Comparison

Tower Diver vs SFD

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

Head to head
About

Tower Diver

Embark on a perilous journey up a randomly generated tower, battling monsters and collecting treasures to earn your freedom. This game offers a classic RPG experience with modern twists, focusing on simple, fun gameplay.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated tower levels
  • Classic text-based RPG gameplay
  • Collect weapons, gold, and potions
  • Battle goblins and demons
  • Make game-altering choices
  • Simple and fun mechanics
Features
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In a world filled with corrupt kings, door to door toaster salesmen, and lots of squirrels, there lies one thing that everyone loves. Torture. And what better way to torture adventurers who don't do your bidding? Throw them into a giant Tower and make them fight through hordes of goblins and demons to earn their freedom back!! You play as a retired adventurer who was just settling down to have a family, when your king decides to throw you in the Tower, for not obeying his orders. Now you must fight your way to the top of the Tower to earn back your freedom to see your family again! Everything that happens in the Tower is random. You may experience a hoard of Boss Class monsters and have a very difficult time, or you may find nothing but treasure chests full of gold. It all depends on how the Tower is feeling that day. Tower Diver is our first ever mobile game. Our goal was to make something, simple, fun, and something that steered away from all the negatives of today's mobile gaming market. Based on classic text based RPG's that we all knew and loved, Tower Diver brings back that game play into the modern gaming world, with game altering choices, lots of smily faces, succubus (succubuseses?), and squirrels! Game play is simple! You "Dive" up a mysterious Tower collecting a massive collection of weapons, gold and potions, killing or sparing everything in your path. Will you help the lost squirrel running around the tower or will you disregard him and continue on your way?

About

SFD

Embark on a challenging roguelike RPG adventure where you lead a party of adventurers through procedurally generated dungeons. Engage in tactical turn-based combat, discover powerful items, and overcome unique enemies. Victory requires skill and strategy in this old-school difficulty experience.

Highlights
  • RPG with roguelike elements and permadeath
  • Hand-crafted isometric pixel art
  • Randomly-generated dungeons
  • Tactical, turn-based combat
  • 7 unique adventurers with upgrades
  • Over 200 weapons, spells, and items
  • Over 30 unique enemies
Features
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In SFD, you manage a party of adventurers attempting to reach the deepest depths of the Sigma Finite Dungeon. Can you defeat the Lich King Raeleus and the false god NOG at the deepest depths of the dungeon? ※Key Features *Unique blend of RPG with roguelike elements, including permadeath. No second chances! *Hand-crafted isometric pixel art graphics *Randomly-generated dungeons - a new adventure every playthrough! *Tactical, turn-based combat *7 adventurers with their own unique skills and upgrades *More than 200 weapons, spells and items to discover *More than 30 unique enemies with their own attacks and abilities *Use the environment to your advantage! Defeat enemies with spike traps, poison gas and explosive barrels *8 floors of dungeon-crawling action to explore *Old-school difficulty. While the gameplay is simple, only the greatest adventurers will achieve victory! *Description and English translation by WindowOnInfinity

Screenshots

Tower Diver4 screens
SFD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tower Diver at Free against SFD's $4.99. Tower Diver also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (23 vs 7). SFD's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ads 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

Tower Diver is free to download; SFD costs $4.99 up front. Tower Diver sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SFD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SFD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Tower Diver's written reviews are positive against 86% of SFD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tower Diver ships an update weekly, SFD fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 2, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tower Diver versus SFD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower DiverSFD
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (23 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB96 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJoseph Oliveirabyungpil Mun

Customer experience

Tower Diver

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

SFD

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tower Diver

One-time4
  • Donation$0.99
  • 10 Revival Counters$0.99
  • 30 Revival Counters$1.99
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  • Unlimited Revival Counters$19.99
None

SFD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tower Diver free?
Tower Diver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SFD free?
SFD costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tower Diver or SFD?
SFD is rated higher. Tower Diver averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while SFD averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Tower Diver or SFD have ads?
Neither Tower Diver nor SFD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tower Diver or SFD?
Tower Diver ships an update weekly, and SFD fortnightly. Most recently, Tower Diver was updated on July 2, 2026 and SFD on September 10, 2026.

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