Comparison

Time Control! vs Claw Builder

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Control time-line
  • Go to the past
  • Go to the future
  • Dodge obstacles
  • Puzzle-platformer gameplay
Features
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Control the time-line to go in the past or the future and dodge obstacles!

About

Claw Builder

Pilot a builder drone with a crane attachment to grab and move various objects. Complete diverse challenges worldwide, from construction to rescue missions, in this unique arcade-style game.

Highlights
  • Pilot a builder drone with a crane
  • Grab and move various objects
  • Complete construction, sorting, and rescue missions
  • Explore global locations
  • Thousands of skill-based levels
  • Physics-based rope mechanics
Features
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Grabbing objects with a claw machine has never been this satisfying! Carefully fly and balance the builder drone into the perfect position and use the crane machine to grab various objects. Once secured inside the claw machine grabber, maneuver the drone and drop the objects in the proper places to complete each challenge in this unique entry among drone games. Experience the thrill of real arcade action with every move! Explore different locations worldwide, grab all sorts of objects with your drone claw machine to build, repair, sort, and rescue, completing challenging goals around the world. Train your skill, develop agility, and skillfully control your drone and crane machine grabber to secure all objects. With interesting and unique levels, monuments to explore, rare objectives, and skill-based gameplay, Claw Builder stands out in the world of drone games and offers the excitement of real arcade fun with a claw machine twist! How To Play: Skill-based gameplay controlling a flying simulator drone complete with a rope and crane machine, making it a standout in drone games and a true real arcade experience. Tap and drag to take flight and move your drone into the correct position. Be cautious as the bouncy rope relies on physics and gravity to balance. Release the catcher to open the claw machine and prepare to secure the object. Close the catcher and grab the live object! Move it into the new position and release the catcher to drop the object. Features: A new kind of construction vehicle: Drone Builder. Builds, digs, rescues, and repairs by flying effortlessly and grabbing objects with its claw machine, offering a fresh take on drone games and real arcade excitement. Many goals and challenging objectives to complete: Fixing and repairing highways, sorting and organizing fruits and vegetables, building and fixing national monuments, rescuing stranded plane crash passengers from sharks, and more. Thousands of levels of drone-flying, skill-based fun!

Screenshots

Time Control!3 screens
Claw Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Claw Builder at 4.6 against Time Control!'s 3.8. Claw Builder also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 22%) and ratings volume (7.8K vs 406). Time Control!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Claw Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time Control! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Claw Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Claw Builder has 7.8K ratings behind it against 406, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Time Control!'s written reviews are positive against 57% of Claw Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Control! ships an update every 3 months, Claw Builder every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Time Control! versus Claw Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Control!Claw Builder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (406 ratings)4.6 (7.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.8% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4067.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB308 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperYso CorpAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Time Control!

All ratings402 ratings
Positive69.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative25.1%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive21.8%
Neutral12.7%
Negative65.5%

Claw Builder

All ratings7,836 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

User reviews

Time Control!

From 406 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay concept
  • 🎨 Decent graphics quality
  • ⚡ Surprisingly minimal ads for some users
  • 💡 Interesting game concept with time travel theme

Room to improve

  • 📺 Excessive ads throughout gameplay
  • 🌐 Requires internet connection for single-player game
  • 🎯 Ads appear after every level or every few seconds
  • 🎨 Poor art style and visual design
  • 😴 Boring and repetitive gameplay mechanics

Claw Builder

From 7.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Entertaining
  • 👍 Good overall
  • 👍 Amazing
  • 👍 Claw Builder
  • 👍 Fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Needs more levels
  • 🔋 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Restarted at the start
  • 🐛 Laggy

Bugs and 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

Claw Builder

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Restarted at the start
  • Laggy

Requested features

2 requests
  • Customize your drone
  • More levels

In-app purchases

None

Time Control!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Claw Builder

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Time Control! free?
Time Control! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Claw Builder free?
Claw Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Time Control! or Claw Builder?
Claw Builder is rated higher. Time Control! averages 3.8 out of 5 from 406 ratings, while Claw Builder averages 4.6 from 7.8K ratings.
Do Time Control! or Claw Builder have ads?
Both Time Control! and Claw Builder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Time Control! or Claw Builder?
Time Control! ships an update every 3 months, and Claw Builder every 4 weeks. Most recently, Time Control! was updated on September 20, 2026 and Claw Builder on September 25, 2026.

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