Comparison

TimeMachines vs Time Machine

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

Head to head
About

TimeMachines

Embark on a time-traveling adventure to master time-telling skills. This game offers interactive lessons and engaging challenges designed for children aged 6-9. Explore different game modes to learn analog and digital time concepts.

Highlights
  • Time-traveling adventure game
  • Interactive time-telling lessons
  • Tutorial and Game Modes
  • Analog and digital time matching
  • Clock hand manipulation challenges
  • Minute counting with five-times table
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Travel in your Time Machine and reinforce key time-telling skills while embarking on an adventure through time and space in each level of the game. Feature Overview: - Ad and commercial free - Developed with Scholastic, the most trusted name in learning - Free of charge - No in-app purchases Developed with the experts from Scholastic, this app helps empower kids to have fun through learning by seamlessly blending digital free-play with a variety of interactive lessons tailored for kids age 6 through 9. Choose between Tutorial Mode and Game Mode to learn the basics of time telling: Tutorial mode – learn to tell time with a tutorial that features general concepts such as clockwise, counter-clockwise, function of clock hands, telling time, A.M./P.M., and a simple game analog and digital matching game. Game Mode LEVEL 1: Time Stopper - The clock is spinning and the player is given a time. The player must tap the clock at the specific point when its hands are at the indicated digital time in order to stop it. Game Mode LEVEL 2: Counting Time - Players see a clock with a certain amount of time shaded in (for example, a quarter hour). Using their five-times table, they must tap minute buttons worth X minutes to equal the shaded amount without going over. Game Mode LEVEL 3: Rocket Time - Time, in the form of clock faces, is falling from the top of the screen toward the player’s Time Machine. The player must tap the clock that matches the written time shown at the bottom of their screen.

About

Time Machine

Embark on a thrilling hidden object adventure across time. Solve mysteries, find objects, and restore disassembled items in vibrant, animated 3D environments. Replay scenes for new challenges and rewards.

Highlights
  • Hidden object searching
  • Spot the differences
  • Puzzles
  • Object restoration
  • Time travel exploration
  • Collectible rewards
Features
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Immerse yourself in an exciting adventure through space and time! Herbert Fink, a young scientist, faces difficult yet fascinating challenges. An ordinary trip out of town turns into a real investigation, full of intrigue and mysterious temporal anomalies! The game is TRULY FREE, the whole adventure is open to you without any additional purchases - it's entirely up to you to buy optional tools. Colorful scenery, animation, and 3D visual effects will make your adventure vivid and fun. Those with a competitive streak can collect bonuses for speed and repeat the quest with new puzzles. Game features: - A variety of tasks: searching for items, spotting the differences, puzzles, restoration of disassembled objects - Explore game locations in the past and in the present! - Build your collection. Go through scenes again to try new quests and get new rewards! - Use free hints! We'll be happy to stay in touch with you at www.facebook.com/CrispApp - make comments, ask questions, get news about coming games!

Screenshots

TimeMachines4 screens
Time Machine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TimeMachines at none against Time Machine's 8. TimeMachines also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 64%). Time Machine's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 13). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Machine sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. TimeMachines asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for TimeMachines against 4.5 for Time Machine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Machine has 4.5K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of TimeMachines's written reviews are positive against 64% of Time Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeMachines ships an update every 6 months, Time Machine every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TimeMachines versus Time Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeMachinesTime Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)4.5 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better64.2% of reviews
Number of ratings134.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB227 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTIMEXCrisp App Studio

Customer experience

TimeMachines

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Time Machine

All ratings4,488 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral8.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative27.4%

Bugs and requests

TimeMachines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Time Machine

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Missing/incorrect objects
  • Glitches with certain features

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Zoom functionality
  • Customizable brightness/contrast
  • Better instructions and guidance

In-app purchases

None

TimeMachines

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Time Machine

One-time8
  • Instant Hint$0.99
  • Preview Hints Pack$0.99
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
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  • Infinity Energy + No Ads$1.99
  • Bag with Coins$2.99
  • GoldMaster Special$3.99
  • Сhest with Coins$4.99
  • Master Pack: All-included$7.99

Questions

Is TimeMachines free?
TimeMachines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Machine free?
Time Machine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TimeMachines or Time Machine?
TimeMachines and Time Machine are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 13 and 4.5K ratings respectively.
Do TimeMachines or Time Machine have ads?
Time Machine shows ads; TimeMachines does not.
Which is updated more often, TimeMachines or Time Machine?
TimeMachines ships an update every 6 months, and Time Machine every 5 months. Most recently, TimeMachines was updated on October 8, 2026 and Time Machine on October 9, 2026.

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