HotdogUp vs Alien Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HotdogUp
Jump your hotdog character up platforms to score in this challenging 2D platformer. The higher you climb, the faster the game becomes, with shooting sauces adding to the difficulty. Compete with friends and see how high you can go.
- 2D platform gameplay
- Chooseable hotdog characters
- Score-based progression
- Increasing difficulty
- Shooting sauce obstacles
- Share with friends
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Hotdog Up is a 2-D platform game app. You can choose your favorite hotdog character from the store and start playing! The goal is to jump up the platforms to score. The higher you score, the faster the game world moves. Watch out when you are up there! There are some shooting sauces that will increase your mass, making it harder to jump up! Let's see how high you can go! Have fun and enjoy the game and share with your hotdog friends!
Alien Tower
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Tilt, Dodge & Climb! Avoid the flames and reach for the sky in Alien Tower, a fast-paced arcade game where every move counts! Tilt your platform to guide cute little aliens up a mysterious tower. Dodge deadly fire traps and stay focused, one wrong move and it's game over! Simple to play but hard to master, Alien Tower offers intense vertical action in short, addictive bursts. Features: - Intuitive one-touch tilt mechanics - Fast, challenging arcade gameplay - Stylish minimalist graphics - Energetic soundtrack by Szymon Szewczyk - Compete for the best score! Can you help the aliens escape the flames and climb to the top?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HotdogUp at none against Alien Tower's shown. HotdogUp also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). Alien Tower's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. HotdogUp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alien Tower sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HotdogUp ships an update every 5 days, Alien Tower every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HotdogUp | Alien Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cathy Oun | Laurent Bakowski |
In-app purchases
HotdogUp
- RemoveAds$0.99
Alien Tower
- All Aliens !$1.99
