Paper Boy 3D vs Timeline Jam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paper Boy 3D
Aim and shoot newspapers by dragging your finger across the screen. Deliver papers to waiting customers to complete your route. Enjoy a simple yet engaging gameplay experience.
- Drag to aim
- Shoot papers
- Deliver to customers
- Simple controls
- Engaging gameplay
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Drag to aim and shoot papers. People are waiting!
Timeline Jam
A music and media party game where players guess the release year of songs, movies, or sports highlights. Compete with friends or play solo to build streaks and earn points before time runs out.
- Guess song release years
- Movie and sports trivia modes
- Party mode for teams
- Solo challenge mode
- Real song previews
- Decade filters
- In-game currency
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Timeline Jam is the daily music and media puzzle for people who think they know their years. Each day, you get ten songs to place on a timeline. Hear each hit, guess when it came out, and drag it into the right spot. Was that before or after 2004? Get it right and your score grows. Get it wrong and your run is on the line. The better you know the songs, the better your frenzy. DAILY JAM: A global ten-song challenge, everyday. The world plays the same set in a chase the perfect timeline. How does your music memory stack up? SOLO STREAK: Challenge the world by seeing how far you can go. One wrong move ends your streak! PARTY MODE Got friends around? Pass one phone around the table and make a game of it. Two teams, one timeline, and plenty of confidence before someone realizes they have absolutely no idea what year it was. First team to 10 earns the Gold Record. • Real 25-second previews of the actual hits • Music from the 1950s through today • Movies and Sports modes for a different kind of timeline • Change the year range for a fair fight across generations • Earn coins in party mode to help save your turn • Trophies, leaderboards, and celebrations • No login required • Free, with no ads Whether you grew up with vinyl, burned CDs, or made playlists, you know the songs. The question is: do you know the years?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timeline Jam at 100% against Paper Boy 3D's 34%. Timeline Jam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Paper Boy 3D's advantage is ratings volume (356 vs 13) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Timeline Jam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paper Boy 3D has 356 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Paper Boy 3D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Timeline Jam's.
Paper Boy 3D ships an update monthly, Timeline Jam fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paper Boy 3D | Timeline Jam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (356 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 356 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Hamba Studio Ltd. | Adamant Ventures, LLC |
Customer experience
Paper Boy 3D
Timeline Jam
Bugs and requests
Paper Boy 3D
Reported bugs
8 issues- App freezes
- Game glitches
- No sound
- Cannot finish level 2
- Cannot get past level 3
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- Game stops working
- Cannot move on from level 3
- Won't let you throw where you want
Requested features
3 requests- Make levels easier
- Add sound/music
- Clarify coin purpose
Timeline Jam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Paper Boy 3D
No in-app purchases
Timeline Jam
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Paper Boy 3D free?
Is Timeline Jam free?
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Do Paper Boy 3D or Timeline Jam have ads?
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