A Long Time vs Bottle Roaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive picture book experience
- Puzzle gameplay with block manipulation
- Rich narrative about love and promises
- Unique artistic visuals
- Story spanning 60 years
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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.
Bottle Roaming
Explore a miniature world inside bottles as a small sprite. Solve puzzles across nine unique levels, each with distinct landscapes, to uncover hidden secrets and reach the end of your journey. This game offers a relaxing experience for players of all ages.
- Explore micro-worlds in bottles
- Solve puzzles to progress
- Nine unique levels
- Stunning, diverse landscapes
- Relaxing gameplay for all ages
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Embark on a leisure journey through the micro world of Bottle Roaming! It features a little sprite that roams within bottles, seeking to uncover the secrets hidden within. With nine levels to explore, players must solve various puzzles to progress through the game and reach the end. The game boasts stunning scenery, with each level featuring a different landscape to keep players engaged and inspired. Bottle Roaming is suitable for gamers of all ages. Just enjoy the time roaming in it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bottle Roaming at Free against A Long Time's $0.99. Bottle Roaming also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). A Long Time's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Bottle Roaming 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.
A Long Time holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of A Long Time's written reviews are positive against 33% of Bottle Roaming's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A Long Time | Bottle Roaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (13 ratings) — better | 3.3 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 255 MB | 368 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd. | 米叶 罗 |
Customer experience
A Long Time
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In-app purchases
A Long Time
No in-app purchases
Bottle Roaming
No in-app purchases
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