TimeGuessr vs Big Potato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeGuessr
Test your history and geography knowledge by guessing the time and location of historical photographs. Compete with friends and players worldwide in daily challenges and climb the leaderboards. Explore moments across continents and centuries with new photos added daily.
- Guess historical photo locations
- Guess historical photo dates
- Daily photo challenges
- Global leaderboards
- Challenge friends
- Create custom rounds
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TimeGuessr is the game that challenges both your geography and history knowledge in one addictive experience. Using real historical photographs from around the world, your task is simple: guess when and where each photo was taken. Think you know your 1960s from your 1980s? Can you tell Paris from Prague just by a grainy street scene? Whether you're a casual player or a history buff, TimeGuessr will put your deduction skills to the test. Each photo is carefully selected, showcasing moments that span continents and centuries. Place a pin on the map to guess the location, choose the year, and see how close you were. The closer your guess, the more points you earn. New photos are added daily through the popular daily game mode, where players from around the world compete to get the highest score. You can also challenge your friends, compare your progress on the leaderboard, and even create your own shareable rounds. TimeGuessr is more than just a guessing game - it's a journey through time and place, blending curiosity, memory, and discovery in a way that keeps you coming back for more.
Big Potato
Enhance your board game nights with this companion app. It offers timers, sound effects, and bonus content to elevate your gameplay. Designed to integrate seamlessly with your favorite board games, it adds an extra layer of fun and engagement.
- Game night timers
- Sound effects
- Bonus content
- Free add-ons
- Enhanced gameplay
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The Big Potato app is the perfect sidekick for your next game night. Packed with timers, sound effects, bonus content and loads of free add-ons, it's designed to make every Big Potato game even better. Open it up whenever you play to take things up a notch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Big Potato at none against TimeGuessr's shown. TimeGuessr's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and chart position 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. TimeGuessr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Big Potato sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for TimeGuessr against 5.0 for Big Potato. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeGuessr has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of TimeGuessr's written reviews are positive against 50% of Big Potato's.
TimeGuessr ships an update every 5 days, Big Potato fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeGuessr | Big Potato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #76 — better | #145 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TIMEGUESSR LIMITED | Big Potato Ltd. |
Customer experience
TimeGuessr
Big Potato
Bugs and requests
TimeGuessr
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sometimes game doesn't load properly, just shows a white screen
- Doesn't save progress if you close and reopen the app during a game
Requested features
4 requests- Add score sharing function
- Add ability to view past game scores and breakdowns
- Add option to start a game with a friend/timer
- Add ability to zoom in further on map
Big Potato
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TimeGuessr
- Monthly TimeGuessr Ad Free$3.991 Month
- Annual TimeGuessr Ad Free$24.991 Year
Big Potato
- Herd Mentality Video Games Booster$1.99
- You Can't Say Umm TV & Movies$1.99
- You Can't Say Umm Expansion$4.99
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- Soundsfishy Booster$4.99
- Chameleon Booster$4.99
- Herd Mentality Expansion$6.99
- What Colour Is It? Junior Expansion$6.99
- Moosic Moovies$6.99
- Christmas$6.99
- Expansion$6.99
