Comparison

Dragon's Tower vs Monocular Enemy 2

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

Monocular Enemy 2

Embark on a side-scrolling adventure as a robot fighting to save the world from monsters. Overcome enemies, navigate traps, and defeat powerful bosses to restore peace. This action-packed game offers free play with no waiting or billing, featuring auto-save functionality.

Highlights
  • Side-scrolling 2D action
  • Robot protagonist
  • Defeat enemies and bosses
  • Avoid traps
  • No waiting or billing
  • Auto save
Features
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Monocular Enemy is a side-scrolling 2D action game. A robot stood up to save the world dominated by monsters. Defeat your enemies, avoid traps, defeat bosses and restore peace to the world. This game has no tedious waiting times or billing elements. You can play for free until the ending. It supports auto save. ■ Operation method Lkey: Move left Rkey: Move right Akey: Dash Bkey: Jump Bkey + Bkey: Attack ■ Attack method Press Bkey while jumping to attack. Attack by pressing Bkey while falling.

Screenshots

Dragon's Tower4 screens
Monocular Enemy 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monocular Enemy 2 at 73% against Dragon's Tower's 0%. Monocular Enemy 2 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Dragon's Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dragon's Tower ships an update every 2 months, Monocular Enemy 2 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dragon's Tower versus Monocular Enemy 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon's TowerMonocular Enemy 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (143 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—143 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB57 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developerakira abeYUSEI MIYOSHI

Customer experience

Dragon's Tower

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

Monocular Enemy 2

All ratings143 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral13.6%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

None

Dragon's Tower

No in-app purchases

None

Monocular Enemy 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dragon's Tower free?
Dragon's Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monocular Enemy 2 free?
Monocular Enemy 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dragon's Tower or Monocular Enemy 2 have ads?
Both Dragon's Tower and Monocular Enemy 2 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dragon's Tower or Monocular Enemy 2?
Dragon's Tower ships an update every 2 months, and Monocular Enemy 2 every 12 months. Most recently, Dragon's Tower was updated on June 11, 2026 and Monocular Enemy 2 on September 20, 2026.

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