Pocket Rogues vs Phantom Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Rogues
Engage in real-time combat, explore procedurally generated dungeons, and upgrade your guild fortress. Choose from diverse hero classes, each with unique skills and progression paths. Uncover secrets and face powerful bosses in this challenging Action-RPG roguelike.
- Real-time action combat
- Diverse hero classes
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Guild fortress upgrades
- Unique locations and enemies
- Regular updates
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Dynamic 2D Roguelike with Action-RPG elements. Raid endless dungeons, rebuild your Fortress, and develop your own heroes! Pocket Rogues combines the classic feel of old-school Action RPGs with the challenge and replayability of the Roguelike genre. Fight through hordes of monsters, explore procedurally generated dungeons, upgrade your guild fortress, and develop powerful heroes as you uncover the secrets hidden deep underground. === FEATURES: === • REAL-TIME ACTION Move, dodge, avoid traps, outmaneuver enemies, and fight in a combat system that rewards control, timing, and player skill. • DIVERSE HERO CLASSES Choose from a variety of heroes, each with unique skills, exclusive equipment, and their own progression paths. • EVERY DUNGEON IS UNIQUE Locations, monsters, loot, and encounters are procedurally generated, making every run different. • UNIQUE LOCATIONS Each location features its own visual style, enemies, traps, and interactive objects. Once unlocked, you can freely travel between them. • BUILD YOUR GUILD FORTRESS Construct and upgrade buildings to unlock new hero classes, strengthen existing ones, and gain access to new mechanics and features. • REGULAR UPDATES Pocket Rogues is actively supported and continuously expanded in close contact with its community. Pocket Rogues features dozens of dungeons filled with unique loot, dangerous enemies, and powerful bosses. Traditional RPG elements such as character progression, equipment upgrades, and world exploration add even more depth to each adventure. “For centuries, a dark dungeon has lured adventurers with its secrets and treasures. One after another, they vanished in its depths after facing the true evil hidden below. Yet the old legends continue to tempt new seekers of glory and fortune. Will you become one of them?” ULTIMATE version of Pocket Rogues is already available: https://itunes.apple.com/app/pocket-rogues-ultimate/id1316150324?mt=8 Discord (Eng): https://discord.gg/nkmyx6JyYZ For any questions, contact the developer directly: ethergaminginc@gmail.com
Phantom Tower
Embark on a challenging roguelike adventure within a mysterious tower. Battle creatures, collect resources to craft gear, and unlock powerful abilities to ascend 100 floors. Every playthrough offers a new experience as you strive to conquer the unknown.
- Action roguelike gameplay
- RPG elements
- Elemental combat system
- Crafting weapons and armor
- Unlockable glyphs
- 100-floor tower ascent
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An ancient Tower shrouded in mystery and forgotten knowledge. Whatever you're looking for, the tower promises to offer: Wealth, Fame or Power. Many ventured the Tower in seach of treasures, but only few were able to return to tell the tale. Prepare to face the unknown, battle mysterious creatures and to forge your destiny. The Phantom Tower is calling, will you answer? Phantom Tower is a fast-paced action roguelike game that combines roguelike and RPG elements. Your ultimate goal is to be able to climb all 100 floors of the Tower, what awaits you at the top? No one knows. Along the way you'll unlock Tower Blessings to aid you in battle, harvest materials from fallen monster to forge new gear and grow stronger with each attempt. Every run is a fresh challenge. Will you conquer the Tower, or become one of its many phantoms? Key Features and tips: - Elemental Dominion: Each class have access to different elements, combine them to trigger powerful reactions, in the early stage of the game reactions will be decisive for defeating your foes, try to use reactions whenever you can! - Glyphs: Unlock mysterious glyphs to enhance your character and unleash hidden powers. - Craft weapons, armors and artifacts to boost your character stats, each piece has its own ability. You can see all the available gear from the Blacksmith.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Phantom Tower at Free against Pocket Rogues's $2.99. Phantom Tower also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Pocket Rogues's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). On rating, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Phantom Tower is free to download; Pocket Rogues costs $2.99 up front. Pocket Rogues sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Phantom Tower sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pocket Rogues against 4.6 for Phantom Tower. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Rogues has 696 ratings behind it against 123, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Pocket Rogues's written reviews are positive against 71% of Phantom Tower's.
Pocket Rogues ships an update every 5 weeks, Phantom Tower every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Rogues | Phantom Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (696 ratings) — better | 4.6 (123 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better | 71.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 696 — better | 123 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #40 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 292 MB | 664 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alexej Leonydov | Horien Studio |
Customer experience
Pocket Rogues
Phantom Tower
User reviews
Pocket Rogues
From 696 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 💎 Excellent value for money
- 🕹️ Satisfying combat and progression
- 🔁 High replayability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs causing lost progress
- 🔁 Repetitive dungeon layouts
- 🔒 Lack of cloud save sync
- 🎮 Suboptimal controls
- 🔍 Unclear mechanics and descriptions
Phantom Tower
From 123 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Unique and engaging gameplay
- 🚀 Responsive controls
- 💎 Satisfying combat and progression
- 🎨 Clean and polished visuals
Room to improve
- 💰 Paid content required to access full game
- 🐛 Occasional performance issues and bugs
Bugs and requests
Pocket Rogues
Reported bugs
5 issues- Archer attack speed bug
- Wizard heal skill inconsistency
- Porcupine pet visual glitch
- Stuck on loading screen
- Disappearing equipped gear
Requested features
6 requests- More character classes and abilities
- Expanded dungeon variety
- Multiplayer co-op mode
- Ability to reset skills/attributes
- Shared pet progression across characters
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- Chinese language support
Phantom Tower
Reported bugs
2 issues- Enemies spawning outside of room
- UI text readability issues
Requested features
4 requests- Controller support
- Ability to choose starting class
- Teleport to boss room option
- Gear unequip functionality
In-app purchases
Pocket Rogues
- Handful of Gems$1.99
- Bag of Gems$4.99
- Chest of Gems$11.99
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- Treasure of Gems$24.99
- Mountain of Gems$49.99
Phantom Tower
- Standard Bag$0.99
- Archer Starter Pack$1.99
- Warrior Starter Pack$1.99
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- Mage Starter Pack$1.99
- Advanced Bag$1.99
- Premium Bag$2.99
- Full Game Unlock$9.99
Questions
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