Once Upon a Tower vs Dadish 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Dadish 3
Embark on a challenging platforming adventure to rescue kidnapped children. Navigate diverse environments, battle junk food enemies, and discover hidden collectibles in this action-packed quest.
- 50 challenging levels
- Collect baby radishes and possums
- Battle junk food themed enemies
- Ride a dolphin
- Unlockable secrets
- Controller support
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When his kids board a bus for a suspicious field trip, Dadish sets off to find them before they're turned into radish soup! Along the way he'll splash through a sewer, get lost in the desert, ride a dolphin, and reluctantly reunite with his estranged spouse. Help Dadish rescue his children once more, in his most fun and challenging adventure yet. • Dadish’s most action-packed adventure yet! • A retro platformer from the creator of Super Fowlst and Dadish • 50 very good levels • A whole bunch of baby radishes (and a couple of possums) to find • Get a piggy back ride from your ex-wife, who is a tomato • Murderous ice creams, cupcake snakes, bread that's in a bad mood, and more junk food themed foes • Five stupid bosses • Befriend and ride a dolphin • The harsh realities of parenthood • A cool soundtrack • Dialog that is kind of funny • Controller support • Collectable stars • Unlockable secrets • Never give up
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Once Upon a Tower at 4.7 against Dadish 3's 4.5. Once Upon a Tower also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 1K). Dadish 3's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 75%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Once Upon a Tower sells 24 one-off in-app purchases and Dadish 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.3K and 1K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Once Upon a Tower's written reviews are positive against 83% of Dadish 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Once Upon a Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, Dadish 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Once Upon a Tower | Dadish 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better | 4.5 (1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.1% of reviews | 83.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 1K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| 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 — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pomelo Games | Thomas Young |
Customer experience
Once Upon a Tower
Dadish 3
User reviews
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
Dadish 3
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
- 🤩 Charming characters and dialogue
- 🎨 Beautiful pixel art graphics
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
- 💎 High quality mobile game
Room to improve
- 🤬 Extremely difficult levels
- 🤯 Frustrating lack of checkpoints
- 🤖 Glitchy and buggy at times
- 🔍 Small button sizes on larger screens
- 🙄 Repetitive enemy/boss mechanics
Bugs and 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
Dadish 3
Reported bugs
5 issues- Levels freezing or crashing
- Progress/save data getting deleted
- Inconsistent input responsiveness
- Graphical/visual glitches
- Soft locks during cutscenes
Requested features
5 requests- Add more checkpoints or level skipping
- Improve button/control customization
- Expand on the story and lore
- Introduce new gameplay mechanics
- Release Dadish 4 as soon as possible
In-app purchases
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
Dadish 3
- Remove Ads$5.99
Questions
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