Comparison

Dragon's Tower vs Dairy Dave

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

Head to head
About

Dragon's Tower

Embark on a retro pixel art adventure as an apprentice swordsman. Battle dragons, collect legendary equipment, and rescue a princess from a tower. Enjoy simple controls and a nostalgic game world with charming characters and items.

Highlights
  • Pixel art retro graphics
  • Simple jump and dash controls
  • Collect legendary equipment
  • Battle dragons and enemies
  • Rescue the princess for true ending
  • Item upgrades and power-ups
Features
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An old-style pixel 2D platformer who becomes an apprentice swordsman, confronts dragons and rescues princesses. You can easily enjoy your adventure with simple operations such as jumping and dashing attacks. Enjoy the world of charming enemy characters, items that grow apprentice swordsmen, and a simple and nostalgic game world. ◆ Story ◆ This is a certain kingdom. The jewel that contained the dragon was stolen by an evil swordsman. Unleashing the dragon from the jewels, the swordsman gained immense power and hijacked the tower of the kingdom. The king managed to escape, but the princess was captured. The king sent many troops to the tower to retrieve the princess and the jewels, but none of them came back alive ... As a last resort, I decided to entrust everything to the "apprentice swordsman," the descendant of the legendary swordsman who once contained the dragon in a jewel. Many objected to sending the "apprentice swordsman" to the tower, but the king felt something. Find the legendary equipment that the legendary swordsman once wore, and regain the jewels and princess. The "apprentice swordsman" invaded through the hidden passage of the tower on a full moon night. ◆ Game overview ◆ The purpose is to collect the legendary equipment and keys in the dragon tower and defeat the demon swordsman and dragon. Also, a princess is captured somewhere in the tower. The princess can clear the game without rescuing, but rescue is required for the true ending. There are two types of attack methods, "dash attack" and "trampling". -Dash attack ... Effective against all enemies, but also damages the player. -Treading ... (an attack that jumps and tramples the enemy's head) has some effects, and the player is not damaged. When you get an item, it will be displayed in the upper left of the screen and will be equipped automatically. When the life at the top left of the screen runs out, it will be respawned at the previous checkpoint (the position of the last coin picked up). "START" ... Play the game from the beginning. "CONTINUE" ... Select the saved area and start. ◆ Operation method ◆ ■ Touch operation Move left and right ... Virtual stick Jump ... Virtual A button Dash attack ... Virtual B button ◆ Item ◆ ■ Legendary equipment Boots ... Move faster, increase the distance of dash attacks. Sword ... Attack power increases. Shield ... Increases defense. Armor ... Becomes invincible during a dash attack. ■ Other items Green medicine ... Recovers physical strength. Coins ... When you take a coin, you can start from that place. (Checkpoint) FD (floppy disk)… If you take the FD, you can start from that location even if you quit the application. (Save point) Dragon Jewel ... The game is clear when you get it. Princess ... I'm imprisoned somewhere in the tower. Necessary for a true ending.

About

Dairy Dave

Collect milk in a mountain panorama while avoiding obstacles and racing against the clock. Enjoy classic jump-and-run controls, retro graphics, and nostalgic music. Compete for a spot on the online high score ranking.

Highlights
  • Classic jump and run controls
  • Online high score ranking
  • Lovely pixel art graphics
  • Retro chip-like sound effects
  • Nostalgic music
  • Southpaw control option
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While avoiding obstacles, your main goal in this beautiful mountain panorama is – you have probably guessed it – to collect as much milk as possible. Dave can move around freely on the screen with controls inspired by famous classic Jump and Runs. But beware: You are running against the clock! So make sure to keep milking to refill the timer. While you progress through the game, the obstacles become tougher to avoid, too. The graphics, music, and sound effects are straight-up inspired by the good old days of video game history. Dairy Dave's feature list: - classic controls via virtual buttons (jumping, moving left and right) - online high score ranking - in-game tutorial with a bonus soundtrack - lovely designed pixel art - retro chip-like sound effects - nostalgic music - swap touch control option (southpaw control) Dairy Dave does not collect any personal information from you. To get listed in the high score, you need to prompt a username. Please visit our privacy policy here: https://mistertabasco.com/dairy-dave-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Dragon's Tower4 screens
Dairy Dave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Dairy Dave at none against Dragon's Tower's shown. Dairy Dave also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dragon's Tower ships an update every 2 months, Dairy Dave every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dragon's Tower versus Dairy Dave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon's TowerDairy Dave
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB95 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developerakira abeMarcel Sydow

Customer experience

Dragon's Tower

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Dairy Dave

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dragon's Tower

No in-app purchases

None

Dairy Dave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dragon's Tower free?
Dragon's Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dairy Dave free?
Dairy Dave is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dragon's Tower or Dairy Dave have ads?
Dragon's Tower shows ads; Dairy Dave does not.
Which is updated more often, Dragon's Tower or Dairy Dave?
Dragon's Tower ships an update every 2 months, and Dairy Dave every 4 weeks. Most recently, Dragon's Tower was updated on October 12, 2026 and Dairy Dave on October 21, 2026.

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