Comparison

Wizard Swipe vs Space Tower

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

Head to head
About

Wizard Swipe

Engage in a magical castle defense by flinging elemental fireballs at incoming skeletons. Master five elements and unlock powerful abilities through an extensive talent tree. Enjoy endless, procedurally generated levels with increasing challenges and boss encounters.

Highlights
  • Swipe to fling fireballs
  • Hold for powerful blast
  • Enormous talent tree
  • Five elemental magic types
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Boss levels with unique tactics
  • Objective completion for rewards
Features
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Do you love Fire and Balls and want to relax a bit? Then play Wizard Swipe and throw Fireballs at skeletons! Features: • Simple control! Fling fireballs by swiping, or hold them to get a powerful blast! • Enormous talent tree! Become a master of all five elements: fire, ice, air, acid and lightning! • You won’t get bored! The levels are generated from scratch every time! • Unlimited amount of levels! You get bigger rewards and stronger monsters the further you progress! • Do you want to show your skill? Complete objectives and get additional rewards! • Levels with bosses! Choose a specific tactic and defeat them with the help of guile and spell combos. • Are you still wondering if it’s worth playing? Try it – it’s free!

About

Space Tower

Command a galactic defense to protect your space tower from alien invaders. Strategically upgrade your tower's abilities and weapons to withstand relentless waves of enemies and defeat powerful bosses. Enjoy idle gameplay with ample rewards, even while offline.

Highlights
  • Idle tower defense gameplay
  • Strategic tower defense
  • Upgrade basic abilities
  • Activate powerful weapons
  • Unlock and improve tech abilities
  • Defend against alien attacks
  • Battle mighty bosses
Features
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This is a tower defense battle in the galaxy, and you’ve been appointed to be the commander. Choose upgrades and use your strategy to make it an indestructible tower. To defend against aliens’ attacks is your final goal! What you can do: -Upgrade the strength of basic abilities -Activate and develop powerful weapons -Upgrade techs to unlock and improve abilities Game Features: -Idle tower defense gameplay -Defend the space tower with strategy -Mighty bosses await you in each galaxy chapter -Lots of rewards, even when you take a cruise Attack wave after wave of space aliens, defend the tower from mighty bosses and achieve the final success in this idle space TD battle! Let’s start this space adventure, my commander!

Screenshots

Wizard Swipe4 screens
Space Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

Wizard Swipe and Space Tower both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Wizard Swipe's written reviews are positive against 40% of Space Tower's. Wizard Swipe also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Wizard Swipe sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Space Tower sells 21 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Wizard Swipe against 4.8 for Space Tower. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 437 and 571 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Wizard Swipe's written reviews are positive against 40% of Space Tower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wizard Swipe ships an update weekly, Space Tower every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Wizard Swipe versus Space Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWizard SwipeSpace Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (437 ratings)4.8 (571 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings437571 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerniceplay gamesCYBERJOY LIMITED

Customer experience

Wizard Swipe

All ratings432 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.2%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.8%

Space Tower

All ratings568 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

User reviews

Wizard Swipe

From 437 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🕹️ Addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics
  • 💰 Fair monetization
  • 🕰️ Good time-killer

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
  • 🤕 Thumb-straining controls
  • 🔥 Overpowered bosses
  • 💰 Expensive upgrades

Space Tower

From 571 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging and addictive gameplay mechanics
  • ⬆️ Extensive upgrade and progression systems
  • 🎨 Visually appealing design
  • ⏱️ Good for casual play between other activities

Room to improve

  • 💰 Aggressive monetization and pay-to-win mechanics
  • ⚡ Energy system limits gameplay
  • 🐛 Data synchronization failures across devices
  • 🔄 Repetitive grinding required
  • ⏳ Excessively long research/upgrade timers

Bugs and requests

Wizard Swipe

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Glitches in the store/upgrade system

Requested features

4 requests
  • New game modes
  • Bestiary or monster encyclopedia
  • Difficulty settings
  • Multiplayer or online features

Space Tower

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game freezes and fails to load progress data
  • Data not syncing between devices with same Apple ID
  • Ad-free purchases requiring repurchase on new devices
  • Tournament upgrade buffs not applying correctly
  • Research timer displaying incorrect duration (30 minutes showing as 31 hours)
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  • Music not working
  • Unable to access previously completed challenge levels

Requested features

6 requests
  • More game levels
  • Additional weapons and enemy variety
  • Restore previously available game formats (Galaxy Background, Flaming Eye)
  • Remove or reduce energy system
  • Improve gold generation rates
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  • More interactive gameplay features

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Wizard Swipe

One-time11
  • Handful of Gold$1.99
  • Spellbook$1.99
  • Inferno Castle$1.99
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  • Necropolis Castle$1.99
  • Twilight Castle$1.99
  • Pile of Gold$4.99
  • Bag of Gold$9.99
  • Inferno Castle2 variants$9.99
  • Necropolis Castle2 variants$9.99
  • Chest of Gold$24.99
  • Mountain of Gold$99.99
21 purchases

Space Tower

One-time21
  • Newbie Pack$2.99
  • Chapter Pack$2.99
  • Special Pack 1$2.99
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  • Tournament Pack 1$2.99
  • Pouch Of Diamonds$4.99
  • Chapter Pack$4.99
  • Special Pack 2$4.99
  • Piggy Bank$4.99
  • Tournament Pack 2$4.99
  • VIP Pack$9.99
  • Chapter Pack 3$9.99
  • Special Pack 3$9.99
  • Month Card$9.99
  • Tournament Pack 3$9.99
  • Original Price Price 10.99$10.99
  • Resource Pack$14.99
  • Original Price Price 17.99$17.99
  • Special Pack 4$19.99
  • Tournament Pack 4$19.99
  • Premium Resource Pack$29.99
  • Original Price Price 79.99$79.99

Questions

Is Wizard Swipe free?
Wizard Swipe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Tower free?
Space Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Wizard Swipe or Space Tower?
Space Tower is rated higher. Wizard Swipe averages 4.6 out of 5 from 437 ratings, while Space Tower averages 4.8 from 571 ratings.
Do Wizard Swipe or Space Tower have ads?
Space Tower shows ads; Wizard Swipe does not.
Which is updated more often, Wizard Swipe or Space Tower?
Wizard Swipe ships an update weekly, and Space Tower every 5 weeks. Most recently, Wizard Swipe was updated on October 24, 2026 and Space Tower on October 23, 2026.

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