Comparison

Super Pixel Heroes 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

Super Pixel Heroes

Engage in epic pixelated battles, creating your own superhero identity to defeat villains. Collect and unlock a diverse roster of hilarious action heroes from various themed worlds, unleashing comical finishers and special abilities in retro-style arcade arenas.

Highlights
  • Create superhero identity
  • Collect legendary heroes
  • Four thematic worlds (Dino, Jungle, Zombies, Robots)
  • Retro-style arcade action
  • Unleash hilarious finishers and SPs
  • Exciting arenas with unique obstacles
  • Open crates for hero parts
Features
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Epic Heroes in Exciting Pixel Battles. Create your own superhero identity and beat the evilest supervillains in the universe on your way to becoming a champion. Laugh out loud as you fight with cool and hilarious action heroes from the dynamic worlds of Dinosaurs, Robots, and Zombies. Choose from an absolutely entertaining roster of champions to begin your journey of endless fun. This wacky arcade-style game has heroic pixel figures of Jungle King Shere Khan, Atom, Zeus, and never-seen-before ZOMBIE super stars – meaning “A Never Ending PIXEL SMASHING Adventure”! Stomp over opponents, push them against obstacles and even chase them as they try to sneak away from you – It’s all about making your moves look cool and quirky. COLLECT LEGENDARY HEROES Unravel legendary super heroes with super-cool abilities and exciting action moves to experience crazy comical action. Unlock cool, funky characters like Dinosaurs, Jungle heroes, Zombies, Sci-fi movie Robots and more. A QUAD-WORLD OF HEROES & PUNKS Now, choose your super heroes from 4 vivid and entertaining thematic worlds – DINO, JUNGLE, ZOMBIES and ROBOTS. Punt opponents in the air as you dance and groove to the vintage 8-bit arcade tunes. Go completely BONKERS in this never experienced before contest of pixel smashing. RETRO-STYLE ARCADE ACTION Make a swooning entrance into the arena and tease opponents with mischievous gestures. Smash & Bash Pixels! Whether kids or adults; have lots of smashy fun while you experience the thrill of winning fights even with one limb remaining. UNLEASH HILARIOUS FINISHERS and SPs Knockout challengers with hilarious finishing moves – smash, dash, bash and even fart - in this amazing pixel smashing game! Chase them, hop on them or squash their bellies using epic abilities of Bleed, Critical Damage, Stun, Force Field, Obstacle Shield, Last Stand & Instant Death special abilities on your road to become the champions of pixel clash. EXCITING ARENAS, INTUITIVE GAMEPLAY Escape rolling fireballs, spiked iron and unique obstacles in vintage art-style arenas - Lava River, Helipad and the Dockyard. Know your moves and dodges with the interactive on-screen tips and suggestions. UNRAVEL POWERFUL CHAMPIONS Open Rare, Epic and Legendary crates with surprise rewards of amazing hero parts. JOIN ‘SUPER PIXEL HEROES’ EXCLUSIVE FAN CLUB Enjoy regular news on game updates, characters, features, views, video tips and more for Free Like us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/reliancegames Follow us on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/reliancegames Watch us on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/reliancegames

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

Super Pixel Heroes4 screens
Once Upon a Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Once Upon a Tower at every 3 weeks against Super Pixel Heroes's every 3 months. Once Upon a Tower also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 1K) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Super Pixel Heroes sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Once Upon a Tower sells 10 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 Super Pixel Heroes against 4.7 for Once Upon a Tower. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Super Pixel Heroes's written reviews are positive against 75% of Once Upon a Tower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Super Pixel Heroes ships an update every 3 months, Once Upon a Tower every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Super Pixel Heroes versus Once Upon a Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuper Pixel HeroesOnce Upon a Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings)4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better75.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1K3.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size379 MB226 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperReliance GamesPomelo Games

Customer experience

Super Pixel Heroes

All ratings1,037 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews295 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative16.6%

Once Upon a Tower

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

User reviews

Super Pixel Heroes

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🎨 Great pixel art graphics
  • 🔥 Awesome crossover characters
  • 🕹️ Simple and intuitive controls
  • 🎉 Nostalgic and reminiscent of childhood

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Overpowered AI opponents
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📺 Too many intrusive ads
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay loop
  • 🔒 Difficulty unlocking new characters

Once Upon a Tower

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What 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

Super Pixel Heroes

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to connect to servers
  • Rewards not unlocking properly
  • Game crashes after certain playtime
  • Unresponsive controls during fights

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more diverse characters and franchises
  • Implement online multiplayer mode
  • Allow for deeper character customization
  • Introduce new game modes and challenges
  • Improve the reward system for progression

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

10 purchases

Super Pixel Heroes

One-time10
  • Parry's Pouch$0.99
  • ATOM Common$0.99
  • NOISY BOY Common.$0.99
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  • SPIKE Common.$0.99
  • KING KONG Common.$0.99
  • Rare Starter Pack-Deal$3.99
  • Baloo's Bounty$4.99
  • Epic Starter Pack-Deal$4.99
  • ATOM Legendary.$9.99
  • KING KONG Legendary.$9.99
10 purchases

Once Upon a Tower

One-time10
  • Oscura$0.99
  • Noriko$0.99
  • Lives Pack x10$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Loriel$0.99
  • Denise$0.99
  • Dragon scales x20$0.99
  • Lives Pack x25$0.99
  • Lives Pack x25$1.99
  • Lives Pack x60$3.99
  • Lives Pack x200$9.99

Questions

Is Super Pixel Heroes free?
Super Pixel Heroes 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.
Which has better reviews, Super Pixel Heroes or Once Upon a Tower?
Once Upon a Tower is rated higher. Super Pixel Heroes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Once Upon a Tower averages 4.7 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Super Pixel Heroes or Once Upon a Tower have ads?
Both Super Pixel Heroes and Once Upon a Tower show ads.
Which is updated more often, Super Pixel Heroes or Once Upon a Tower?
Super Pixel Heroes ships an update every 3 months, and Once Upon a Tower every 3 weeks. Most recently, Super Pixel Heroes was updated on November 2, 2026 and Once Upon a Tower on November 4, 2026.

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