Once Upon a Tower vs Epic Life Diary
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.
Epic Life Diary
Nurture unique characters and guide them through their stories with simple taps. Discover new endings and shape their abilities and appearance. Embark on an epic journey to create the life you desire.
- Multiple unique characters to raise
- Tap-based gameplay mechanics
- Branching story paths
- Discover new endings
- Character ability customization
- Character appearance customization
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Grow your life in just one tap! What kind of epic life will you create? Every tap might completely change the hero’s abilities, appearance, and story…?! ●Characters to Raise ・The Cat Who Saw the Stars Raise a curious little kitten and help it reach its sparkling dream! ・The Half-Dragon A mysterious being with dragon’s blood—what growth path will you choose? ・A Strange Part-Timer, A Maid Robot, The Knight in Ice… There are many more unique characters and episodes waiting for you! Nurture each story with simple taps and discover brand-new endings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Epic Life Diary at none against Once Upon a Tower's 24. Epic Life Diary also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Once Upon a Tower's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Once Upon a Tower sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Epic Life Diary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Epic Life Diary 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Once Upon a Tower's written reviews are positive against 80% of Epic Life Diary's.
Once Upon a Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, Epic Life Diary every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Once Upon a Tower | Epic Life Diary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.1% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 226 MB | 509 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pomelo Games | Puffything Games Inc. |
Customer experience
Once Upon a Tower
Epic Life Diary
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
Epic Life Diary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Epic Life Diary
No in-app purchases
Questions
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