Comparison

Spoked vs Once Upon a Tower

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

Head to head
About

Spoked

Test your reflexes and strategic thinking with over 1000 challenging puzzles. This game offers a deceptively simple yet engaging experience for players of all ages.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 puzzles
  • Reflex challenges
  • Strategic thinking
  • Simple gameplay
  • Engaging experience
Features
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Challenge your reflexes and strategic thinking with this deceptively simple game. Over 1000 puzzles to master!

About

Once Upon a Tower

Break free from your tower prison in this adventure game. Armed with a war hammer, you'll battle enemies and escape a dragon. Your rescue is up to you!

Highlights
  • Tower escape adventure
  • Battle enemies
  • Fight a dragon
  • Princess protagonist
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Ever wanted to escape somewhere else? Ever felt like you were trapped in a high tower? Ever found yourself waiting for the valiant knight to save you? Wait no more! Cause he isn't coming -- No, really, he isn't. He was literally eaten by that guardian dragon over there. But fear no more, you have all you need to set yourself free. The brave knight left behind his war hammer, I'm sure you can put it to good use, right? You can beat the enemies. You can escape the dragon. YOU CAN DO THIS! Now let the adventure begin, once upon a tower.

Screenshots

Spoked4 screens
Once Upon a Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spoked at none against Once Upon a Tower's 24. Spoked also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Once Upon a Tower's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Once Upon a Tower sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Spoked asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spoked holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Once Upon a Tower has 3.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Spoked versus Once Upon a Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpokedOnce Upon a Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (3.3K ratings)
Positive reviews—75.1% of reviews
Number of ratings13.3K — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB226 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWinkpass Creations, Inc.Pomelo Games

Customer experience

Spoked

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Once Upon a Tower

All ratings3,248 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,167 reviews
Positive75.1%
Neutral9.0%
Negative15.9%

Bugs and requests

Spoked

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Once Upon a Tower

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes when watching ads
  • Progress resets after crashes
  • Challenges not tracking properly
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More character/princess variety
  • Ability to save progress
  • Difficulty settings
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Level editor

In-app purchases

None

Spoked

No in-app purchases

24 purchases

Once Upon a Tower

One-time24
  • Oscura$0.99
  • Sigrid$0.99
  • Noriko$0.99
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  • Lives Pack x10$0.99
  • Myrina$0.99
  • Loriel$0.99
  • Denise$0.99
  • Ali'i$0.99
  • Lilith$0.99
  • Dragon scales x20$0.99
  • Lives Pack x25$0.99
  • Rita$0.99
  • Linda$0.99
  • Muffin$0.99
  • Xochi$0.99
  • Nzinga$0.99
  • Draculina$0.99
  • Lives Pack x25$1.99
  • Lives Pack x60$3.99
  • Dragon scales x100$3.99
  • Lives Pack x200$4.99
  • Lives Pack x200$9.99
  • Lives Pack x1,500$49.99
  • Lives Pack x9,999$99.99

Questions

Is Spoked free?
Spoked is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Once Upon a Tower free?
Once Upon a Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spoked or Once Upon a Tower?
Spoked is rated higher. Spoked averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Once Upon a Tower averages 4.7 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Spoked or Once Upon a Tower have ads?
Once Upon a Tower shows ads; Spoked does not.

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