Comparison

TimeMachines vs Time Control!

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 Control!

Manipulate the flow of time to navigate through challenging levels. Rewind or fast-forward to avoid obstacles and reach your goal. Experience a unique puzzle-platformer with time-bending mechanics.

Highlights
  • Control time-line
  • Go to the past
  • Go to the future
  • Dodge obstacles
  • Puzzle-platformer gameplay
Features
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Control the time-line to go in the past or the future and dodge obstacles!

Screenshots

TimeMachines4 screens
Time Control!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TimeMachines at 80% against Time Control!'s 22%. TimeMachines also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Time Control!'s advantage is ratings volume (406 vs 13) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeMachines holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Control! has 406 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of TimeMachines's written reviews are positive against 22% of Time Control!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TimeMachines ships an update every 6 months, Time Control! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TimeMachines versus Time Control!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeMachinesTime Control!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better3.8 (406 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better21.8% of reviews
Number of ratings13406 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB224 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTIMEXYso Corp

Customer experience

TimeMachines

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

Time Control!

All ratings402 ratings
Positive69.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.1%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive21.8%
Neutral12.7%
Negative65.5%

Bugs and requests

TimeMachines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Time Control!

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Game closes unexpectedly
  • Visual glitch with character positioning after death
  • Game lags during gameplay
  • Game performance issues on public transport/offline areas

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to pay for ad-free experience
  • Offline gameplay mode
  • Improved art style and graphics
  • Better gameplay mechanics and difficulty
  • Reduce ad frequency significantly
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  • No ads after every level

In-app purchases

None

TimeMachines

No in-app purchases

None

Time Control!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TimeMachines free?
TimeMachines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Time Control! free?
Time Control! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TimeMachines or Time Control!?
TimeMachines is rated higher. TimeMachines averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Time Control! averages 3.8 from 406 ratings.
Do TimeMachines or Time Control! have ads?
Time Control! shows ads; TimeMachines does not.
Which is updated more often, TimeMachines or Time Control!?
TimeMachines ships an update every 6 months, and Time Control! every 3 months. Most recently, TimeMachines was updated on October 8, 2026 and Time Control! on October 7, 2026.

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