Time Machine vs Big City
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Time Machine
Embark on a thrilling hidden object adventure across time. Solve mysteries, find objects, and restore disassembled items in vibrant, animated 3D environments. Replay scenes for new challenges and rewards.
- Hidden object searching
- Spot the differences
- Puzzles
- Object restoration
- Time travel exploration
- Collectible rewards
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Immerse yourself in an exciting adventure through space and time! Herbert Fink, a young scientist, faces difficult yet fascinating challenges. An ordinary trip out of town turns into a real investigation, full of intrigue and mysterious temporal anomalies! The game is TRULY FREE, the whole adventure is open to you without any additional purchases - it's entirely up to you to buy optional tools. Colorful scenery, animation, and 3D visual effects will make your adventure vivid and fun. Those with a competitive streak can collect bonuses for speed and repeat the quest with new puzzles. Game features: - A variety of tasks: searching for items, spotting the differences, puzzles, restoration of disassembled objects - Explore game locations in the past and in the present! - Build your collection. Go through scenes again to try new quests and get new rewards! - Use free hints! We'll be happy to stay in touch with you at www.facebook.com/CrispApp - make comments, ask questions, get news about coming games!
Big City
Embark on a captivating journey across the USA, exploring over 50 cities to find hidden objects and discover astonishing landmarks. Challenge your observation skills and win in this engaging puzzle game.
- Explore over 50 cities
- Find hidden objects
- Discover landmarks
- Challenging puzzles
- USA journey
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Do you enjoy playing hidden object games? Embark on a captivating journey across the USA! Explore more than 50 cities, uncover hidden objects, and marvel at astonishing landmarks. Challenge your skills and win! Download the 'Big City - Hidden Object' puzzle game today! Enjoy more cities in future updates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Big City at none against Time Machine's shown. Big City also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). Time Machine's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 48%) and ratings volume (4.5K vs 1.2K). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Time Machine sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Big City sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Time Machine against 4.5 for Big City. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.5K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Time Machine's written reviews are positive against 48% of Big City's.
Time Machine ships an update every 5 months, Big City every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Machine | Big City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4.5K ratings) | 4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews — better | 47.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 1.2K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crisp App Studio | Ilia Stepanov |
Customer experience
Time Machine
Big City
User reviews
Time Machine
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Lots of fun
- 👍 Challenging but enjoyable
- 🎨 Great graphics
- 🎶 Enjoyable music
- 🧠 Good brain exercise
Room to improve
- 🚧 Too many ads
- 🔍 Difficult to see objects
- 🕹️ Repetitive gameplay
- 🤔 Unclear progression
- 🕰️ Short game length
Big City
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Challenging gameplay
- 👍 Variety of hidden objects
- 👍 Colorful visuals
Room to improve
- 🕰️ Time limit causes stress
- 🔍 Unclear instructions
- 🖼️ Image quality issues
- 💰 Limited free content, requires purchases
Bugs and requests
Time Machine
Reported bugs
2 issues- Missing/incorrect objects
- Glitches with certain features
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Zoom functionality
- Customizable brightness/contrast
- Better instructions and guidance
Big City
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect item names
- Mismatched photos and selections
Requested features
3 requests- More cities and levels
- Hint system improvements
- Option for no time limit mode
In-app purchases
Time Machine
- Instant Hint$0.99
- Preview Hints Pack$0.99
- Handful of Coins$0.99
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- Infinity Energy + No Ads$1.99
- Bag with Coins$2.99
- GoldMaster Special$3.99
- Сhest with Coins$4.99
- Master Pack: All-included$7.99
Big City
- 10 hints$1.99
- Unlock Game, No ads, 10 hints$6.99
- 50 hints$7.99
Questions
Is Time Machine free?
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