

One-time9
  • Welcome Pack2 variants$0.99
  • Gem Pack n°1$0.99
  • Special Pack 5$1.99
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  • Special Pack 10$1.99
  • Gem Pack n°2$3.99
  • Win The Level$4.99
  • Gem Pack n°3$9.99
  • Gem Pack n°4$16.99
  • Gem Pack n°5$39.99
None

Saltamontes Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hocus Puzzle free?
Hocus Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Saltamontes Simulator free?
Saltamontes Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hocus Puzzle or Saltamontes Simulator?
Hocus Puzzle is rated higher. Hocus Puzzle averages 4.5 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Saltamontes Simulator averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Hocus Puzzle or Saltamontes Simulator have ads?
Both Hocus Puzzle and Saltamontes Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hocus Puzzle or Saltamontes Simulator?
Hocus Puzzle ships an update fortnightly, and Saltamontes Simulator every 6 weeks. Most recently, Hocus Puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Saltamontes Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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