Comparison

A Long Time vs TreeHole Adventure

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

Head to head
About

A Long Time

An interactive picture book and puzzle game that tells a story of love and promises. Players move blocks to clear obstacles and guide a red line of memory through 60 years of a protagonist's life. Features unique artistic visuals and simple, engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Interactive picture book experience
  • Puzzle gameplay with block manipulation
  • Rich narrative about love and promises
  • Unique artistic visuals
  • Story spanning 60 years
Features
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This is our new franchise. It is a combination of a picture book and a game, featuring a warm and soothing mood and a rich story. A Long Time is a story about love and promises. To complete the story, you need to clear the obstacles to let the red line of memory flow through the pages by moving the blocks - which are actually fragments of emotions and flashbacks scattered over 60 years time of the protagonist's life. This is not only a game, but also an interactive picture book, which features unique artistic depiction, and a simple yet engaging way of interaction.

About

TreeHole Adventure

Embark on a magical adventure in a mysterious town where citizens have vanished. Uncover the secrets behind their disappearance and find your way back home. This engaging story-driven experience will challenge your curiosity.

Highlights
  • Explore a magical town
  • Uncover a mystery
  • Story-driven adventure
  • Solve puzzles
  • Find missing citizens
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While exploring a cave you come across a tree with a magical hole in it. The hole draws you in and everything goes black. Waking up confused about the past events you find out that you ended up in some sort of magical town in which some of its citizens mysteriously disappeared. What happened to the citizens, how can you find your way home and how is all this connected. Your adventure starts now. Developer's note: We are a small team of only 2 doing all the game development including design, development, QA, and promotion. We feel honored that our game can accompany you through a fantastic journey. If you like our game, please rate us 5 stars, share and retweet our game. Thank you! Connect us: Web:https://www.marhoo.com Email:marhoogames@gmail.com

Screenshots

A Long Time4 screens
TreeHole Adventure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TreeHole Adventure at Free against A Long Time's $0.99. TreeHole Adventure also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (144 vs 13). A Long Time's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

TreeHole Adventure is free to download; A Long Time costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TreeHole Adventure holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TreeHole Adventure has 144 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of A Long Time's written reviews are positive against 73% of TreeHole Adventure's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Long Time ships an update monthly, TreeHole Adventure every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
A Long Time versus TreeHole Adventure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Long TimeTreeHole Adventure
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (13 ratings)4.5 (144 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews72.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13144 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB371 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCOTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd.思纯 王

Customer experience

A Long Time

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive64.6%
Neutral12.5%
Negative22.9%

TreeHole Adventure

All ratings143 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative14.6%

Bugs and requests

A Long Time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TreeHole Adventure

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Hints are gibberish or broken
  • Game glitches preventing progression
  • Missing secret eggs or items
  • Unclear what to do with certain items/actions

Requested features

6 requests
  • More games from the developer
  • Part two or sequel
  • Walkthroughs or better hint system
  • Developer feedback on unresolved issues
  • More interaction with surroundings
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  • Option to go ad-free (paid)

In-app purchases

None

A Long Time

No in-app purchases

None

TreeHole Adventure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Long Time free?
A Long Time costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TreeHole Adventure free?
TreeHole Adventure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A Long Time or TreeHole Adventure?
TreeHole Adventure is rated higher. A Long Time averages 3.9 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while TreeHole Adventure averages 4.5 from 144 ratings.
Do A Long Time or TreeHole Adventure have ads?
TreeHole Adventure shows ads; A Long Time does not.
Which is updated more often, A Long Time or TreeHole Adventure?
A Long Time ships an update monthly, and TreeHole Adventure every 2 months. Most recently, A Long Time was updated on October 26, 2026 and TreeHole Adventure on October 24, 2026.

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