Comparison

Tower Diver vs Arena 8

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

Arena 8

Manage a team of fantasy gladiators in tactical turn-based battles. Recruit, equip, and train fighters to compete in a league championship. This old-school manager game offers strategic depth without ads or waiting times.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical battles
  • Gladiator team management
  • Recruit and equip fighters
  • RPG elements with skill progression
  • Fantasy gladiator league
  • No ads or energy waiting
Features
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Arena 8: Liberatio is a turn based strategy game with RPG aspects. Welcome to the age of epic fantasy gladiator fights! Prepare for brutal battles and gain glory in arena! This is an old school strategic & tactical manager game, no ads, no waiting for energy. You manage your team of gladiators in the Gladiator League of Runerock in a world of might and magic. You also command your fighters in turn based tactical battles! The ultimate goal, the League Championship, is awarded to the winner of the First Division. You will recruit new gladiators to your team and buy them melee and missile weapons, armours and spells. Then you are ready to start battles! But beware, mercy is an unknown concept in gladiator battles, injuries are common and the top division gladiators really enjoy crushing rookie teams! You must pay salaries of your gladiators, so hopefully you will get enough ticket revenues and win bonuses from your battles. You must be smart and use your money wisely and invest it to the most promising gladiators. There are various different gladiator classes, for example wise Wizards, cunning Goblins and of course barbaric Barbarians. Gladiators have a set of weapon and magic skills that improve by experience. All classes have weaknesses and strengths, that you must master before you have a chance to match the top teams of the League. Special note for dear Finnish "Areena-pelit" players out there. Arena 8: Liberatio is the latest incarnation of classic Finnish "Areena" gladiator manager games created in 90's. Arena 8 is created for you by the original creator of Arena Games. Now it is first time available in it's full, classic "Areena 5"-like glory in English and Finnish for mobile devices! Areena Games is also in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/areenagames You are welcome to Discord channel of Areena Games: https://discord.gg/8HgVSVZAks Good luck and have fun!

Screenshots

Tower Diver4 screens
Arena 84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tower Diver at weekly against Arena 8's every 5 months. Tower Diver also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Arena 8's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Tower Diver sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Arena 8 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arena 8 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Tower Diver's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arena 8's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tower Diver ships an update weekly, Arena 8 every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tower Diver versus Arena 8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTower DiverArena 8
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (23 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB70 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperJoseph OliveiraSeppo Suorsa

Customer experience

Tower Diver

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

Arena 8

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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
1 purchases

Arena 8

One-time1
  • 18 Extra Character Classes$4.99

Questions

Is Tower Diver free?
Tower Diver is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arena 8 free?
Arena 8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tower Diver or Arena 8?
Arena 8 is rated higher. Tower Diver averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Arena 8 averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Tower Diver or Arena 8 have ads?
Neither Tower Diver nor Arena 8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tower Diver or Arena 8?
Tower Diver ships an update weekly, and Arena 8 every 5 months. Most recently, Tower Diver was updated on October 24, 2026 and Arena 8 on October 24, 2026.

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