Around the World vs Time Crimes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Around the World
Embark on a magical Victorian-era adventure to find a legendary treasure. Explore six continents, uncover hundreds of hidden objects in vibrant locations, and solve puzzles. Combine items into collections to progress through an exciting storyline filled with steam-powered wonders and overcome challenges.
- Hidden object gameplay
- Victorian era setting
- Explore six continents
- Combine items into collections
- Exciting storyline
- Mini-games
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The Clues are right in front of your Eyes! Find the Great Treasure - a Magic Stone that can make your dreams come true! Based in the magical Victorian era, help a young girl discover ancient mysteries, overcome numerous enemies and find the magical stone. A beautiful Victorian world full of steam and electricity, airships and hot air balloons, heavy machines and frozen progress awaits. Immerse yourself and enjoy finding hundreds of Hidden Objects in every colorful corner of the World. Explore six continents! Discover items in every town, then combine them in collections and find the way to the great treasure! - Fantastic gameplay - Dozens of hidden object locations - Exciting storyline - Fun mini-games
Time Crimes
Embark on a time-traveling mystery adventure to find hidden objects and prevent a criminal from altering history. Explore beautifully hand-drawn scenes across different eras, collect treasures, and solve puzzles with a team of detectives. New content is released regularly.
- Solve mysteries
- Beautiful hand-drawn scenes
- Engaging storyline
- New episodes released regularly
- Find the differences
- Collect rare treasures
- Offline play
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Find hidden objects in TIME CRIMES, the all new time-traveling hidden object adventure game! AN UNKNOWN CRIMINAL has been altering the past from the shadows. However, you have come across an ancient time machine and uncovered his plot. Now its up to you and your crime-solving team of detectives to preserve history and solve this case! Prevent the theft of rare historical artifacts and stop the criminal in his tracks! TRAVEL THROUGH TIME and explore the same crime scenes centuries apart. Watch history unfold before your eyes! Explore the secrets of an ancient library and witness the building of a mysterious Egyptian tomb. See the city transform across several eras. JOIN AN ADVENTUROUS CREW as you travel throughout history and solve crimes. Use their unique skills to progress through an exciting, mystery-filled story. Find clues and hidden objects throughout your adventure in beautiful hand-drawn scenes. Crack the case and don't let the criminals escape! TIME CRIMES is an addictive mystery adventure game that will keep you coming back for more. If you like seek and find games, searching for clues, and solving puzzles then Time Crimes is for you! Join the millions who have played Rolltower Studios' Games! ***FEATURES*** - SOLVE MYSTERIES in this free hidden object game. - BEAUTIFUL HAND-DRAWN characters and scenes that change every time you play! - AN ENGAGING STORYLINE awaits! Solve a mystery that elapses thousands of years and don't let the criminals escape! - NEW EPISODES of content released regularly! - FIND THE DIFFERENCES, Mirror Mode, Night Mode, and more adventure-filled game modes await! - COLLECT RARE TREASURES in your time lab! Your laboratory grows as you meet new companions and travel to new lands. - NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED to play! Escape the internet and enjoy the game at any time! ***Play the most exciting FREE hidden objects game on iPhone and iPad!*** Questions? Email timecrimes-support@rolltower.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Around the World at none against Time Crimes's shown. Around the World also leads on iOS requirement (6.1 vs 11.0). Time Crimes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (438 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Around the World sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Time Crimes 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 — 4.0 for Around the World against 4.1 for Time Crimes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time Crimes has 438 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Around the World ships an update every 20 months, Time Crimes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Around the World | Time Crimes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.1 (438 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 71.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 438 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 532 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JoyBits Co Ltd. | Rolltower Studios Inc |
Customer experience
Around the World
Time Crimes
Bugs and requests
Around the World
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Time Crimes
Reported bugs
6 issues- Game crashes
- Freezes during gameplay
- In-app purchases not working
- Connectivity issues
- Taps not registering
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- Objectives not tracking properly
Requested features
6 requests- More time travel locations
- Ability to save progress/level upgrades
- Faster energy regeneration
- More mini-games
- Ability to request items from friends
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- Improved tutorial/instructions
In-app purchases
Around the World
- Traveler's Suitcase$3.99
- Researcher's Suitcase$4.99
- Silver Pack$4.99
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- Small Gold Pack$4.99
- Medium Gold Pack$9.99
- Discoverer's Suitcase$12.99
- Big Gold Pack$49.99
- Extra Gold Pack$99.99
Time Crimes
- Pack of Energy Items$2.99
- 15000 Coins$4.99
- 44 Gems$4.99
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- Pack of Hints$7.99
- 93 Gems$9.99
- 30000 Coins and 90 Gems$9.99
- 64500 Coins$19.99
- 190 Gems$19.99
- 395 Gems$39.99
- 999 Gems$99.99
Questions
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