Comparison

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN vs Vietnam Tower

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

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About

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

Relive classic arcade shoot 'em ups and other genres from the 80s and 90s. Design and expand your own virtual arcade with cabinets and decorations. Purchase additional titles to grow your collection.

Highlights
  • 1 included classic game, 5 demos
  • 24 purchasable classic Toaplan titles
  • Customizable virtual arcade design
  • Multiple display modes (vertical/horizontal)
  • Adjustable game settings (difficulty, lives)
  • Customizable touch controls and controller support
Features
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Truxton and other classics! Toaplan was a popular arcade game developer in the 80’s and 90’s that had a huge influence in the shoot ‘em up genre. In Amusement Arcade Toaplan you can experience the classics and design and expand your own arcade with cabinets and other items! Amusement Arcade Toaplan includes the original Truxton and more classic games can be purchased in-app. In total there are 25 classic Toaplan titles ranging from iconic shoot ‘em ups to platform action, racing and beat ‘em ups, including both Japanese and international versions of the games (full list below). With various filters to recreate that arcade experience and individual game settings for difficulty, lives, invincibility and more, all your base will truly belong to you! The games can be played with tailored, customisable touch controls, or by connecting external controllers. You can even play with an external arcade stick (with Bluetooth) for the ultimate in arcade authenticity. Features: • 1 full game, 5 demos, and 24 purchasable titles • Multiple regional versions and a manual per title • Vertical/tate and horizontal/yoko display modes • Multiple filters and effects (bloom, raster, etc) • Options for difficulty, extra lives, continues etc • Create your own arcade, 3 layouts x 3 regions (unlockable with more games) • Place functioning cabinets, drink machines, sofas and more! Game list: Included: • Truxton (1988) Demo version (can be purchased): • Tiger Heli (1985) • Flying Shark (1987) • Wardner (1987) • Snow Bros. (1990) • Teki Paki (1991) Can be purchased: *each game comes with a cabinet and an item to place in your arcade • Guardian (1986) • Slap Fight/Alcon (1986) • Twin Cobra (1987) • Rally Bike (1988) • Hellfire (1989) • Twin Hawk (1989) • Demon's World (1989) • Zero Wing (1989) • Fire Shark (1989) • Out Zone (1990) • Vimana (1991) • Ghox (1991) • Truxton II (1992) • Fixeight (1992) • Dogyuun (1992) • Grind Stormer (1993) • Knuckle Bash (1993) • Batsugun (1993) • Snow Bros. 2 (1994) Caution: Failure to use Restore Purchase may result in duplicated purchases. Please make sure to use Restore Purchase before making a purchase if you are in doubt. Additionally, if you are signed in with the same Apple ID (Apple account) on multiple devices, please do not make purchases on a device other than the one you originally made a purchase from.

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Vietnam Tower

Features
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Time your tap, build Vietnam's street towers! Vietnam Tower is a casual stack-tower game inspired by Vietnam's iconic shophouse architecture. Tap at the right moment to drop each floor, stack as high as you can, and climb the global leaderboard. Easy to play in minutes, addictive enough to bring you back every day. 18 CITIES ACROSS 3 REGIONS The higher you climb, the more you unlock — every 20 floors adds a new city with its own buildings, sky and palette: • North: Hanoi, Ha Giang, Son La, Moc Chau, Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh, Thai Binh, Quang Ninh, Tuyen Quang • Central: Da Nang, Da Lat, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Nghe An, Quang Tri • South: Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Ca Mau SIMPLE, ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY • Tap to drop a floor – the more precise, the more stable • Land a Perfect to trigger score combos and slow-motion • Longer combos mean bigger multipliers (x2, x3, x4, x5) 4 POWER-UPS • ↔ Wider – next block is 1.5x bigger • ⏱ Slow-Mo – slow down time to nail your timing • Magnet – snaps the block to the center • Heal – restores your tower's width CONTINUE AFTER A FALL • Missed a beat? Spend coins to revive and keep building from where you fell • Keep your progress instead of starting over DAILY CHALLENGES • A daily seed: the same challenge for everyone, every day • Plenty of daily & weekly missions – earn coins and unlock treasure chests • 40+ achievements, including "collect every city" milestones for each region GLOBAL COMPETITION • Daily / Weekly / All-time leaderboards • Compete with players around the world • 3 hammers per run to undo bad drops WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Completely FREE – NO ads • Catchy background music and lively sound • Sync your progress across devices with an account • Plays offline, anywhere • iPhone-optimized: haptic feedback, one-handed portrait play • Bilingual (Vietnamese & English) with hand-illustrated Vietnamese streets Download Vietnam Tower now – time your tap, build high, and put your name at the top!

Screenshots

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN4 screens
Vietnam Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vietnam Tower at none against AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's 26. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.7 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. Vietnam Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, Vietnam Tower every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN versus Vietnam Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLANVietnam Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.7 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size584 MB105 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTATSUJIN Co., Ltd.Quang Thang Nguyen Sy

In-app purchases

26 purchases

AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN

One-time26
  • Snow Bros.$4.99
  • Snow Bros. 2$4.99
  • Slap Fight/Alcon$4.99
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  • Fire Shark$4.99
  • Hellfire$4.99
  • Flying Shark$4.99
  • Tiger Heli$4.99
  • Zero Wing$4.99
  • Vimana$4.99
  • Fixeight$4.99
  • Twin Cobra$4.99
  • Truxton II$4.99
  • Dogyuun$4.99
  • Out Zone$4.99
  • Grind Stormer$4.99
  • Batsugun$4.99
  • Complete collection(2 titles)$7.99
  • Complete collection(3 titles)$11.99
  • Complete collection(4 titles)$15.99
  • Complete collection(5 titles)$19.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$23.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$27.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$31.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$35.99
  • Bulk purchase of game titles$39.99
  • Complete collection(24 titles)$95.90
None

Vietnam Tower

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN free?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vietnam Tower free?
Vietnam Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or Vietnam Tower have ads?
Neither AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN nor Vietnam Tower shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN or Vietnam Tower?
AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN ships an update every 5 days, and Vietnam Tower every 2 weeks. Most recently, AMUSEMENT ARCADE TOAPLAN was updated on October 24, 2026 and Vietnam Tower on October 17, 2026.

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