Deadlock vs Prison Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deadlock
Engage in intense 3D online multiplayer battles as a dualstick shooter. Compete in daily and weekly tournaments to earn unlock points and customize your arsenal with over 30 weapons and armor pieces. Practice offline in survival or bot matches before joining global arenas.
- 3D online multiplayer action
- Daily and weekly tournaments
- Over 30 weapons and armor
- Offline practice modes
- Multiple gameplay modes
- Ranked progression system
- Game Center integration
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From Crescent Moon, makers of the hit titles Aralon: Sword and Shadow and Gears, comes a new breed of Multiplayer game. Step into the world of DEADLOCK, the most Epic 3d online dualstick shooter on the App Store! Join in on the action and play against thousands of other players in online matches. Compete in daily and weekly tournaments to win unlock points. Over 30 different weapons, armor, and attachments - including different pistols, rifles, machine guns, grenades, scopes,and flashbangs! Practice your shooting skills before entering in online matches by playing Survival Mode and Bot Matches offline! System Requirements: Game Center, iOS 4.1 or higher, iPhone 3GS and up, iPad 1 or iPad 2 Features: - Gorgeous 3d Graphics - Up to 8 player online multiplayer action. - Over 30 weapons including assault rifles, sub machine guns, grenades and more. - Robust loadout system including multiple weapon attachments, and armor. - 3 Gameplay modes at launch including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture & Hold - 30 ranks to earn with rewards for each rank you earn. - Asynchronous Online Tournaments – automatically be entered into new tournaments running every day and every week to win unlock points which can be used to unlock new weapons and items. - Gamecenter integration for tournaments and achievements, character stat tracking. - Character synchronization between multiple devices (iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch) - 7 Maps Like Facebook.com/CrescentMoonGames and follow @cm_games on Twitter for more great games and deals!
Prison Tower
Build a towering stack of heroes by strategically dropping them. Guide the princess to safety by climbing the tower. Experience a fresh take on classic block-stacking gameplay with engaging modes.
- Stack heroes vertically
- Rescue trapped princess
- Strategic tap-to-drop gameplay
- Prison Tower rescue mode
- Challenge Mode for high scores
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Stack ‘em up and clamber on up! Build a stack of heroes and help the princess climb to safety! An exciting new twist on block stacking games! === How to play === (1) Rules - Fairy spirits will carry in new heroes. - Tap the screen to drop a hero down. - Drop the heroes to form a stack – make sure it doesn’t topple! (2) Game Modes - Prison Tower: Rescue the trapped princess from the depths of the prison tower. - Challenge Mode: See how many heroes you can stack up. How high can you go?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prison Tower at none against Deadlock's 4. Prison Tower also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Deadlock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4K vs 14). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Deadlock sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Prison Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prison Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deadlock has 4K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Deadlock's written reviews are positive against 72% of Prison Tower's.
Deadlock ships an update monthly, Prison Tower every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deadlock | Prison Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4K ratings) | 4.5 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 72.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 4.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crescent Moon Games LLC | Masakazu Yonehara |
Customer experience
Deadlock
Prison Tower
User reviews
Deadlock
From 4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Fun and addictive
- 🔥 Awesome gameplay
- 💯 Best shooter on iOS
- 🎮 Unique controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔌 Connection issues
- ⏱️ Slow matchmaking
- 🤖 Unbalanced matchmaking
- 💰 Difficult to earn unlock points
Prison Tower
From 14 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and attractive graphics
- 🎵 Great music and sound effects
- ⏱️ Good time killer
- 🤏 Small download size
Room to improve
- 🥱 Gets repetitive
- 😠 Frustrating difficulty
- 📉 Poor start screen responsiveness
- 🤷♀️ Gameplay can be boring
- 🧱 Stacking issues
Bugs and requests
Deadlock
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to log in
- Losing connection during matches
- Unlock points not registering properly
- Crashes on loading screens
- Laggy performance
Requested features
5 requests- More maps and game modes
- Easier way to earn unlock points
- Offline progression
- First-person mode
- Ability to kick players from matches
Prison Tower
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game over at level 92 in challenge mode
- Start screen unresponsive
- Crashes frequently
- Fairies carrying people instead of princess
- People not stacking properly
Requested features
5 requests- New OS compatibility
- Improved start screen responsiveness
- More variety in gameplay
- Fix fairies carrying people instead of princess
- Fix fairies carrying people instead of princess
In-app purchases
Deadlock
- 4 Unlock Points$0.99
- 16 Unlock Points$2.99
- 40 Unlock Points$4.99
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- 120 Unlock Points$9.99
Prison Tower
No in-app purchases









