Comparison

Save The Castle! vs Hook King Runner

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

Head to head
About

Save The Castle!

Engage in strategic combat to defend your castle and become a stick fighting champion. Build your warrior, defeat enemies, and conquer new levels with power-ups and upgrades. Enjoy a blend of action, strategy, and puzzle gameplay for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Strategic combat gameplay
  • Warrior upgrades and power-ups
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Boss battles
  • Puzzle elements
  • Bundle offers
Features
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Become the ultimate fighting stick champion and reach the top of the pyramid! build up your warrior, fight after fight, defeat the enemies on the tower, kill the boss, and conquer! Use your mind and strategy to move your hero and win them to get bigger and stronger. Collect the power-ups and bonuses in order to make some cool upgrades! Hundreds of new levels and themes for endless fun! Apply a smart strategy and sharp thinking to move your hero, to the worthy enemies, kill them and gain their strength to get bigger and stronger. Collect the power-ups and bonuses in order to make some cool upgrades! Hundreds of new levels and themes for endless fun! Save the Castle is the best combination of action, strategy, and puzzle in one game! You will enjoy playing this game and build your own stickman empire! Save the Castle is also a part of our game bundles. If you wish to enjoy more games like Save the Castle in just a single click, see above in the “Also Included In” section for the different Bundles in which Save the Castle is part of. Downloading the bundle gives you an additional 9 games from the genre you like in just a single download! Bundles are a package of several apps or games huddled together in one easy install, giving you the advantages of several products in just one download. Read more about all the advantages of the bundle here: https://www.app-central.com/appcentral-specialty

About

Hook King Runner

Features
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Tap to launch your hook, control your swing and release the touch to jump from the rope passing the obstacles. It’s a nice swing and hook runner, powered with pretty cool ragdoll reactions. Face enemies, collect the coins, and reach the end of the most challenging levels. It’s all about good timing, physics and strategy while using your ropes and hooks at the right moment. Also, it’s all about fun! This is a great time killer that will challenge your agility and cheer you up completing all the varied levels. Enjoy playing this cool hook runner game. Can you become the Hook’s King? Try it now.

Screenshots

Save The Castle!3 screens
Hook King Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hook King Runner at none against Save The Castle!'s 2. Hook King Runner also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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. Save The Castle! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Hook King Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Save The Castle! ships an update monthly, Hook King Runner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Save The Castle! versus Hook King Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSave The Castle!Hook King Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB160 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAPP CENTRAL LTDInvent4.com

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Save The Castle!

Subscriptions2
  • All Bundle Features Unlocked!$19.991 Month
  • All AppCentral Games Unlocked!$39.991 Month
None

Hook King Runner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Save The Castle! free?
Save The Castle! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hook King Runner free?
Hook King Runner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Save The Castle! or Hook King Runner have ads?
Both Save The Castle! and Hook King Runner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Save The Castle! or Hook King Runner?
Save The Castle! ships an update monthly, and Hook King Runner weekly. Most recently, Save The Castle! was updated on October 6, 2026 and Hook King Runner on September 29, 2026.

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