Comparison

T vs Game Jolt

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

Head to head
About

T

Embark on a text-based interactive adventure where your choices shape your survival in the age of dinosaurs. As a physics student, you'll document prehistoric life, confront rivals, and race to return to the future.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Dinosaur encounters
  • Branching story choices
  • Character customization (gender, orientation)
  • Time travel mechanics
  • Rivalry and redemption plot
Features
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Face the world's fiercest dinosaurs and make it back to the future in one piece! You're a physics student with a dream: travel back in time and document the world of dinosaurs. Can you survive the terrors of the Tyrannosaurus rex? "T-Rex Time Machine" is a 170,000 word interactive adventure novel by Rosemary Claire Smith, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. When you successfully convert your Land Rover into a working time machine, you set your sights on traveling to the age of the Tyrannosaurus rex, triceratops, and pterosaur where you'll study dinosaurs and film a thrilling documentary. The only problem is the competition: your rival and enemy Darien Vance has claimed your work for his own, accused you of plagiarism, and had you kicked out of graduate school. When you travel back in time, you'll have to prove you got there first, redeem your good name, and make it home safely. • Play as male or female, gay or straight. • Dodge stampeding triceratopses and sickle-clawed troodontids. • Find love with your best friend or one of your time-traveling classmates. • Feed a baby duckbilled dinosaur and let it imprint on you. • Film and debut your dinosaur documentary—as a scientific masterpiece or a heartwarming nature film. • Master time travel as you repair your Land Rover on the fly. • Prove your rival stole your time machine plans, or forge a new partnership with him. Explore the Age of Dinosaurs--if you dare!

About

Game Jolt

Connect with fellow gamers, artists, and creators in a vibrant social space. Discover communities, participate in challenges, showcase your talents, and even monetize your creations. Explore fan art, cosplay, music, and in-game collectibles.

Highlights
  • Gaming challenges
  • Fan communities
  • Collectible shop
  • Monetize creations
  • Anime and fan art sharing
  • Cosplay showcase
  • Music sharing
Features
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Where game studios, solo developers, cosplayers, digital artists, and musicians actually hang out. Discover games you won't find anywhere else, post your art, share your cosplay progress, or drop the track you recorded in your closet. If you make stuff, Game Jolt is your spot. Quests Go on adventures, make friends along the way and complete quests from game studios and brands you already like. Gamedev tools Manage your games on the go. Use Game Jolt's dev tools to post devlogs and build a following from your first prototype through launch day. Are you a creator? Design and sell your own digital stickers, profile frames, and post backgrounds as a Game Jolt Creator. Turn your digital art into real income, not just likes. Find real content made by real people. No bots/ai or engagement farming. Download Game Jolt, the game and creator community app. For support or account removal, we are here for you at contact@gamejolt.com. Privacy Policy: https://gamejolt.com/privacy User Agreement: https://gamejolt.com/terms Content Policy: https://gamejolt.com/help/guidelines

Screenshots

T4 screens
Game Jolt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Game Jolt at Free against T's $4.99. Game Jolt also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 33%) and rating (4.8 vs 3.3). T's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Game Jolt is free to download; T costs $4.99 up front. Game Jolt sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. T asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Game Jolt holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Game Jolt has 3.1K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of T's written reviews are positive against 77% of Game Jolt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

T ships an update every 6 months, Game Jolt every 11 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
T versus Game Jolt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTGame Jolt
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (9 ratings)4.8 (3.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews76.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings93.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB44 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCGame Jolt Inc.

Customer experience

T

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Game Jolt

All ratings3,040 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative14.1%

Bugs and requests

T

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Game Jolt

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to access accounts
  • Crashes and freezes when trying to view content
  • Incompatibility with older devices or operating systems
  • Glitches with notifications and in-app features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to download and play games on mobile
  • Improve server stability and reduce crashes
  • Enhance moderation tools to better handle trolls and inappropriate content
  • Implement dark mode and other customization options
  • Allow users to recover deleted posts and accounts

In-app purchases

None

T

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Game Jolt

One-time4
  • 400 Joltbux$1.99
  • 1000 Joltbux$4.99
  • 2000 Joltbux$9.99
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  • 4000 Joltbux$19.99

Questions

Is T free?
T costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Game Jolt free?
Game Jolt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, T or Game Jolt?
Game Jolt is rated higher. T averages 3.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Game Jolt averages 4.8 from 3.1K ratings.
Do T or Game Jolt have ads?
Both T and Game Jolt show ads.
Which is updated more often, T or Game Jolt?
T ships an update every 6 months, and Game Jolt every 11 days. Most recently, T was updated on October 24, 2026 and Game Jolt on October 24, 2026.

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