Comparison

Fish'n'Fish 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
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Fish'n'Fish

Features
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Swim with the other fish and avoid the contact with the sharks. You are getting more points with more fish with you. Be careful - sharks are eating your valuable lives! The attacks are still increasing... Free to play! Enjoy!

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

Fish'n'Fish3 screens
Once Upon a Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fish'n'Fish at none against Once Upon a Tower's shown. Fish'n'Fish also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). Once Upon a Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Fish'n'Fish sells 2 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fish'n'Fish ships an update every 8 months, Once Upon a Tower every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fish'n'Fish versus Once Upon a Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFish'n'FishOnce Upon a Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—3.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB226 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStanislav SvecPomelo Games

Bugs and requests

Fish'n'Fish

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

2 purchases

Fish'n'Fish

One-time2
  • Remove Advertisement$0.99
  • TEN LIVES$0.99
24 purchases

Once Upon a Tower

One-time24
  • Oscura$0.99
  • Sigrid$0.99
  • Noriko$0.99
Show 21 more
  • 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 Fish'n'Fish free?
Fish'n'Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Once Upon a Tower free?
Once Upon a Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fish'n'Fish or Once Upon a Tower have ads?
Once Upon a Tower shows ads; Fish'n'Fish does not.
Which is updated more often, Fish'n'Fish or Once Upon a Tower?
Fish'n'Fish ships an update every 8 months, and Once Upon a Tower every 3 weeks. Most recently, Fish'n'Fish was updated on October 11, 2026 and Once Upon a Tower on October 20, 2026.

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