Comparison

Hanoi Tower vs Pixel Dispatch

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

Head to head
About

Hanoi Tower

A classic logic puzzle game where players move disks between towers following specific rules. It offers multiple difficulty levels and a hint feature to help solve complex challenges. Enjoy a visually distinct experience with a dark theme option.

Highlights
  • Classic Hanoi Tower puzzle mechanics
  • Multiple difficulty levels (3-8 disks)
  • Challenging levels up to 22 disks
  • Dark theme support
  • Hint feature for assistance
Features
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Hanoi Tower, also known as the Tower of Brahma or Lucas' Tower, is a well-known puzzle game that has its origins in India. The primary goal of the game is to move all the disks from the starting tower to the target tower while following a set of straightforward rules: 1. You can only move the topmost disk from one tower to another. 2. Larger disks cannot be placed on top of smaller ones. The game offers a variety of difficulty levels, starting from 3 towers with 3 disks and going up to 3 towers with 8 disks. It also features even more challenging levels, such as 8 towers with 22 disks, offering a total of 62 distinct levels to tackle. Key features of the game include: 1. Support for a dark theme, providing a different visual style. 2. A hint feature that can assist you in learning how to solve the Hanoi Tower puzzle. Enjoy this brilliant puzzle game! If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free to contact us at miaozhi.ai@gmail.com

About

Pixel Dispatch

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Tap a colored cannon. It rides the conveyor belt and shoots blocks of its own color out of the picture above until its ammo runs out. One well-timed cannon strips a column and sets off a chain that takes half the board with it. Get it wrong and your cannons pile up in the four queue slots, and when the fourth one fills the run is over. WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO - Read the board first: only the lowest remaining block in each column can be hit - Send the right color at the right moment, not the fastest one - Chain your hits to build the combo meter, all the way to 12x - Crack ice-sealed blocks open with a Color Bomb - Keep the four queue slots clear, and don't burn through your cannons with blocks still standing EVERY LEVEL IS A PIXEL-ART PICTURE From a tiny 8x7 sprite up to a dense 24x24 scene. Every board is tested before release to make sure it can be cleared. Later levels bring new rules, such as Color Locks, Caged Cannons and Linked Cannons, and the game shows you each one the first time it appears. Past the last level, the hardest boards come back in a new order each time, so there is always another run waiting. BUILT FOR SHORT SESSIONS One thumb, portrait, one level at a time. Most boards take a minute or two. No account, no sign-up, no countdown timer pushing you along. PLAYS WITH THE WI-FI OFF The game itself runs entirely on your iPhone, so it works on a plane, on the subway, or in a basement. Ads and purchases need a connection; the levels do not. FEEL AND SOUND Chunky pixel destruction, particle bursts, screen shake and haptics. Sound, music, screen shake and haptics each have a switch in Settings. Good in headphones, fine on mute. TEN LANGUAGES, SWITCHED IN GAME English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Arabic. Change it any time in Settings; it does not follow your device language unless you want it to. ADS AND PURCHASES Pixel Dispatch is supported by full-screen ads between levels, plus optional videos you can choose to watch for a reward. Gems and Color Bombs are earned by playing, through levels, the daily streak and the Piggy Bank, and are also available as in-app purchases for anyone who wants more of them. A one-time Remove Ads purchase clears the full-screen ads between levels; the reward videos stay optional. No purchase is needed to finish any level. Stuck on a board, or found one that feels unfair? Tell us: https://omerenen.github.io/pixel-dispatch/

Screenshots

Hanoi Tower4 screens
Pixel Dispatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pixel Dispatch at every 5 days against Hanoi Tower's every 7 months. Hanoi Tower's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Hanoi Tower sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pixel Dispatch sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hanoi Tower ships an update every 7 months, Pixel Dispatch every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hanoi Tower versus Pixel Dispatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHanoi TowerPixel Dispatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (43 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCHENGDU MIAOZHI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.OMER ENEN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hanoi Tower

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
5 purchases

Pixel Dispatch

One-time5
  • Starter Bundle$0.99
  • Color Bombs ×5$0.99
  • Gem Pouch$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Gem Chest$4.99

Questions

Is Hanoi Tower free?
Hanoi Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Dispatch free?
Pixel Dispatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hanoi Tower or Pixel Dispatch have ads?
Both Hanoi Tower and Pixel Dispatch show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hanoi Tower or Pixel Dispatch?
Hanoi Tower ships an update every 7 months, and Pixel Dispatch every 5 days. Most recently, Hanoi Tower was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pixel Dispatch on October 13, 2026.

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