# Windup Tower — Time moves only when you do

> Time moves only when you do (iPhone/iPad app by 亚 张.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/windup-tower/id6817731718 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [亚 张](https://appshunter.io/developer/1084990479)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 11 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-11-02
- Data updated: 2026-11-04

## What is Windup Tower?

Midnight struck and the whole tower stopped. You are the last wind-up toy still ticking, and the world only moves when you do.

Drag up to climb, drag down to step back. Pendulums, gears and cuckoo clocks freeze while you stand still, but the black tide rising from below never waits.

- Climb eight chapters and earn up to 24 stars for clearing them, meeting tick targets and making perfect crossings.
- Rock back and forth to swing pendulums out of your way. Grab keys to push the tide back, freeze it with pocket watches, or smash through obstacles with overwind.
- Climb a new Daily Tower every day, the same for everyone, with a ghost of your best run. It resets at 00:00 UTC.
- Compare your best heights and total stars on Apple Game Center leaderboards.
- Five hand-tuned themes and eight tiny wind-up bots in crisp 1-bit dithering.

The eight story chapters, Daily Tower, Real-time Challenge and Endless Tower are free. Clear story chapters to open eight additional Master Trials and collect up to 24 trial badges. The first trial is free; Pro unlocks the other seven, all premium themes and matching icons, and doubles earned gears. Trial badges are separate from the standard leaderboards.

New ways to climb: plan your steps in Windup mode, where keys refill your spring, or race to floor 60 in Sprint and compare your splits with your best run. Both modes are free. On iPhone Duo, unfold the full-screen tower or keep climbing on the compact cover display.

No ads. No registration required to play. No tracking. Progress is saved on your device; optional leaderboards share your nickname and scores through Apple Game Center.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Washi Shrine Theme | $1.99 | one-time |
| Windup Tower Pro | $3.99 | one-time |
| Candy Toyshop Theme | $1.99 | one-time |
| Abyss Lighthouse Theme | $1.99 | one-time |


## Is Windup Tower safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Windup Tower.

## Is Windup Tower legit?

Windup Tower appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Windup Tower is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-11-03

- New Windup mode: plan every step and collect keys to keep your spring wound.
- New Sprint mode: race to floor 60 and chase your best-run ghost.
- Compare split times at floors 20, 40 and 60, with dedicated results and mode guides.
- Added an option for the app icon to follow your theme, plus clearer purchase status recovery.
- Reduced background drawing while paused and on the results screen.
- Added layouts for the iPhone Duo cover and unfolded displays, with full-screen support when unfolded and improved theme selection and purchase screens.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-02

No release notes.

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All apps by 亚 张: https://appshunter.io/developer/1084990479

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