Hidden Through Time vs Royal Match

How do Hidden Through Time and Royal Match compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Hidden Through Time	Royal Match
Genre	Casual	Puzzle
Price	Paid	Free
Difficulty	easy	hard
Ad intensity	none	high
In-app-purchase pressure	none	high
Typical session	medium	medium
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.7 / 5
Ratings count	1,015	3,787,840
Reviews say	What players like Hand-drawn art style Creative level editor with sharing Casual hidden object gameplay Common complaints Limited content without user-generated levels Cryptic hints may confuse some players No online multiplayer	What players like Entertaining and addictive gameplay loop Progression system unlocks new castle areas Powerful boosters and collectible rewards Common complaints Levels become impossible without in-app purchases Difficulty spike designed to pressure spending Pay-to-win mechanics targeting spenders with easier levels

Hidden Through Time — A charming hide-and-seek adventure across four historical eras with hand-drawn levels and user-created content. (rated easy difficulty, none ad pressure) Royal Match — Match-3 puzzle game where you restore a royal castle by breaking obstacles and combining power-ups to beat challenging levels. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-25. Last updated 2026-08-25.