Comparison

Time Crimes vs Mystery City

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Time Crimes

Embark on a time-traveling mystery adventure to find hidden objects and prevent a criminal from altering history. Explore beautifully hand-drawn scenes across different eras, collect treasures, and solve puzzles with a team of detectives. New content is released regularly.

Highlights
  • Solve mysteries
  • Beautiful hand-drawn scenes
  • Engaging storyline
  • New episodes released regularly
  • Find the differences
  • Collect rare treasures
  • Offline play
Features
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Find hidden objects in TIME CRIMES, the all new time-traveling hidden object adventure game! AN UNKNOWN CRIMINAL has been altering the past from the shadows. However, you have come across an ancient time machine and uncovered his plot. Now its up to you and your crime-solving team of detectives to preserve history and solve this case! Prevent the theft of rare historical artifacts and stop the criminal in his tracks! TRAVEL THROUGH TIME and explore the same crime scenes centuries apart. Watch history unfold before your eyes! Explore the secrets of an ancient library and witness the building of a mysterious Egyptian tomb. See the city transform across several eras. JOIN AN ADVENTUROUS CREW as you travel throughout history and solve crimes. Use their unique skills to progress through an exciting, mystery-filled story. Find clues and hidden objects throughout your adventure in beautiful hand-drawn scenes. Crack the case and don't let the criminals escape! TIME CRIMES is an addictive mystery adventure game that will keep you coming back for more. If you like seek and find games, searching for clues, and solving puzzles then Time Crimes is for you! Join the millions who have played Rolltower Studios' Games! ***FEATURES*** - SOLVE MYSTERIES in this free hidden object game. - BEAUTIFUL HAND-DRAWN characters and scenes that change every time you play! - AN ENGAGING STORYLINE awaits! Solve a mystery that elapses thousands of years and don't let the criminals escape! - NEW EPISODES of content released regularly! - FIND THE DIFFERENCES, Mirror Mode, Night Mode, and more adventure-filled game modes await! - COLLECT RARE TREASURES in your time lab! Your laboratory grows as you meet new companions and travel to new lands. - NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED to play! Escape the internet and enjoy the game at any time! ***Play the most exciting FREE hidden objects game on iPhone and iPad!*** Questions? Email timecrimes-support@rolltower.com

About

Mystery City

Explore intriguing scenes to find hidden objects and solve mysteries. With hundreds of levels and various hint options, challenge yourself and others to uncover all clues before time runs out. Unlock additional content through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of mystery levels
  • Find 10 objects per scene
  • Score penalty for wrong clicks
  • Multiple hint types available
  • Time-based challenges
  • Game Center multiplayer
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Mystery City Hidden Objects are free to play! ==Game Features== - The game has 4 different bunch! - Enjoy 400 Levels of mystery background scenes! - Find 10 Objects from the every scene. - Every wrong click, you will lose score. - Use hints if you don’t find any object. - Can you find all the objects before the time runs out? Challenge another player through Game Center. - Share your score on Twitter, Facebook, Email. ==Hint Features== - Three Types of Hints are available. 1) Random Hint: - Find Random Object! 2) Selected Hint: - Find specify object which you can select from the bottom panel. 3) Flash Hint: - Find All Objects at one click! This app is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch! If you like our app, please take a time & rate it! Note: -> All bunches are free to play, if you want to play all bunches without clear all levels you can unlock through In-App Purchase. -> You can buy more hints from the shop.

Screenshots

Time Crimes4 screens
Mystery City3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Time Crimes at 71% against Mystery City's 43%. Time Crimes also leads on ratings volume (436 vs 30). Mystery City's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Crimes sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Mystery City sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mystery City holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Crimes has 436 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Time Crimes's written reviews are positive against 43% of Mystery City's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Time Crimes versus Mystery City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime CrimesMystery City
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (436 ratings)4.5 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings436 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB138 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRolltower Studios IncAbhishek Akhani

Customer experience

Time Crimes

All ratings436 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral14.9%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral18.6%
Negative10.4%

Mystery City

All ratings27 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral11.1%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Time Crimes

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes
  • Freezes during gameplay
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Connectivity issues
  • Taps not registering
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  • Objectives not tracking properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • More time travel locations
  • Ability to save progress/level upgrades
  • Faster energy regeneration
  • More mini-games
  • Ability to request items from friends
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  • Improved tutorial/instructions

Mystery City

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Time Crimes

One-time12
  • Pack of Energy Items$2.99
  • 15000 Coins$4.99
  • 44 Gems$4.99
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  • Pack of Hints$7.99
  • 93 Gems$9.99
  • 30000 Coins and 90 Gems$9.99
  • Max Energy Pack$9.99
  • 64500 Coins$19.99
  • 190 Gems$19.99
  • Magic Key$19.99
  • 395 Gems$39.99
  • 999 Gems$99.99
9 purchases

Mystery City

One-time9
  • Flash 15 Hints$0.99
  • Normal 150 Hints$1.99
  • Selected 75 Hints$1.99
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  • Flash 50 Hints$1.99
  • Normal 500 Hints$3.99
  • Selected 200 Hints$3.99
  • Flash 250 Hints2 variants$4.99
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • Full Version$14.99

Questions

Is Time Crimes free?
Time Crimes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mystery City free?
Mystery City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Crimes or Mystery City?
Mystery City is rated higher. Time Crimes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 436 ratings, while Mystery City averages 4.5 from 30 ratings.
Do Time Crimes or Mystery City have ads?
Both Time Crimes and Mystery City show ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Crimes or Mystery City?
Time Crimes ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mystery City every 3 weeks. Most recently, Time Crimes was updated on October 16, 2026 and Mystery City on October 20, 2026.

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