Comparison

Summer Time vs AlienRuins

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

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About

Summer Time

Features
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To celebrate summer we designed an exclusive version of PriMemory™ for you to enjoy all summer long and have a pleasant Memory challenge in your Summer Time. We have the power to dramatically improve the functioning of our minds. PriMemory tests and trains your memory through a series of increasingly difficult sequences of colorful summer icons and musical tones. Practice of skills like memory improvement can have dramatic benefits in both everyday life and can improve your play in the other games you love, whether you're playing an strategy game or any other mind required skill game. Regular use of brain-building exercises can improve your performance and your enjoyment of the game. Make your fun time more productive with a game that challenges your mental abilities and helps improve your memory every time you play. The game's artificial intelligence learns the way you play to build more complex and challenging games as you move through levels. Repetition builds memory. Every trip through the game helps you exercise your mental recall abilities. The more you play, the more you will remember. There's challenge available at every level. Eighty-two percent of humans can't finish the game. Will you be part of the 18% who can? Top Features: PriMemory™ demands more of you every time you play. Each time you play, you get the chance to go back to previous completed levels and challenge yourself all over again. You will never get the same game twice; because of the AI engine, each level adapts and changes each time you play. Relive the excitement by engaging with new variations every time. Can you remember the right moves and advance toward the final levels? Download and play to challenge yourself with: A proprietary artificial intelligence engine that adapts to your playing style. Original Canadian motive PriMemory index that indicates your retention level, performance and improvement on every game played.

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AlienRuins

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"AlienRuins" is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer with a unique art style. No complex systems or pay-to-win stats—just pure mechanics and a clash of wits. [Game Features] 10 Unique Levels: Explore 10 alien landscapes. Finish in ~30 mins for a quick, relaxing escape anytime. Clever Puzzles: Observe the terrain and trigger switches to solve interlocking puzzles with your wits. Cute Roadblocks: Monsters are cute and have no skills, but touching them is fatal! Test your micro-movements. Clean UI Customization: A unique opacity slider in the top left! Swipe left to hide buttons, right to show them. Fantastic scenery, cute monsters, ingenious mechanisms, and most importantly, the witty you.

Screenshots

Summer Time4 screens
AlienRuins4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AlienRuins at none against Summer Time's 3. AlienRuins also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Summer Time's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 25 months) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads 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

Summer Time costs $0.99 and AlienRuins $4.99 up front. Summer Time sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. AlienRuins asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Summer Time ships an update every 7 months, AlienRuins every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 1 level
Summer Time versus AlienRuins: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSummer TimeAlienRuins
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB160 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAPQUAD, INC钊恒 郑

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Summer Time

One-time3
  • (3) Replays$0.99
  • (5) Replays$1.99
  • (8) Replays$2.99
None

AlienRuins

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Summer Time free?
Summer Time costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is AlienRuins free?
AlienRuins costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Summer Time or AlienRuins have ads?
Neither Summer Time nor AlienRuins shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Summer Time or AlienRuins?
Summer Time ships an update every 7 months, and AlienRuins every 25 months. Most recently, Summer Time was updated on September 10, 2026 and AlienRuins on September 27, 2026.

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