TimeMachines vs Time Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Hidden object searching
- Spot the differences
- Puzzles
- Object restoration
- Time travel exploration
- Collectible rewards
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Time Machine sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. TimeMachines asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | TimeMachines | Time Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (4.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 64.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 4.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 227 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TIMEX | Crisp App Studio |
Customer experience
TimeMachines
Time Machine
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
TimeMachines
No in-app purchases
Time Machine
- 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
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