Lava Flood vs Time Control!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lava Flood
Navigate an ever-rising tide of lava to achieve the highest score. Compete with friends to see who can survive the longest and master the most challenging difficulty.
- Endless gameplay
- High score tracking
- Friend score comparison
- Multiple difficulty modes
- Simple controls
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The Lava Flood is rising! Escape infinitely from the Lava Flood and try to get the highest score! Compare your scores with your friends, and see who can get the best score in the hardest mode!
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.
- Control time-line
- Go to the past
- Go to the future
- Dodge obstacles
- Puzzle-platformer gameplay
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Control the time-line to go in the past or the future and dodge obstacles!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lava Flood at 90% against Time Control!'s 22%. Lava Flood also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Time Control!'s advantage is ratings volume (406 vs 20) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lava Flood holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Control! has 406 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Lava Flood's written reviews are positive against 22% of Time Control!'s.
Lava Flood ships an update every 4 days, Time Control! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lava Flood | Time Control! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better | 3.8 (406 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 21.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Vincent Sajkowski18463555398 | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Lava Flood
Time Control!
Bugs and requests
Lava Flood
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
Lava Flood
No in-app purchases
Time Control!
No in-app purchases
