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.
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.
- Text-based interactive novel
- Choice-driven narrative
- Become a hired assassin
- Travel the world
- Build reputation and wealth
- Multiple character archetypes
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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.
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.
- 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
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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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
It's Killing Time ships an update every 13 months, Diamant Rose every 15 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | It's Killing Time | Diamant Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Choice of Games LLC | Hosted Games LLC |
Customer experience
It's Killing Time
Diamant Rose
In-app purchases
It's Killing Time
No in-app purchases
Diamant Rose
No in-app purchases
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