TIME LOCKER vs Dissolve
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TIME LOCKER
Control the flow of time with a single touch in this minimalist shooter. Slow down time by moving cautiously, or speed it up with aggressive maneuvers. Outmaneuver relentless enemies and upgrade your abilities to achieve a high score.
- Time control with one finger
- Minimalist shooter gameplay
- Enemy variety (animals, T-Rex)
- Character and equipment upgrades
- High score chasing
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"Freezes Time When You Stop Moving" You can control the speed of time with only one finger! Move slowly, and time slows down. Move quickly, and it speeds up. But the looming darkness behind you never stops. You must keep going — sometimes with calm precision, sometimes with bold aggression. Time Locker is a minimalist shooter. Many foes will attack you, including animals, mammoths, soldiers, and even a giant T-Rex. Control the speed of time and enhance your character and equipment without limit to get a high score. - Runner-Up : App Store(JP) Best of 2016 - Grand prize : Indie Stream Award 2016 - 5STAR : Touch Arcade
Dissolve
Engage in an endless arcade shooter where every hit transforms the vibrant background. Collect permanent power-ups and melt through waves of enemies with intuitive swipe controls. Unlock new ships and face diverse enemy types in this colorful, fast-paced experience.
- Infinite enemy waves
- Permanent power-ups
- Transforming background visuals
- Single-finger swipe controls
- Haptic feedback
- Unlockable ships
- Upgradeable power-up drops
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In Dissolve, melt your way through infinite waves of enemies and bullets collecting never-expiring power-ups! Every shot that hits an enemy transforms the background, igniting dazzling bursts of color and warp-speed alterations all controlled with just a finger swipe. Get ready to melt through an endless torrent of vector foes! Features - Simple controls: Play with just moving your finger around the screen - Haptic feedback for key moments - 7 unlock-able ships - 14 Enemy Types and power-ups - Upgradeable power-up drop rates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dissolve at fortnightly against TIME LOCKER's every 2 months. Dissolve also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). TIME LOCKER's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (346 vs 107). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. TIME LOCKER sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Dissolve sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TIME LOCKER holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 346 and 107 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of TIME LOCKER's written reviews are positive against 84% of Dissolve's.
TIME LOCKER ships an update every 2 months, Dissolve fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | TIME LOCKER | Dissolve |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (346 ratings) — better | 4.5 (107 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 84.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 346 — better | 107 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 400 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | sotaro otsuka | BabyStar Games |
Customer experience
TIME LOCKER
Dissolve
Bugs and requests
TIME LOCKER
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads not working properly
- Saved progress getting lost
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Permanent character unlocks
- Difficulty options or customization
- Expanded weapon and enemy variety
- Improved visibility and UI elements
Dissolve
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TIME LOCKER
- PANDA$0.99
- GREEN MARKER$0.99
- GORI WRAP$0.99
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- TORTOISE$0.99
- PENGUIN$0.99
- HUSKY$0.99
- ALLO SAURUS$0.99
- BIG COIN$2.99
Dissolve
- 5000 Diamonds$0.99
- 30,000 Diamonds$4.99
Questions
Is TIME LOCKER free?
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