Pipe Surf vs Sorcerer's Throne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pipe Surf
Collect as many cubes as you can while navigating through challenging obstacles. Test your reflexes and aim for a high score in this fast-paced game.
- Cube collection
- Obstacle avoidance
- High score chasing
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Eat as many as possible cubes and avoid the obstacles.
Sorcerer's Throne
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Ascend the Sorcerer's Throne — a 200-floor magic tower where every step is a puzzle and every monster is a calculation. This is a love letter to the classic "magic tower" puzzle-RPG: no reflexes required, no timers ticking, no energy bars to refill. Just you, a locked tower, and the question on every floor — which monster do I fight, which key do I spend, and which door do I open first? CLIMB 200 HAND-TUNED FLOORS Ten themed zones, from the mossy lower halls to the throne room at the summit. Every floor is a self-contained logic puzzle: the keys, doors, and monsters are placed so the path through is always solvable — if you plan it. COMBAT IS MATH, NOT TWITCH Walk into a monster and the outcome is already decided by your stats. Read the preview, count the damage, and decide whether this fight is worth the HP. Spells, skills, and a growing bag of magic tools give you ways to bend the numbers. GROW YOUR WIZARD - Level up and choose new skills - Learn spells: Fireball, Frost, Heal Pulse and more - Build a passive skill tree - Equip gear from tower merchants - Adopt a pet that fights alongside you - Uncover secret rooms, hidden walls, and rare NPCs PLAY YOUR WAY - Multiple difficulty modes, from a gentle climb to a brutal Nightmare - Nine save slots - Auto-save so you never lose progress - Full keyboard support on Mac, touch controls on iPhone and iPad - Ten languages - 100% offline — no account, no ads, no tracking Whether you have two minutes or two hours, the tower is waiting. How high can you climb?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pipe Surf at Free against Sorcerer's Throne's $3.99. Pipe Surf also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Sorcerer's Throne's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Pipe Surf is free to download; Sorcerer's Throne costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pipe Surf ships an update weekly, Sorcerer's Throne every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pipe Surf | Sorcerer's Throne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 5minlab Co., Ltd. | Rui Hu |
In-app purchases
Pipe Surf
No in-app purchases
Sorcerer's Throne
No in-app purchases
Questions
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