Hive Mind Timer vs smallhours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hive Mind Timer
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The official timer app for the board game of thinking alike! Hive Mind is a party game that rewards thinking alike, and there are no wrong answers! Gather 3-12 friends and family, then choose and ask Hive Mind questions everyone might answer the same, because thinking differently might send you off the board! With thousands of questions based on experiences and opinions, this is a party game about thinking alike and staying in the Hive Mind! Designed by Richard Garfield.
smallhours
A mesmerizing color puzzle game where you combine and transform colors to capture tiles. It offers a Zen-like experience or a skill-building challenge, with daily leaderboards, custom puzzles, and multiplayer modes.
- Combine and transform colors
- Capture every tile
- Daily Challenge Leaderboard
- Create custom puzzles
- Two-player turn-based duel
- AI game assistant
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Combine and transform colors to capture every tile. Choose your favorite way to upgrade your brain - practice a state of Zen or improve your focus and skill. Reach the Leaderboard on the Daily Challenge, create and configure your own puzzles, challenge your friends to beat your score or win a two-player turn-based duel, and build your skills with the AI game assistant!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hive Mind Timer at none against smallhours's 6. Hive Mind Timer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). smallhours's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 70 months). On price, ads and device support 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. smallhours sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Hive Mind Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hive Mind Timer ships an update every 70 months, smallhours every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hive Mind Timer | smallhours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 70 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thunderbox Entertainment Ltd. | Thinking Source Group LLC |
In-app purchases
Hive Mind Timer
No in-app purchases
smallhours
- 10 undos$0.99
- 25 undos$1.99
- Remove Ad Banner$2.99
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- 50 undos$2.99
- Assist Mode$4.99
- Pro Plan$5.99
Questions
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