Causality vs Lara Croft GO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Causality
Manipulate time to solve intricate puzzles and guide stranded astronauts to safety. Work with your past selves across alien landscapes to overcome paradoxes and complete hazardous levels within a time limit.
- Manipulate time to change level outcomes
- Work with past selves
- Solve paradoxes
- Guide astronauts to safety
- 60 challenging levels
- Unlock achievements
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Causality is a puzzle game about manipulating time, altering the sequence of events and changing the outcome of each level. Set across strange and alien landscapes, help a group of stranded astronauts find a route to safety. Travel through time, work with your past selves and solve paradoxes as you take on this uniquely challenging puzzler. Each level represents a brief but hazardous moment in time. Levels are completed by guiding each astronaut to an exit that matches their colour, within a limited time frame. When all astronauts reach an exit the level is complete. - Control time and change the outcome of each level - Work with your past selves to solve puzzles - 60 levels to complete - 13 achievements to unlock
Lara Croft GO
Embark on a turn-based puzzle adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover secrets, face deadly challenges, and solve over 115 puzzles across 7 chapters. Collect relics and unlock new outfits for Lara.
- Turn-based puzzle-adventure gameplay
- Explore ancient ruins and discover secrets
- Over 115 puzzles across 7 chapters
- Fight enemies and overcome obstacles
- Collect ancient relics and unlock outfits
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Apple's iPhone Game of the Year 2015 Best Mobile/Handheld Game - The Game Awards 2015 Lara Croft GO is a turn based puzzle-adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover well-kept secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom. • Experience lush visuals and a captivating soundtrack • Navigate using simple swipe-to-move controls • Fight menacing enemies, overcome dangerous obstacles and escape deadly traps • Solve more than 115 puzzles split into 7 chapters • Collect ancient relics and unlock new outfits for Lara A legit masterpiece - The App Store A classic Tomb Raider experience - IGN A journey well worth taking - Entertainment Weekly A really great puzzle game- The Verge Please note: Lara Croft GO is not compatible with the iPhone 4.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Causality at none against Lara Croft GO's 2. Causality also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Lara Croft GO's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 185). On price, 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
Causality costs $1.99 and Lara Croft GO $2.39 up front. Lara Croft GO sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Causality asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lara Croft GO holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lara Croft GO has 4.6K ratings behind it against 185, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Causality's written reviews are positive against 79% of Lara Croft GO's.
Causality ships an update every 3 months, Lara Croft GO every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Causality | Lara Croft GO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.39 |
| Rating | 4.4 (185 ratings) | 4.8 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | 79.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 185 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #24 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Loju LTD | Deca Live Operations GmbH |
Customer experience
Causality
Lara Croft GO
User reviews
Causality
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Unique and challenging puzzles
- 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use UI
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and sound design
- 💡 Innovative time travel mechanics
- 🧠 Mind-bending gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches in certain levels
- 🤔 Lack of clear instructions or tutorials
- 🕹️ Unintuitive controls on some devices
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after a while
Lara Croft GO
From 4.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Great puzzles and graphics
- 🎨 Fantastic visuals and atmosphere
- 🧠 Challenging yet rewarding puzzles
- 🎶 Calming and immersive soundtrack
- 🕹️ Intuitive and responsive controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game crashes when killing certain enemies
- 🤖 Lack of controller support
- 💰 Paywall for hints and walkthroughs
Bugs and requests
Causality
Reported bugs
3 issues- Certain levels (e.g. 307, 407, 410) not working as expected
- Game crashing or freezing on some devices
- Issues with achievements not unlocking properly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to replay completed levels
- Cloud save/sync support
- Difficulty settings or options
Lara Croft GO
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on specific levels when killing enemies
- Certain levels do not load properly
- Issues with saving and syncing progress across devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and expansions
- Level editor or sandbox mode
- Ability to disable music while keeping sound effects
In-app purchases
Causality
No in-app purchases
Lara Croft GO
- All Puzzle Solutions$1.99
- Square Enix Outfit Pack$1.99
