Comparison

Tangle Tower vs Fran Bow

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

Head to head
About

Tangle Tower

Investigate a bizarre murder in a twisted mansion. Explore eerie gardens and a chilling crime scene, uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve unique puzzles. Can you reveal the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Highlights
  • Explore a twisted mansion
  • Discover curious clues
  • Interrogate peculiar suspects
  • Solve unique puzzles
  • Fully voiced and animated characters
  • Atmospheric orchestral soundtrack
  • Digitally painted environments
Features
Currently charting
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Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Freya Fellow has been murdered. The lead suspect? A shadowy figure found looming over her body, wielding a knife. The problem? That suspect... is just a painting. Investigate the entirety of Tangle Tower, from the bizarre and eerie gardens, to the cold and ominous crime scene at the very top. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower? • A fully voiced and animated cast of characters • Atmospheric original orchestral soundtrack • Beautiful digitally painted environments to explore

About

Fran Bow

Embark on a psychological adventure as a young girl navigating a sinister alternate reality to uncover her parents' killers. Use unique abilities to solve puzzles, interact with characters, and explore a hand-painted world.

Highlights
  • Story-driven psychological adventure
  • Alternate reality exploration
  • Puzzle solving
  • Interactive pet cat
  • Hand-painted 2D graphics
  • Explore 70+ locations
  • Interact with unique characters
Features
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After witnessing the gruesome deaths of her parents, a peculiar young girl named Fran is imprisoned in Oswald Asylum. To survive the asylum’s cruel experiments, Fran self-medicates, giving her the ability to see a sinister alternate world, the Ultrareality. Follow Fran on her epic journey through the Ultrareality to uncover who killed her parents, reunite with her missing cat Mr. Midnight, and return home to Aunt Grace, her only living relative. FEATURES * Story-driven, psychological adventure game. * Self-medicate to experience a strange alternate world, and to help solve puzzles and find items. * Puzzles of varying levels of difficulty. * Interactive and occasionally playable pet cat, Mr. Midnight. * Creepy-cute 2D Graphics, reminiscent of a children’s book. * Explore 70+ hand-painted locations. * Interact with 50+ unique characters throughout the realms. * Enjoy Fran's dry, quirky sense of humor. * Includes 3 arcade-inspired mini-games with different art styles to play through between each chapter of the story. * Original soundtrack.

Screenshots

Tangle Tower4 screens
Fran Bow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tangle Tower at 4.8 against Fran Bow's 4.4. Tangle Tower also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

Tangle Tower costs $4.99 and Fran Bow $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tangle Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Tangle Tower's written reviews are positive against 85% of Fran Bow's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tangle Tower versus Fran Bow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTangle TowerFran Bow
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (187 ratings) — better4.4 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews92.1% of reviews — better85.3% of reviews
Number of ratings187 — better42
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB780 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperSFB GamesKillmonday Games

Customer experience

Tangle Tower

All ratings179 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive92.1%
Neutral1.1%
Negative6.7%

Fran Bow

All ratings42 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative8.8%

Bugs and requests

Tangle Tower

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Audio/sound not working for some users
  • Puzzle acceptance issues - won't accept correct answers
  • Game stops working mid-playthrough
  • Audio issues across multiple languages

Requested features

6 requests
  • Sequel or continuation of the Detective Grimoire series
  • Difficulty level selection options
  • In-game hint system
  • Audio drama content between games
  • Longer game with more content
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  • More games in the Detective Grimoire universe

Fran Bow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tangle Tower

No in-app purchases

None

Fran Bow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tangle Tower free?
Tangle Tower costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fran Bow free?
Fran Bow costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tangle Tower or Fran Bow?
Tangle Tower is rated higher. Tangle Tower averages 4.8 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while Fran Bow averages 4.4 from 42 ratings.
Do Tangle Tower or Fran Bow have ads?
Neither Tangle Tower nor Fran Bow shows ads.

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