Comparison

It's Killing Time vs Diamant Rose

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

Head to head
About

It's Killing Time

Engage in an ultra-violent, text-based interactive novel where you become a hired assassin. Travel the globe, make critical choices that shape your story, and build your reputation as you navigate a dangerous world of murder-for-hire.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Become a hired assassin
  • Travel the world
  • Build reputation and wealth
  • Multiple character archetypes
Features
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Travel the world, meet interesting new people, and assassinate them for money! "It's Killing Time" is an ultra-violent 140,000-word interactive novel by Eric Bonholtzer, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Earn respect, reputation, and wealth as a hired assassin. You'll be dressed to kill, driving an exotic car with outlandish weapons in the trunk. But in the glamorous, fast-paced world of murder-for-hire, you can never know who to trust and who's gunning to take you out. Who will betray you? Whom will you betray? Will you be a spiritual hitman or hitwoman, a ruthless assassin, a total psychopath, or a righteous killer? The choice is yours.

About

Diamant Rose

An 87,000-word interactive cold war novel where your choices shape the narrative. Play as a French intelligence agent uncovering a diamond smuggling operation tied to past events in Africa. Your decisions will determine your path to revenge or redemption.

Highlights
  • Interactive text-based story
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Cold war espionage theme
  • Play as a French intelligence agent
  • Uncover diamond smuggling operation
  • Focus on revenge or redemption
Features
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Diamonds are pouring out through the Iron Curtain, but somebody talked - your entire spy ring is either dead or disavowed. Everything ties back to what happened a decade prior in Africa, and you have to find out where it ends. The mission isn't over. "Diamant Rose" is a 87,000 word interactive cold war novel by Teo Kuusela, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. • Experience an exciting romp through the deadly world of espionage! • Play the part of a French intelligence agent. • Evade enemies, find old friends, manipulate those closest to your targets. • Shut down a major operation funneling Soviet diamonds past the Iron Curtain. • Will you focus on revenge, or redemption? Your future depends on your actions. 33% of until August 16th!

Screenshots

It's Killing Time4 screens
Diamant Rose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: It's Killing Time at 15 against Diamant Rose's 3. Diamant Rose's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

It's Killing Time costs $4.99 and Diamant Rose $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for It's Killing Time against 5.0 for Diamant Rose. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: It's Killing Time has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of It's Killing Time's written reviews are positive against 100% of Diamant Rose's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

It's Killing Time ships an update every 13 months, Diamant Rose every 15 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
It's Killing Time versus Diamant Rose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIt's Killing TimeDiamant Rose
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating5.0 (15 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB26 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCHosted Games LLC

Customer experience

It's Killing Time

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.4%

Diamant Rose

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

It's Killing Time

No in-app purchases

None

Diamant Rose

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is It's Killing Time free?
It's Killing Time costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Diamant Rose free?
Diamant Rose costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, It's Killing Time or Diamant Rose?
It's Killing Time and Diamant Rose are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do It's Killing Time or Diamant Rose have ads?
Both It's Killing Time and Diamant Rose show ads.
Which is updated more often, It's Killing Time or Diamant Rose?
It's Killing Time ships an update every 13 months, and Diamant Rose every 15 months. Most recently, It's Killing Time was updated on October 24, 2026 and Diamant Rose on October 24, 2026.

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