Backyard Hunt vs become.games

A side-by-side comparison built from both listings. Blank cells mean the company has not given that detail; we never guess.

Backyard Hunt compared with become.games
Detail	Backyard Hunt	become.games
What it does	Create scavenger and treasure hunts with clues and QR codes for family days and birthday parties	Turn your people into cartoon characters and send them a personalised browser game as a gift
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NZ	GB
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free to make, play and publish games. Paid plans start at £3.49 per month (2 characters in first month, then 1 per month) or £19.99 per year (10 characters upfront). Additional character top-ups: £3.49 for 2 characters (6 credits), £7.49 for 5 characters (15 credits), £14.49 for 10 characters (30 cr
Key features	Free demo hunt to try before subscribing Create custom hunts with clues and hiding places QR code checkpoints Printable puzzle sheets with decoding keys Share hunts with invited players 40 pre-made clues to copy and adapt Indoor and outdoor hunt support	10 game styles including flappy flyer, platformer, arena battle, story climber, kart racer, quest RPG, endless runner, survival, escape room and beat-'em-up 20 pre-written occasions with customizable jokes and endings Plays in any modern browser with no downloads required Games have permanent shareable links with QR codes Individual leaderboards for each game style Photos automatically deleted after character generation No trackers or cookies in published games Support for pets in games
What makes it different	Works with a single adult phone or multiple devices per participant No printer required to play with mystery-solving games Invited players can join shared hunts without their own subscription	Pre-written jokes and content mean no design or writing skills needed Games load quickly and work offline once opened All ten game styles accessible from one link Fair pricing with free publishing and optional paid character generation
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	22 no change since last check	21 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	10
Citation Flow (Majestic)	17	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	36	32

5 details filled in for both companies.

More alternatives to Backyard Hunt More alternatives to become.games