# Jolly Run vs Once Upon a Tower

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jolly Run at none against Once Upon a Tower's 10. Jolly Run also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Once Upon a Tower's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 4). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Once Upon a Tower sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Jolly Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

Jolly Run 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 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Jolly Run's written reviews are positive against 75% of Once Upon a Tower's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Jolly Run | Once Upon a Tower |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jolly-run/id1185069145/reviews)** | [4.7 (3.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/once-upon-a-tower/id1209083773/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 4 | **3.3K** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 75.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 108 MB | 226 MB |
| Requires iOS | **7.0** | 12.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Thayne Studio LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/455598136) | [Pomelo Games](https://appshunter.io/developer/899606172) |

## What reviewers say

### Jolly Run

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jolly-run/id1185069145)

Dash through a snowy landscape as Santa Claus, evading children chasing your presents. Test your reflexes to see how long you can last and achieve the highest score in this festive arcade runner.

**Highlights:** Top-down arcade gameplay, Christmas theme, Santa Claus as playable character, Score chasing, Evade pursuers

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Once Upon a Tower

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/once-upon-a-tower/id1209083773)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oscura | $0.99 | one-time |
| Noriko | $0.99 | one-time |
| Lives Pack x10 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Loriel | $0.99 | one-time |
| Denise | $0.99 | one-time |
| Dragon scales x20 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Lives Pack x25 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Lives Pack x25 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Lives Pack x60 | $3.99 | one-time |
| Lives Pack x200 | $9.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💕 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🎮 Simple but engaging mechanics
- 🚀 Great time killer
- 👍 Empowering female characters

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Unclear instructions/tutorials
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads
- 🤖 Unresponsive controls

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- More character/princess variety
- Ability to save progress
- Difficulty settings
- Multiplayer mode
- Level editor


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Jolly Run free?

Jolly Run 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, Jolly Run or Once Upon a Tower?

Jolly Run is rated higher. Jolly Run averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Once Upon a Tower averages 4.7 from 3.3K ratings.

### Do Jolly Run or Once Upon a Tower have ads?

Once Upon a Tower shows ads; Jolly Run does not.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*