Comparison

Timing Square vs Fire Dude

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

Head to head
About

Timing Square

A simple arcade game where players tap the screen to align a moving square with a dotted line. Successfully hitting all dotted lines clears the stage, but missing or tapping elsewhere ends the game. It features 50 challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Tap-based gameplay
  • Align squares with dotted lines
  • 50 challenging stages
  • Simple controls
  • Progressive difficulty
Features
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Timing Square is a game that breaks the dotted line by touching the screen when the white square overlaps the dotted line. If you break all the dotted lines, the stage will be cleared, and if you touch the screen or reach the end point in a place other than the dotted lines, the game will be over. The game will be cleared in all 50 stages. ■ Operation Touch the screen to move the white square, Touch the screen when the white square overlaps the dotted line.

About

Fire Dude

Embark on an action-packed adventure where you run, jump, and shoot your way through challenging levels. Experience classic run-and-gun gameplay with exciting challenges.

Highlights
  • Run through levels
  • Jump mechanics
  • Shoot enemies
  • Challenging gameplay
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Run, jump, and shoot through Fire Dude's levels!

Screenshots

Timing Square4 screens
Fire Dude4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Timing Square at 100% against Fire Dude's 47%. Timing Square also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). Fire Dude's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Timing Square holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fire Dude has 34 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Timing Square's written reviews are positive against 47% of Fire Dude's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timing Square ships an update monthly, Fire Dude daily. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Timing Square versus Fire Dude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiming SquareFire Dude
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.6 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings634 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB79 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYUSEI MIYOSHIFlayre LLC

Customer experience

Timing Square

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fire Dude

All ratings34 ratings
Positive58.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative32.4%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral15.8%
Negative36.8%

In-app purchases

None

Timing Square

No in-app purchases

None

Fire Dude

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Timing Square free?
Timing Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fire Dude free?
Fire Dude is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Timing Square or Fire Dude?
Timing Square is rated higher. Timing Square averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Fire Dude averages 3.6 from 34 ratings.
Do Timing Square or Fire Dude have ads?
Timing Square shows ads; Fire Dude does not.
Which is updated more often, Timing Square or Fire Dude?
Timing Square ships an update monthly, and Fire Dude daily. Most recently, Timing Square was updated on July 7, 2026 and Fire Dude on August 14, 2026.

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