Comparison

Noodles! vs Hidden Through Time

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

Head to head
About

Noodles!

Engage in a relaxing yet strategic puzzle game where you tap to spin and connect noodle pieces. Progress through increasingly complex levels, aiming to achieve perfect scores and discover new strategies.

Highlights
  • Thousands of puzzles
  • Tap to spin and connect
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Share progress on social media
  • Track game progress
Features
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Over 1.5 million downloads!! "Noodles is a game you need to have in your life." - Gamezebo Chosen as an App Store Free App of the Week, and a Starbucks Pick of the Week. Looking for a relaxing, strategic and addictive puzzle? Find your Zen and become one with Noodles! Tap to spin and connect all the noodle pieces – once you solve a puzzle, figure out the strategy and beat your own score to get FIVE DIAMONDS! Sound easy? It might be in the first few levels, but as you progress try connecting a giant hexagon Noodle ... puzzles get more complex as more sides are added. What are you going to do then? *** Find out why Noodles! has 4.5 stars in every country!*** And now, some words from some happy Noodlers: “Damn this game for being awesome and super addictive” – User Review by Miayadu “Pretty graphics, Zen-like sounds, you will get hooked and you won't mind!” – User Review by WalnutCake Key Features: • Thousands of addicting puzzles, all available immediately. No unlocks, annoying tricks or bags of diamonds to buy • Facebook and Twitter enabled to share your Noodles success • Game progress status tells you how far you have to go • Increasing difficulty makes you feel smarter when you are done Noodles comes to you from the bumbling genius of Lummox Labs Happy Noodle-ing!

About

Hidden Through Time

Embark on a charming hide-and-seek adventure across historical eras. Solve object-finding puzzles using clever clues in vibrant, hand-drawn levels. Create and share your own levels or explore those made by a global community.

Highlights
  • Object finding puzzles
  • Historical level exploration
  • Cryptic hints
  • Hand-drawn colourful levels
  • Level editor
  • Cloud level sharing
  • Community level discovery
Features
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Hidden Through Time is a cute game of hide and seek with objects scattered through the wonderful history of our world. Use cryptic hints to discover every secret as you explore the colourful hand drawn levels. Find enough objects to advance to the next stage, and make your way through all four great ages. Still desire more or wish to unleash your creativity? Our editor is available to anyone, allowing you to create your very own levels and share them on our cloud! Here you can also discover, play and rate levels made by other creators from all around the world! So join Clicky on his wondrous adventure in Hidden Through Time!

Screenshots

Noodles!4 screens
Hidden Through Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

Noodles! and Hidden Through Time both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Noodles!'s written reviews are positive against 45% of Hidden Through Time's. Noodles! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). Hidden Through Time's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating and ratings volume 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

Noodles! costs $1.99 and Hidden Through Time $2.99 up front. Hidden Through Time sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Noodles! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Noodles! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 514 and 1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Noodles!'s written reviews are positive against 45% of Hidden Through Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noodles! ships an update every 2 months, Hidden Through Time every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Noodles! versus Hidden Through Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoodles!Hidden Through Time
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (514 ratings) — better4.7 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews92.4% of reviews — better45.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5141K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB310 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLummox Labs IncRogueside NV

Customer experience

Noodles!

All ratings514 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews578 reviews
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.2%

Hidden Through Time

All ratings1,015 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive45.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative40.6%

User reviews

Noodles!

From 514 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and fun gameplay
  • 🚀 Endless levels to play
  • 🎨 Pleasing visual design
  • 💰 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Great time-filler game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional loss of progress
  • 🔍 Lack of an undo button
  • 🔆 Bright background can be tiring
  • 🔢 Repetitive puzzles at higher levels

Hidden Through Time

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🕰️ Relaxing gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable search experience
  • 💡 Ability to create custom levels

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches
  • 🔍 Small objects hard to see
  • 💰 Expensive expansion packs
  • 🕹️ Tap detection issues

Bugs and requests

Noodles!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Graphical issues causing distorted tiles
  • Slower response to touch input

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Progress tracking and leaderboards
  • Ability to reset individual puzzle sets

Hidden Through Time

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch or during gameplay
  • Expansion packs not working as expected
  • Inability to load or play on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Improved map editor functionality
  • Larger icons and objects
  • Removal of offensive/stereotypical content

In-app purchases

None

Noodles!

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Hidden Through Time

One-time5
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Questions

Is Noodles! free?
Noodles! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hidden Through Time free?
Hidden Through Time costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Noodles! or Hidden Through Time?
Noodles! is rated higher. Noodles! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 514 ratings, while Hidden Through Time averages 4.7 from 1K ratings.
Do Noodles! or Hidden Through Time have ads?
Hidden Through Time shows ads; Noodles! does not.
Which is updated more often, Noodles! or Hidden Through Time?
Noodles! ships an update every 2 months, and Hidden Through Time every 11 days. Most recently, Noodles! was updated on October 22, 2026 and Hidden Through Time on October 20, 2026.

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