Time Control! vs Tape Thrower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Tape Thrower
Engage in a unique prank-filled adventure where you use duct tape to defeat enemies. Swipe to throw tape, stick targets, and unleash various superpowers to save the day. Prove the versatility of duct tape in this imaginative game.
- Intuitive swipe-to-throw gameplay
- Stick enemies to objects
- Unlockable duct tape superpowers
- Variety of enemy types
- Imaginative prank-based scenarios
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Pull out your duct tape, hero, we have another emergency! It is time to prove to the world the all-mighty power of pranks. All you have is duct tape, but the only thing that can limit you is your imagination. Remember how it was being a kid? Dash, throw, slash, hit or slice - empower the tape with any superpower you can think of. Who needs a sword, knife or gun, when you got duct tape? UNIQUE GAMEPLAY The gameplay is intuitive - all you need is to swipe through the phone screen to throw your tape into dummy enemies. However, can you stick robbers to a police car or clowns to a Ferris wheel? Be a real gentleman and help to save the world. SUPERPOWER TAPE Looking for even more fun? Try upgrading your duct tape with one of the dozens of superpowers available in the game. Electrify, inflate, explode, and burst - try one of the unique features available as you progress. Can you unlock them all at once? The universe needs to be fixed - only duct tape can help! Trust me, I’m an engineer. Download Tape Thrower for free now and prove that duct tape can fix everything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tape Thrower at 4.7 against Time Control!'s 3.8. Tape Thrower also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 22%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Time Control!'s advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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.
Tape Thrower holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tape Thrower has 35K 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 58% of Tape Thrower's.
Time Control! ships an update every 3 months, Tape Thrower every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Control! | Tape Thrower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (406 ratings) | 4.7 (35K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.8% of reviews | 58.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 406 | 35K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 298 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yso Corp | HOMA GAMES |
Customer experience
Time Control!
Tape Thrower
User reviews
Time Control!
From 406 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Tape Thrower
From 35K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 😄 Enjoyable gameplay
- 💯 Best game ever
Room to improve
- 🤯 Too many ads
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes
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
Tape Thrower
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing and lagging
- Ads not working properly
- Levels not progressing
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and updates
- Reduce ads
- Improve performance
In-app purchases
Time Control!
No in-app purchases
Tape Thrower
No in-app purchases
