Comparison

Dragon's Tower vs Fighting Monsters

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

Fighting Monsters

Engage in challenging retro-style 2D shooting action. Aim for the goal by defeating waves of monsters. Master the mechanics to overcome difficult bosses.

Highlights
  • Retro 2D shooting gameplay
  • Defeat monsters
  • Boss battles
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Goal-oriented progression
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A retro-style 2D shooting action game. Aim for the goal while shooting and defeating monsters. It's quite difficult, but if you do your best, you can defeat the boss.

Screenshots

Dragon's Tower4 screens
Fighting Monsters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fighting Monsters at 50% against Dragon's Tower's 0%. Dragon's Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 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, Fighting Monsters every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dragon's Tower versus Fighting Monsters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDragon's TowerFighting Monsters
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB88 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developerakira abeHirokazu Uno

Customer experience

Dragon's Tower

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

Fighting Monsters

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dragon's Tower

No in-app purchases

None

Fighting Monsters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dragon's Tower free?
Dragon's Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fighting Monsters free?
Fighting Monsters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dragon's Tower or Fighting Monsters have ads?
Both Dragon's Tower and Fighting Monsters show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dragon's Tower or Fighting Monsters?
Dragon's Tower ships an update every 2 months, and Fighting Monsters every 6 months. Most recently, Dragon's Tower was updated on October 12, 2026 and Fighting Monsters on October 24, 2026.

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