Save Area 51 vs Time Control!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save Area 51
Defend a secret military base from waves of increasingly challenging invaders. Strategize your defenses, upgrade your tanks, and manage ammunition to survive as long as possible against unique enemy types.
- Defend against waves of enemies
- Upgrade tanks
- Manage ammunition
- Strategic gameplay
- Unique enemy types
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You've seen the stories about Area 51 on the news and internet, now it's your turn to save it from being invaded! Each wave of Karens, Naruto Runners and Rock Throwers get's stronger each time! It's down to your skill, strategy and focus to protect the base as long as possible!!! Don't forget to upgrade your tanks after each wave, and make sure they always have enough ammo.
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 rating: Time Control! at 3.8 against Save Area 51's 2.8. Time Control! also leads on ratings volume (406 vs 10). Save Area 51's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (45% vs 22%). 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.
Time Control! holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Control! has 406 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Save Area 51's written reviews are positive against 22% of Time Control!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Save Area 51 | Time Control! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (10 ratings) | 3.8 (406 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews — better | 21.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 406 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Magenta Data Services Limited | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Save Area 51
Time Control!
Bugs and requests
Save Area 51
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
Save Area 51
No in-app purchases
Time Control!
No in-app purchases
