Time Control! vs Down The Hole!
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!
Down The Hole!
Guide a puppet through a physics-based world using balloons and rockets. Navigate obstacles like winds and portals to reach the hole. Unlock new puppet skins as you progress through this challenging adventure.
- Physics-based obstacles
- Balloon and rocket controls
- Wind and portal mechanics
- Unlockable puppet skins
- Challenging navigation
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Get ready for an exciting balloon-powered adventure! Use your skills to navigate through a world filled with physics-based obstacles, including winds and portals. Strap on your balloons and fire up your rockets to guide your puppet to the hole. Unlock new puppet skins along the way for even more fun! Are you up for the challenge?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Down The Hole! at 4.7 against Time Control!'s 3.8. Down The Hole! also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 22%) and ratings volume (22K vs 406). Time Control!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Down The Hole! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Time Control! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Down The Hole! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Down The Hole! has 22K 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 51% of Down The Hole!'s.
Time Control! ships an update every 3 months, Down The Hole! every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Time Control! | Down The Hole! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (406 ratings) | 4.7 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.8% of reviews | 50.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 406 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 435 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yso Corp | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Time Control!
Down The Hole!
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
Down The Hole!
From 22K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Engaging gameplay
- 🚀 Satisfying mechanics
- 👍 Fun and challenging
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- 🐛 Occasional glitches
- 🔋 Ads interrupt gameplay
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
Down The Hole!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Buttons not working
- Levels not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- Add a 'down' rocket option
- Reduce ad frequency
- Implement ad-free version
In-app purchases
Time Control!
No in-app purchases
Down The Hole!
- Remove Ads$2.99
- Remove Ads and get Gems$3.99
- Remove Ads, get Gems and Skins$5.99
