Control Ultimate Edition vs MadTide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control Ultimate Edition
Engage in a supernatural third-person action-adventure where you wield telekinetic powers and transforming weaponry to combat an ominous enemy. Explore a secretive government agency, uncover its dark secrets, and fight for control to save humanity.
- Supernatural combat
- Transforming weaponry
- Telekinetic powers
- Uncover mysteries
- Explore hidden world
- Challenging boss fights
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A corruptive presence has invaded the Federal Bureau of Control… Only you have the power to stop it. The world is now your weapon in an epic fight to annihilate an ominous enemy through deep and unpredictable environments. Containment has failed, humanity is at stake. Will you regain control? Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Blending open-ended environments with the signature world-building and storytelling of renowned developer, Remedy Entertainment, CONTROL presents an expansive and intensely gratifying gameplay experience. CONTROL Ultimate Edition has now been adapted to iOS. We have implemented touch controls and made changes to the in-game UI and game mechanics, like aiming and puzzles to provide a great experience for supported touch devices. The game renders beautifully through Metal and supports Ray Tracing on supported hardware. Key features UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES: Can you handle the bureau’s dark secrets? Unfold an epic supernatural struggle, filled with unexpected characters and bizarre events, as you search for your missing brother, and discover the truth that has brought you here. EVERYTHING IS YOUR WEAPON: Unleash destruction through transforming weaponry and telekinetic powers. Discover new ways to annihilate your enemies as you harness powerful abilities to turn everything around you into a lethal weapon. EXPLORE A HIDDEN WORLD: Delve deep into the ominous expanses of a secretive government agency. Explore the Bureau’s shifting environments only to discover that there is always more than meets the eye… FIGHT FOR CONTROL: Battle a relentless enemy through exciting missions and challenging boss fights to earn powerful upgrades that maximize abilities and customize your weaponry. CONTROL Ultimate Edition on iOS supports the following MetalFX features: MetalFX TAAU - Temporal Anti-Aliasing and upscaling MetalFX Frame Interpolation Ray-Tracing is supported on devices with M3+ or A19 Pro with 10Gb of memory.
MadTide
Embark on an underwater platform adventure across diverse environments, from flooded labs to starry passages. Explore a handcrafted world with multiple playable characters, daily challenges, and cooperative multiplayer modes. Designed for accessibility and privacy, this game offers a complete experience without ads or purchases.
- 20-level campaign
- Daily Challenge mode
- Abyss Dive endless mode
- Local and online multiplayer
- Seven playable divers
- Accessibility options
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The tide is rising, the specimens are loose, and the reef is calling. MadTide is a handcrafted underwater platform adventure: swim free, dash through danger, and follow the Crimson Reefbloom from a flooded research lab, across ten dives of open reef, to nine passages among the stars. COMPLETELY FREE No ads. No purchases. No account. Your pearls are earned, never bought. A REAL ADVENTURE • 20-level campaign from the Sub-Lab to Neptune • The Leviathan — a five-zone descent to the story's heart • Six reef keepers and more to outwit: every boss has a rhythm to read • Seven playable divers, each with their own feel — plus ranged gadgets, the Tide Pulse, and a Pearl Shop of earned colours and trails EVERY DAY, A NEW TIDE • Daily Challenge with mutators, streak bonuses, and optional reminders • Abyss Dive: an endless one-life descent — how deep can you go? • Boss Rush, ghost racing against your own best runs, and Game Center leaderboards and achievements PLAY TOGETHER • Nearby play: up to eight divers in the same room, no account needed • Online matches through Game Center • Local co-op on one screen MADE TO BE PLAYED BY EVERYONE • Captions, colourblind-friendly markers, high contrast, reduced motion and flashing, adjustable screen shake and impact pause • Forgiving mode and full-exploration assists — nothing locked behind difficulty • A built-in Journal: every level, boss, character and setting, searchable PRIVATE BY DESIGN No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Saves stay on your device and in your own iCloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MadTide at Free against Control Ultimate Edition's $4.99. MadTide also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). Control Ultimate Edition's advantage is ratings volume (358 vs 2) and chart position (#26 vs unranked). On 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
MadTide is free to download; Control Ultimate Edition costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MadTide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Control Ultimate Edition has 358 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Control Ultimate Edition | MadTide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (358 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 358 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #26 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 570 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 12+ |
| Developer | Remedy Entertainment PLC | Cheryl Turner |
Customer experience
Control Ultimate Edition
MadTide
In-app purchases
Control Ultimate Edition
No in-app purchases
MadTide
No in-app purchases
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