Mr. Crab 2 vs Once Upon a Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mr. Crab 2
Embark on a beautiful adventure with a superhero crab and his friends to rescue lost baby crabs. Master jumping, navigate challenging passages, and outsmart evil enemies. Collect fun customizations and earn gold medals by mastering timing and quick thinking.
- Rescue baby crabs
- Master jumping and timing
- Navigate challenging levels
- Customize crabs with hats and masks
- Collect gold medals
- Unlock free levels
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Mr. Crab 2 is proud to be part of ‘App Store Best of 2016’! Guess who's back? The irresistible, friendly and cool superhero Mr. Crab. This time he brought some new friends to join him on the most beautiful and meaningful adventure. Will Mr. Crab and his friends manage to save all lost baby crabs? To be able to do this they have to master the jumping, go through exciting and adorable passages and last but not least look out for evil enemies. Will the crab heroes ever succeed? Now it's in your hands to help the Mr. Crab and his friends getting their babies back. Timing is everything In Mr. Crab 2 you´ll need to use all your timing and quick thinking to get gold medals on every level. Challenging levels Lots of challenging and beautiful levels. Levels to unlock for free and level to get as gifts in the vending machine. Customize your crab Collect lots of fun stuff like hats and masks to customize your crabs. Follow @illusionlabs on Twitter Like us at www.facebook.com/illusionlabs1 Credits Music composed by Scott Tobin This game is free to play but it offers in-app-purchases. You may disable in-app-purchasing using your device’s settings.
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!
- Tower escape adventure
- Battle enemies
- Fight a dragon
- Princess protagonist
- Offline gameplay
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Once Upon a Tower at 4.7 against Mr. Crab 2's 4.1. Once Upon a Tower also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 715). Mr. Crab 2's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Mr. Crab 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Once Upon a Tower sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Once Upon a Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 715 and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Mr. Crab 2's written reviews are positive against 75% of Once Upon a Tower's.
Mr. Crab 2 ships an update monthly, Once Upon a Tower every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mr. Crab 2 | Once Upon a Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (715 ratings) | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 75.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 715 | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Illusion Labs | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
Mr. Crab 2
Once Upon a Tower
User reviews
Mr. Crab 2
From 715 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Nostalgic and childhood-related
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 🕹️ Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🐇 Cute and lovable characters
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall for additional levels
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay after a while
- 🐛 Crashes and technical issues
- 📺 Too many ads required to progress
Once Upon a Tower
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🎮 Simple but engaging mechanics
- 🚀 Great time killer
- 👍 Empowering female characters
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Unclear instructions/tutorials
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads
- 🤖 Unresponsive controls
Bugs and requests
Mr. Crab 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels not loading properly
- Purchases not restoring correctly
- Controls and inputs not responsive
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- More free levels to play
- Ability to reset progress
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- Improved level design and variety
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
Mr. Crab 2
- Unlock Roxy$1.99
- Unlock Mr. Frog$1.99
- Unlock Nib-Nib$1.99
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- Unlock Arnold$1.99
- Unlock Swampy$1.99
- Unlock Lucy$1.99
- Unlock Woody$1.99
- Unlock Skully$1.99
- Lolly$1.99
- All Levels$6.99
Once Upon a Tower
- 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
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