Idle Press vs Tower Crusher!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Press
Experience the satisfaction of owning and operating a powerful industrial press. Crush a variety of objects with satisfying physics and see how much you can destroy.
- Operate a powerful industrial press
- Crush a variety of objects
- Satisfying physics simulation
- Personal press ownership simulation
- Unlimited crushing
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Always wanted to own your personal press and crush all the stuff? Now you can make it real! Powerful industrial press is right inside of your iPhone. Crush as hard as you want. Crush it all. Will it crush? Sure it will!
Tower Crusher!
Strategically place turrets to demolish towering structures. Aim your shots and unleash destruction to clear each level. Experience satisfying physics-based demolition.
- Strategic turret placement
- Physics-based destruction
- Satisfying demolition gameplay
- Level-based progression
- Aiming and shooting mechanics
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Place your turrets and destroy the tower!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Idle Press at none against Tower Crusher!'s shown. Idle Press also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 8%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Tower Crusher!'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Idle Press sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Tower Crusher! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Idle Press against 4.6 for Tower Crusher!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3K and 2.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Idle Press's written reviews are positive against 8% of Tower Crusher!'s.
Idle Press ships an update monthly, Tower Crusher! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Press | Tower Crusher! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3K ratings) | 4.6 (2.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.3% of reviews — better | 7.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 2.5K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 317 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Zplay (Beijing) Info. Tech. Co.,Ltd. | Rollic Games |
Customer experience
Idle Press
Tower Crusher!
User reviews
Idle Press
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast progress
- 🎮 Satisfying gameplay
- 🕰️ Relaxing experience
- 💰 Generous rewards
Room to improve
- 🔍 Lack of content/features
- 💢 Excessive ads
- 🚫 Paid ad removal not working
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
Tower Crusher!
From 2.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun time-waster game
- 💰 Decent earning potential
Room to improve
- 🚫 Excessive ads
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🧠 Fake leaderboard
- 💰 Ads not removed after purchase
Bugs and requests
Idle Press
Reported bugs
3 issues- Gems/money getting stuck after upgrades
- Ads shown despite paid ad removal
- Offline progress not tracking properly
Requested features
4 requests- More content and progression
- Improved ad implementation
- Better offline/idle functionality
- Visual improvements
Tower Crusher!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes and progress loss
- Upgrades not persisting between levels
Requested features
3 requests- Offline mode
- Ability to change player name
- More tower variety
In-app purchases
Idle Press
- 15 Gems Pack$0.99
- No ADS$1.99
- 90 Gems Pack$4.99
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- 210 Gems Pack$9.99
- 480 Gems Pack$19.99
- 1275 Gems Pack$49.99
- 2850 Gems Pack$99.99
Tower Crusher!
- Remove Ads?$2.99
Questions
Is Idle Press free?
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Which has better reviews, Idle Press or Tower Crusher!?
Do Idle Press or Tower Crusher! have ads?
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