Backyard Hunt vs Drop7 Research

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Backyard Hunt compared with Drop7 Research
Detail	Backyard Hunt	Drop7 Research
What it does	Create scavenger and treasure hunts with clues and QR codes for family days and birthday parties	Play Drop7 in your browser and follow the open-source search for a million-point strategy.
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NZ	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Open source
Pricing	Not given	Not given
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	Play Drop7 in browser with interactive board Fourteen different AI strategy approaches Game replay and history tracking Leaderboard competitions Offline gameplay in Classic and Hardcore modes
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	Open-source research project with published experiments and reproducible results No ads, purchases, or subscriptions required Play same game as computer strategies for direct comparison
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	5 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	6
Citation Flow (Majestic)	17	27
Referring domains (Majestic)	36	46

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