Comparison

Fragment Zero vs Spacetime Chronicles

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

Head to head
About

Fragment Zero

Embark on a captivating mystery as an archaeologist deciphering clues to find a missing family. Explore an abandoned castle filled with unique puzzles and riddles, utilizing an in-game camera and helpful hints to progress through this standalone adventure.

Highlights
  • Standalone mystery story
  • Castle exploration
  • Unique puzzles and riddles
  • In-game camera for clues
  • Helpful hints and skip option
  • Multiple language support
Features
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A letter arrives. Albert needs your help finding his missing son, Gabriel. As an archaeologist, you have the expertise required to decipher the clues left behind. But when you arrive, the mystery deepens: Albert is missing, too. Albert, Ingrid, and Gabriel were a family of scientists who spent years isolated in an abandoned castle, researching the near-magical crystals hidden within its walls. Driven by ambition rather than caution, Albert constructed a machine with power far beyond their control. It was a harsh reminder that some inventions are better left unmade. Welcome to Fragment Zero: The Escape, a new chapter in the Legacy universe. Designed as a tribute to classic point-and-click adventures, the game updates the genre with modern mechanics, detailed environments, and a deliberate pace. It is built as a complete, standalone experience, meaning no prior knowledge of the previous Legacy games is required to play. What to Expect • A Standalone Story: A complete mystery for both new and returning players. • Explore the Castle: Search rooms, find items, and unlock doors to move forward. • Puzzles: Every room is packed with puzzles and riddles. Never repeating but instead unique for each location. • In-Game Camera: Take photos of clues and save them in your journal so you don’t have to memorize them. • Helpful Hints: Get a small nudge in the right direction if you are stuck, without spoiling the answer. If you’re completely stuck? Just click “Skip” and you can focus on the next puzzle instead. Language: Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified) and Turkish. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nosignalproductionss/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoSignalProductions. Website: https://www.nosignalproductions.com/

About

Spacetime Chronicles

Embark on a unique paper stop-motion adventure where you guide a boy through a collapsing timeline. Solve puzzles by observing your surroundings in handcrafted paper sets. The initial part of the journey is free, with a single purchase unlocking the full experience.

Highlights
  • Hand-cut paper stop-motion animation
  • Time-traveling narrative adventure
  • Observational puzzle-solving
  • Multiple diverse environments
  • Customizable touch controls
  • Offline play
Features
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Every room, every character, every frame: real paper, cut and animated by hand. Spacetime Chronicles is an animated feature film that turned into a game. Start for free: the first part of the adventure (about 25 minutes) is included. Unlock the full journey with a single in-app purchase, at any time from the pause menu or when the free part ends. Already bought the game? Everything stays unlocked. Fred was late for school. Then a cat walked past — and the century changed. Spacetime Chronicles is a paper stop-motion adventure about a boy, a cat, and the accidental collapse of time. Every room is a real paper set, every puzzle is solved by looking closely at the world, and nothing is explained twice. WHAT YOU DO Follow the cat through a school, an airport, a Tokyo street, a bus depot and places that should not exist. Climb, jump, push, hide, and work out what the world wants from you. Some rooms are quiet. Some are a maze with a clock running down. One is a tesseract. MADE BY HAND Every set, every character and every frame was cut from paper and animated in stop motion — this is an animated feature film that turned into a game, made by one person over several years. WHAT'S INSIDE - A full adventure, several hours long - English voices, subtitles in English, Italian, Spanish, French and German - Touch controls you can move, resize and place wherever you like - No internet, no account, no ads, no tracking - Play offline, anywhere Buy it once. It's yours.

Screenshots

Fragment Zero4 screens
Spacetime Chronicles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spacetime Chronicles at Free against Fragment Zero's $3.99. Fragment Zero's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Spacetime Chronicles is free to download; Fragment Zero costs $3.99 up front. Spacetime Chronicles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fragment Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Fragment Zero versus Spacetime Chronicles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFragment ZeroSpacetime Chronicles
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (108 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings108 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#44 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size376 MB3.7 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid AdrianSeenfilm di Bertelli Stefano Sas & c.

Customer experience

Fragment Zero

All ratings34 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive98.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.0%

Spacetime Chronicles

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fragment Zero

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spacetime Chronicles

One-time1
  • Full Game$3.99

Questions

Is Fragment Zero free?
Fragment Zero costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spacetime Chronicles free?
Spacetime Chronicles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fragment Zero or Spacetime Chronicles have ads?
Neither Fragment Zero nor Spacetime Chronicles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fragment Zero or Spacetime Chronicles?
Fragment Zero ships an update every 2 days, and Spacetime Chronicles every 2 days. Most recently, Fragment Zero was updated on October 31, 2026 and Spacetime Chronicles on October 29, 2026.

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