Comparison

Spirits vs Neon Tower!

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

Head to head
About

Spirits

Guide spirits home by manipulating the environment. Sacrifice spirits to build bridges, create wind clouds, dig tunnels, or block wind. Solve each level creatively to reach the goal.

Highlights
  • Guide spirits without direct control
  • Manipulate wind and ground
  • Sacrifice spirits for actions
  • Build leaf bridges
  • Create wind clouds
  • Dig tunnels
  • Block wind currents
Features
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"Art so beautiful it could have been lifted from a Miyazaki movie." –WIRED Autumn is coming. Leaves fall, and spirits rise from the fallen leaves to begin their journey home. You must guide them, without direct control, by changing how the wind blows or by rebuilding the ground. Each spirit can be sacrificed to perform one of four actions - build a bridge of leaves, create a blowing cloud, dig tunnels, or block wind currents in an area. Use your actions wisely or you will run out of spirits. In each level it's up to you to find your own creative solution on how to get the spirits to the goal. ◆◆◆◆◆ REVIEWS ◆◆◆◆◆ "Striking art and innovative gameplay" –The Escapist "Spirits is clever, challenging, and beautiful" –Gamasutra "Spirits is an outstanding blend of puzzle and strategy" –DIYgamer "The overall design -- graphics, animation, audio tracks -- as well as the whimsical element of soaring on the wind, really make this an enjoyable title to experience" –TouchArcade "Gorgeous visuals; ambient music; solid level design" –Slide To Play "Where Spirits really innovates is in its look and feel. When the wind physics start to do their thing, the experience is pretty magical" –TUAW, Mike Schramm "Spirits is more than just a pretty face, as you'll utilize little creatures to build ladders, dig tunnels, or blow gusts of wind to get their counterparts to an exit. It's similar to what we've seen in Lemmings or Downstream Panic, but the use of wind and the diverse puzzles keep things fresh and interesting" –GamesRadar "Relaxing, stunning, and simple will keep players coming back for more" –148Apps "Visually, the game is gorgeous. Everything has a soft, ethereal vibe to it, particularly the soothing ambient music and the challenging (but not frustrating) level design" –The Mac Gamer "There is so much attention to detail in this game that once you have finished it you will want to play it all over again" –CreativeApplications.net ◆◆◆◆◆ AWARDS ◆◆◆◆◆ Winner of the IndieCade "Best Aesthetics" Award, Culver City, California, USA – 2010 IGF 2011: Best Mobile Game - Honorable mention Sense of Wonder Night Selection at Tokyo Game Show, Japan – 2010 Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 iOS Games - Honorable mention ◆◆◆◆◆ VIDEO & SUPPORT ◆◆◆◆◆ Visit www.spacesofplay.com/spirits to watch a gameplay video. Search on YouTube for walkthroughs of all levels in Spirits. For questions and support send emails to support@spacesofplay.com. Supports Retina Display with high resolution graphics. If you experience technical problems, please try to reboot your device.

About

Neon Tower!

Defend your core from incoming enemies in this wave-based tower defense game. Strategically place and upgrade six types of towers, facing diverse enemy types and challenging bosses. Survive escalating waves to unlock new maps and test your defensive skills.

Highlights
  • Six distinct tower types
  • Two upgrade paths per tower
  • Multiple enemy types and bosses
  • Four unlockable maps
  • Sell and reposition towers
  • Retro neon visuals
Features
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The enemies are coming for your core. Build your defenses, place your towers, and don't let a single one through. Neon Siege: Tower is a glowing, wave-based tower defense game. Place six types of towers along winding neon paths, upgrade them into powerful variants, and hold the line against escalating waves of enemies — including shielded units, healers, and massive bosses. FEATURES - Six distinct towers: Pulse, Mortar, Frost, Laser, Tesla, and Sniper - Upgrade each tower down two branching paths - Multiple enemy types: grunts, fast runners, tanks, shields, and healers - Five boss types with escalating threat - Four unlockable maps — survive to wave 20 to unlock the next - Sell and reposition towers to adapt your strategy mid-battle - Glowing retro neon visuals with a synthwave feel - Local high score and map progress tracking - No ads. No in-app purchases. Just the game. How long can you hold the core?

Screenshots

Spirits4 screens
Neon Tower!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Neon Tower! at 5.0 against Spirits's 3.5. Neon Tower! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Spirits's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Spirits costs $2.99 and Neon Tower! $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Neon Tower! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spirits has 64 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Spirits's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neon Tower!'s.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Spirits versus Neon Tower!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpiritsNeon Tower!
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.5 (64 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings64 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSpaces of Play UGAnakin Weddle

Customer experience

Spirits

All ratings64 ratings
Positive59.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews315 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.2%
Negative9.2%

Neon Tower!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Spirits

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes on loading screen
  • Spirits get stuck or behave unpredictably
  • Compatibility issues with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Ability to skip or speed up levels
  • Optimization for newer devices and screen sizes
  • Customizable music or sound options

Neon Tower!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Spirits

No in-app purchases

None

Neon Tower!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spirits free?
Spirits costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Tower! free?
Neon Tower! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spirits or Neon Tower!?
Neon Tower! is rated higher. Spirits averages 3.5 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Neon Tower! averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Spirits or Neon Tower! have ads?
Neither Spirits nor Neon Tower! shows ads.

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