Treasure Hunt By Photos is a brilliant use of mobile technology to encourage physical activity and family bonding. It essentially turns your phone into a scavenger hunt creation tool. The genius lies in its simplicity: you take photos of locations around your house or yard, and your kids have to find those exact spots. Because it relies on images rather than text, it’s accessible to toddlers who can't read yet, which is a massive win for parents of young children.
The app offers four fun themes, including Halloween and Easter, making it perfect for holiday-themed parties. The 'image matching' feature is particularly impressive, requiring players to point the camera at the location to 'unlock' the next clue. It’s a creative, healthy way to use screen time, blending the digital and physical worlds seamlessly. While the graphics are simple, the utility and joy it provides for a group of kids make it a highly recommended tool for active play.
Available on: iPhone, iPad
Version 4.7Wed May 28 2025
Compatibility with newer iOS versions.
Minor text changes.
Prepare a photo treasure hunt for your family and friends to play.
Fun for kids any age and a perfect blend of technology, physical activity and team work.
Ideal for small children because you don’t need to know how to read to find the clues.
Easy to prepare: Just choose a place for each clue, take a picture or use one you already have. You can hide the clue number that appears on the screen for the player to find or you can use image matching.
Fun to play: The player(s) look at the clue picture, find the place and, depending on the clue, he/she either look for the clue number to enter on the screen or just point the camera to the clue location and try to match the clue image.
Easy to rearrange the clues. Just move the clues on your screen. The clue numbers you hid in each place remain the same.
To prepare a new game, just delete all or some of the clues and start over. You can keep up to three prepared games.
You can also share a game you prepared with your friends for them to play on their own devices.
The player can choose between four themes: the regular coins theme, an Easter eggs theme, a birthday party theme or a Halloween theme.
Reviewed and Recommended by Best Apps for Kids.
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.Prepare a photo treasure hunt for your family and friends to play.
Fun for kids any age and a perfect blend of technology, physical activity and team work.
Ideal for small children because you don’t need to know how to read to find the clues.
Easy to prepare: Just choose a place for each clue, take a picture or use one you already have. You can hide the clue number that appears on the screen for the player to find or you can use image matching.
Fun to play: The player(s) look at the clue picture, find the place and, depending on the clue, he/she either look for the clue number to enter on the screen or just point the camera to the clue location and try to match the clue image.
Easy to rearrange the clues. Just move the clues on your screen. The clue numbers you hid in each place remain the same.
To prepare a new game, just delete all or some of the clues and start over. You can keep up to three prepared games.
You can also share a game you prepared with your friends for them to play on their own devices.
The player can choose between four themes: the regular coins theme, an Easter eggs theme, a birthday party theme or a Halloween theme.
Reviewed and Recommended by Best Apps for Kids.


















Treasure Hunt By Photos is an interactive game that blends technology with physical activity. Parents can easily set up scavenger hunts by taking photos of hidden clue locations. Players must find these spots by matching the images or finding hidden numbers. With themes like Birthday, Easter, and Halloween, it's a perfect tool for parties and family fun, designed to be playable even by children who cannot yet read.
Custom photo clues
Four seasonal themes
Image matching technology
No reading required
Multi-device game sharing
Choose a theme, take photos of 5-10 locations around your home, and assign a clue number to each. Hide the physical clue numbers in those spots before giving the device to the players.
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MacMagazine - Fri Aug 29 2025
Players look at the photo clue on the screen, run to find that location, and either enter the found number or use the camera to match the image to proceed.
You can keep up to three custom-prepared games in the app at any time.