Backyard Hunt vs Hidden Door

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Backyard Hunt compared with Hidden Door
Detail	Backyard Hunt	Hidden Door
What it does	Create scavenger and treasure hunts with clues and QR codes for family days and birthday parties	Interactive storytelling platform where you play, create and share stories in beloved worlds
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	2020
Based in	NZ	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free tier includes unlimited play across all worlds, character chat, and personal profile. Creator plan available for creating and sharing custom worlds (price not specified on pricing page).
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	Interactive fiction gameplay with branching narratives Character chat and side conversations Atlas world-building studio Licensed worlds from film and publishing partners Modifier cards for story customization Private and public world sharing options Creator API for building custom experiences Hand-drawn art and human-written narrative beats
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	Protects creator IP and never trains models on partner content Narrative world model ensures canon compliance across all player stories Human-created narrative beats and art paired with specialized AI Transmedia experience combining fanfiction, RPGs and social gameplay Small tuned models that outperform larger general models on narrative tasks
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	44 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	19
Citation Flow (Majestic)	17	37
Referring domains (Majestic)	36	602

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