Comparison

Time Control! vs Cursed Arena

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

Cursed Arena

Features
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Cursed Arena: Elite is a fast, hard-hitting 2D fighting game with a roster of 20 completely original fighters — no two play alike, from zoning mages to brawlers to shapeshifting beasts. Pick your fighter, choose your arena (5 handcrafted stages, each with its own mood), and go head-to-head in tight, combo-driven duels. Land light and heavy attacks, jump to dodge and open up air combos, block to survive pressure, and unleash your Special technique when the moment is right. Once your meter fills, drop your SANCTUM — a one-per-match ultimate that can turn a losing fight around. Modes: • Arcade — climb a ladder of opponents • VS CPU — pick your fighter and stage, fight the AI • Training — practice combos against a standing dummy Original IP, hand-painted arenas, and a soundtrack built for the fight. No pay-to-win, no ads mid-match — just you, your opponent, and the arena.

Screenshots

Time Control!3 screens
Cursed Arena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cursed Arena at none against Time Control!'s shown. Cursed Arena also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Control! ships an update every 3 months, Cursed Arena monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time Control! versus Cursed Arena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime Control!Cursed Arena
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (406 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings406 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size224 MB157 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperYso CorpGirish Jain

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

Cursed Arena

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Time Control!

No in-app purchases

None

Cursed Arena

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Control! free?
Time Control! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cursed Arena free?
Cursed Arena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Control! or Cursed Arena have ads?
Time Control! shows ads; Cursed Arena does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Control! or Cursed Arena?
Time Control! ships an update every 3 months, and Cursed Arena monthly. Most recently, Time Control! was updated on October 19, 2026 and Cursed Arena on October 16, 2026.

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