Tower Fortress vs Monocular Enemy 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tower Fortress
Embark on a roguelite run-and-gun adventure to conquer a mysterious, creature-infested tower. Each playthrough offers a unique challenge with randomized levels, evolving abilities, and diverse weaponry. Unlock new suits and upgrades to aid your ascent and defeat formidable bosses.
- Randomized levels for replayability
- Evolving abilities and skills
- Four themed zones with unique hazards
- Multiple gun types
- Unlockable suits with unique abilities
- Level-end upgrades
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A mysterious tower has risen! It emits plumes of noxious green smoke from its summit making people sick. Strange creatures infest the tower but if nobody tries to ascend it we will all be doomed! Are you that hero?..... Features: -Randomised for replay. Every run is different! -Evolve your abilities and skill to progress ever further up the tower! -4 Themed zones to ascend! -Unique hazards and monsters to each zone! -4 Epic End Zone Boss Fights! -Loads of Gun Types including, Laser, T Gun, Bubble Gun and Shotgun! -25 Suits to unlock each with unique abilities that affect play. -Upgrade yourself at the end of each level with 20 upgrade abilities! -Important information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion for other nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.
Monocular Enemy 2
Embark on a side-scrolling adventure as a robot fighting to save the world from monsters. Overcome enemies, navigate traps, and defeat powerful bosses to restore peace. This action-packed game offers free play with no waiting or billing, featuring auto-save functionality.
- Side-scrolling 2D action
- Robot protagonist
- Defeat enemies and bosses
- Avoid traps
- No waiting or billing
- Auto save
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Monocular Enemy is a side-scrolling 2D action game. A robot stood up to save the world dominated by monsters. Defeat your enemies, avoid traps, defeat bosses and restore peace to the world. This game has no tedious waiting times or billing elements. You can play for free until the ending. It supports auto save. ■ Operation method Lkey: Move left Rkey: Move right Akey: Dash Bkey: Jump Bkey + Bkey: Attack ■ Attack method Press Bkey while jumping to attack. Attack by pressing Bkey while falling.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monocular Enemy 2 at none against Tower Fortress's 4. Monocular Enemy 2 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Tower Fortress's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment 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. Tower Fortress sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Monocular Enemy 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monocular Enemy 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tower Fortress has 812 ratings behind it against 162, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Tower Fortress's written reviews are positive against 73% of Monocular Enemy 2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tower Fortress ships an update every 6 days, Monocular Enemy 2 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tower Fortress | Monocular Enemy 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (812 ratings) | 4.7 (162 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 812 — better | 162 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | YUSEI MIYOSHI |
Customer experience
Tower Fortress
Monocular Enemy 2
In-app purchases
Tower Fortress
- Gem Pack$0.99
- Gem Box$1.99
- Gem Chest$2.99
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- Premium$3.99
Monocular Enemy 2
No in-app purchases
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