Comparison

Pocket Rogues vs Phantom Tower

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time action combat
  • Diverse hero classes
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Guild fortress upgrades
  • Unique locations and enemies
  • Regular updates
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Pocket Rogues4 screens
Phantom Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Rogues versus Phantom Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket RoguesPhantom Tower
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (696 ratings) — better4.6 (123 ratings)
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews — better71.1% of reviews
Number of ratings696 — better123
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#40 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size292 MB664 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAlexej LeonydovHorien Studio

Customer experience

Pocket Rogues

All ratings677 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews300 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative14.7%

Phantom Tower

All ratings115 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative20.6%

User reviews

Pocket Rogues

From 696 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

5 purchases

Pocket Rogues

One-time5
  • 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
7 purchases

Phantom Tower

One-time7
  • 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

Is Pocket Rogues free?
Pocket Rogues costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Phantom Tower free?
Phantom Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Rogues or Phantom Tower?
Pocket Rogues is rated higher. Pocket Rogues averages 4.7 out of 5 from 696 ratings, while Phantom Tower averages 4.6 from 123 ratings.
Do Pocket Rogues or Phantom Tower have ads?
Phantom Tower shows ads; Pocket Rogues does not.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Rogues or Phantom Tower?
Pocket Rogues ships an update every 5 weeks, and Phantom Tower every 10 days. Most recently, Pocket Rogues was updated on October 22, 2026 and Phantom Tower on October 21, 2026.

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