Hanoi Tower Touch vs Handshake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hanoi Tower Touch
Experience the classic Tower of Hanoi puzzle with a touch-friendly interface. Move disks between rods following simple rules, challenging yourself across 26 difficulty levels. Features include gesture support, move alerts, undo, and game resuming.
- 26 progressive difficulty levels
- Screen gesture support
- Wrong move alert
- Undo moves
- Resume game
- Game Center integration
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The Tower of Hanoi (also known as the Tower of Brahma or Lucas' Tower) is a classic mathematical puzzle. The objective is to move the entire stack of disks from the leftmost peg to the rightmost peg, following these simple rules: - One at a time: Only one disk can be moved at a time. - Top disk only: You can only move the topmost disk from any peg. - Size matters: A larger disk can never be placed on top of a smaller disk. Challenge yourself and see how many levels you can conquer! Features: - 26 progressive difficulty levels - Screen Gesture supported. - Supports wrong move alert - Supports undo moves - Supports resuming game - Game Center supported Subscriptions: ------------------------------- * Premium Features: 3 Months ($2.99) * premium Features: 1 Year ($8.99) The subscriptions auto-renews at the end of the term, unless cancelled 24 hours in advance. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Term of privacy: http://www.jijijaja.com/apps/privacyGame.htm Term of subscription: http://www.jijijaja.com/apps/appleSubscript.htm
Handshake
Facilitates group decision-making for everyday choices like dining and entertainment. Users can quickly swipe to agree on preferences, saving time for more meaningful activities. Offers premium features through a subscription model.
- Group decision making
- Restaurant and movie suggestions
- Vacation destination planning
- Quick agreement through swiping
- Premium features
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Tired of endless discussions and disagreements when making day-to-day decisions with friends and loved ones? With Handshake, groups can quickly and easily agree on everything from restaurants, movies, and vacation destinations to various other categories! Simply swipe together and enjoy more time for the things that matter. Subscribe to access premium features; subscription details are the following: - Length: monthly, yearly - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes account as soon as you confirm your purchase - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - The cost of the renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Hanoi Tower Touch at free with in-app purchases against Handshake's subscription. Hanoi Tower Touch also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 37%) and ratings volume (678 vs 196). Handshake's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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. Hanoi Tower Touch sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Handshake sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Hanoi Tower Touch against 4.5 for Handshake. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 678 and 196 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Hanoi Tower Touch's written reviews are positive against 37% of Handshake's.
Hanoi Tower Touch ships an update every 6 weeks, Handshake fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Hanoi Tower Touch | Handshake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (678 ratings) — better | 4.5 (196 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews — better | 36.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 678 — better | 196 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 景灯 梁 | AI Tools Apps SRL |
Customer experience
Hanoi Tower Touch
Handshake
User reviews
Hanoi Tower Touch
From 678 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤓 Sharpens the mind
- 🧠 Makes brain smarter
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay
- 👍 Great implementation of the game
- 🕰️ Good for passing time
Room to improve
- 🤬 Too many ads
- ⏱️ Slow animations
- 🤯 Impossible to complete highest level
- 🔊 Annoying buzzing sound
- 🤔 Inconsistent controls
Handshake
From 196 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app concept
- 🤝 Helpful for indecisive couples/groups
- 🎥 Wide variety of movie options
- 🍽️ Includes food/restaurant options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
- ⏱️ Slow loading and performance issues
- 🔍 Limited filtering/customization options
- 💰 Subscription/pay-to-use model
- 🌍 Too many international/non-local movies
Bugs and requests
Hanoi Tower Touch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tutorial resets player's progress
- Leaderboard contains impossible scores
- Discs slightly vibrate, disrupting concentration
- Exiting to home screen causes level restart
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Allow tapping to move discs instead of dragging
- Add ability to save progress and resume later
- Include a timer and track time spent on each run
- Optimize animations for faster gameplay
Handshake
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to fetch game data or connect with others
- Swiping issues and unintended swipes
- Matches and history not saving properly
- Constant prompts to update despite no update available
Requested features
5 requests- Add Hulu and other major streaming platforms
- Implement a 'back' button for swiping
- Ability to see all 'liked' movies, not just matches
- Add movie ratings/filters (e.g. no R-rated)
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
In-app purchases
Hanoi Tower Touch
- Premium Features: 3 Months3 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Eliminación de anuncios3 Days trial$2.993 Months
- Premium Features: 1 Year3 Days trial$7.991 Year
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- Eliminación de anuncios3 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Ads removal$2.99
- 20 Hanoi coins$2.99
- 50 Hanoi coins$5.99
Handshake
- Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
- Weekly premium$2.997 Days
- Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
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- Yearly subscription$3.991 Year
- Yearly premium3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Yearly premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Yearly premium$9.991 Year
- Yearly premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Yearly premium$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$9.99








