Comparison

Tiny Tower vs Safari

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
Read full description

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

Safari

Embark on a thrilling open-world adventure where you can hunt diverse safari animals on foot or by vehicle. Engage in single-player exploration or join online multiplayer matches as a safari animal. Survive dangerous encounters, gather resources, and utilize a variety of weapons and gadgets.

Highlights
  • Single player and online multiplayer modes
  • Play as a safari animal in multiplayer
  • Hunt diverse big game animals
  • Explore an open world
  • Multiple hunting vehicles and mounts
  • Variety of weapons and survival gadgets
  • Campfire building and resource gathering
Features
Read full description

Single Player & Online Multiplayer(play as a Safari Animal) Multiplayer Choose to play as a Safari animal against up to 20 players. Single player Action and Adventure, all the Big Game wild safari animals are ready to be discovered by you. Safari: Evolution has High quality graphics and gameplay, hunt by foot, 4x4 Off-Road Vehicle, Motorbike, Boat or Horse - your faithful friend - Whistle to Call. Explore this open world full of deadly wild animals and watch out for the carnivores: Lion, Zebra, Giraffe, Lioness, Reedbuck, Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, Wildebeest, Flamingo, Lemur, Bee's, Crocodile, Piranha, WartHog, Meerkat, Snake, Scarabs, Monkey, Ostrich, Hyena, Hippopotamus, Leopard, Impala, Eagle and Gorilla. We have all the weapons and gadgets you’ll need for this epic survival game: Handgun/Rifle/Pistol Crossbow(Explosive Arrows)/Compound Bow/Proximity Mines/Gas Canisters/Night Vision Goggles/Tracking Device. At night this Safari adventure becomes very dangerous, so during the day gather logs to build a camp fire and find supplies. There’s so much more to discover, so come play Safari: Evolution if you dare!

Screenshots

Tiny Tower4 screens
Safari4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Tower at 4.7 against Safari's 3.6. Tiny Tower also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (55K vs 21). Safari's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tiny Tower sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Safari sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Tower has 55K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Tiny Tower's written reviews are positive against 52% of Safari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, Safari every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tiny Tower versus Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny TowerSafari
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (55K ratings) — better3.6 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better52.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#61 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size477 MB104 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNimbleBit LLCJurassic Apps

Customer experience

Tiny Tower

All ratings54,961 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews959 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative17.4%

Safari

All ratings21 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative42.0%

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

Safari

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 8 more
  • 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
8 purchases

Safari

One-time8
  • Handful of Sunga's - 10$0.99
  • Satchel of Sunga's - 20$1.99
  • Backpack of Sunga's - 45$2.99
Show 5 more
  • Golden Bone$2.99
  • Chest of Sunga's - 100$3.99
  • Cart of Sunga's - 300$9.99
  • Wagon of Sunga's - 1000$14.99
  • Shed of Sunga's - 3000$40.99

Questions

Is Tiny Tower free?
Tiny Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Safari free?
Safari is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Tower or Safari?
Tiny Tower is rated higher. Tiny Tower averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55K ratings, while Safari averages 3.6 from 21 ratings.
Do Tiny Tower or Safari have ads?
Both Tiny Tower and Safari show ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Tower or Safari?
Tiny Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, and Safari every 9 months. Most recently, Tiny Tower was updated on September 25, 2026 and Safari on August 1, 2026.

Other comparisons