Comparison

Tiny Tower vs Incredibox

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Tower

Build and manage your own pixel-art skyscraper, inviting unique residents and assigning them jobs to grow your tower's economy. Interact with friends, trade residents, and explore their creations in this charming idle simulation game.

Highlights
  • Build unique skyscraper floors
  • Invite and manage charming bitizens
  • Assign jobs to bitizens
  • Collect earnings and reinvest
  • Upgrade the elevator
  • Connect and trade with friends
  • Explore BitBook social network
Features
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Welcome to the delightful world of Tiny Tower, a pixel-art paradise that allows you to experience the thrill of being a building tycoon! Immerse yourself in an idle simulation game where creativity, strategy, and fun merge into one entertaining package. Dreamt of being a tower builder? Look no further! With Tiny Tower, you get to construct your very own skyscraper, floor by floor, in an enchanting pixel art environment. OUR UNIQUE GAMEPLAY OFFERS YOU THE CHANCE TO: - Play as a building tycoon and oversee the construction of numerous unique floors, each reflecting your creativity and style. - Invite a host of charming bitizens, each with their own personalities and quirks, to inhabit your tower. - Assign jobs to your bitizens and watch your tower’s economy grow. - Collect earnings from your bitizens, reinvesting them to expand your tower’s potential. - Upgrade your elevator, enhancing its speed and efficiency to match your tower’s grandeur. Tiny Tower is more than just a building sim; it’s a vibrant, virtual community bursting with life. Every bitizen and every floor is intricately designed, adding a touch of personality to your tower. Want a bitizen in a dinosaur costume? Go ahead and make it happen! After all, the fun lies in the tiny details! INTERACT, EXPLORE, AND SHARE IN TINY TOWER: - Connect with your friends, trade bitizens, and tour each other’s towers. - Peek into the thoughts of your bitizens with the “BitBook”, your tower’s very own virtual social network. - Celebrate the pixel art aesthetic, bringing a distinctive visual appeal to your tower’s design. In Tiny Tower, there is no limit to your creativity and strategic thinking. Reach for the skies and construct the tower of your dreams, where each pixel, each floor, and each tiny bitizen contributes to your towering success! The life of a tower tycoon awaits, are you ready to build your legacy?

About

Incredibox

Create your own music by dragging and dropping icons onto animated characters to make them sing and beatbox. Explore various musical styles, unlock new sounds, and share your compositions with a global community. It's a fun and interactive audio-visual experience for all ages.

Highlights
  • Create music with beatboxers
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Multiple musical styles
  • Unlock animated choruses
  • Save and share mixes
  • Community mods
  • MP3 download
Features
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Incredibox lets you create your own music with the help of a merry crew of beatboxers. Choose your musical style to start laying down, recording and sharing your mix. Get your groove on with hip-hop beats, electro waves, pop voices, jazzy swing, Brazilian rhythms and much more. As well, discover a selection of mods created by the community. Plenty to keep you mixing for hours, with no ads or microtransactions. Part game, part tool, Incredibox is above all an audio and visual experience that has quickly become a hit with people of all ages. The right mix of music, graphics, animation and interactivity makes Incredibox ideal for everyone. And because it makes learning fun and entertaining, Incredibox is now being used by schools all over the world. How to play? Easy! Drag and drop icons onto the avatars to make them sing and start to compose your own music. Find the right sound combos to unlock animated choruses that will enhance your tune. Once your composition sounds great, just save it and share it to get as many votes as possible. If you get enough votes, you may go down in Incredibox history by joining the Top 50 chart! Ready to show your stuff? You can also download your mix as an MP3 from the app and listen to it over and over again! Too lazy to create your own mix? No problem, just let the automatic mode play for you! Pump it up and chill ;) **************** Incredibox, the brainchild of Lyon, France-based studio So Far So Good, was created in 2009. Starting out as a webpage, it was then released as a mobile and tablet app and became an instant hit. It has won several awards and appeared in various international media, including: BBC, Adobe, FWA, Gizmodo, Slate, Konbini, Softonic, Kotaku, Cosmopolitan, PocketGamer, AppAdvice, AppSpy, Vice, Ultralinx and many others. The online demo has attracted more than 100 million visitors since its creation.

Screenshots

Tiny Tower4 screens
Incredibox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tiny Tower at Free against Incredibox's $4.99. Tiny Tower also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Incredibox's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Tiny Tower is free to download; Incredibox costs $4.99 up front. Tiny Tower sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Incredibox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Incredibox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55K and 50K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Tiny Tower's written reviews are positive against 96% of Incredibox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, Incredibox every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Tiny Tower versus Incredibox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny TowerIncredibox
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (55K ratings)4.9 (50K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.9% of reviews95.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55K — better50K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#63#2 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size482 MB146 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperNimbleBit LLCSo Far So Good

Customer experience

Tiny Tower

All ratings55,021 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews2,663 reviews
Positive84.9%
Neutral5.0%
Negative10.1%

Incredibox

All ratings50,027 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews3,192 reviews
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.8%

User reviews

Tiny Tower

From 55K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Timeless game
  • ⭐ Addictive and fun
  • ⭐ Customizable and personalized
  • ⭐ Doesn't require internet or ads
  • ⭐ Great customer support

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow progression and high costs
  • 📺 Too many ads and in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Cluttered and confusing UI
  • 🔍 Lack of social features and interaction

Incredibox

From 50K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Creative music creation
  • 🎶 High-quality sounds
  • 🎮 Fun and addictive
  • 💡 Unique concept

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔌 Drains device battery
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 💰 Expensive for some users

Bugs and requests

Tiny Tower

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing progress and tower data
  • Ads not rewarding the promised bux
  • Issues with restoring old towers

Requested features

5 requests
  • More customization options for bitizens and floors
  • Ability to move bitizens between floors
  • Increased chances of winning golden tickets
  • More mini-games and interactive elements
  • Better social features to connect with friends

Incredibox

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing when switching between versions
  • Recording issues causing loss of progress
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More music genres and styles
  • Ability to create custom characters and sounds
  • Option to adjust volume/complexity of individual elements
  • Offline playback of created songs
  • Improved sharing and collaboration features

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Tiny Tower

One-time11
  • Chain Offer Tier 1$0.99
  • pack of 10 Tower Bux$0.99
  • Tiny Bux Pack$0.99
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  • Piggy Bank Contents$2.99
  • pack of 100 Tower Bux$4.99
  • Medium Bux Pack$4.99
  • Dice Roll - Tier 4$9.99
  • Giant Bux Pack (50% OFF!)$14.99
  • 500 Tower Bux$19.99
  • VIP Package (50% OFF!)$19.99
  • pack of 1,000 Tower Bux$29.99
None

Incredibox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Tower free?
Tiny Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Incredibox free?
Incredibox costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Tower or Incredibox?
Incredibox is rated higher. Tiny Tower averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55K ratings, while Incredibox averages 4.9 from 50K ratings.
Do Tiny Tower or Incredibox have ads?
Tiny Tower shows ads; Incredibox does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Tower or Incredibox?
Tiny Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, and Incredibox every 2 months. Most recently, Tiny Tower was updated on October 20, 2026 and Incredibox on October 20, 2026.
Which is more popular, Tiny Tower or Incredibox?
Tiny Tower currently peaks at #63 in the App Store charts, and Incredibox at #2. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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