Comparison

Masonry tribe vs Prison Tower

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

Head to head
About

Masonry tribe

Experience an ancient civilization's unique ritual of stacking stones to reach the heavens. Test your timing and precision to perfectly align stones and earn divine favor. This simple yet engaging game offers a glimpse into a mystical past.

Highlights
  • Ancient civilization theme
  • Stone stacking gameplay
  • Timing-based challenges
  • Precision alignment
  • Simple controls
Features
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It is a story of 3000 years ago. It is the story of the race that has lived in a small and mysterious island with strange habits. They prayed to God in high clouds far away. And they had habits that stone piled, because even a little closer to God. Higher and higher.. They Prayed close to God that's right prayed for peace and the safety of the nation... -How To Play- 1) Stop the stone by press the button "ストップ" 2) Stones that protrude from the last stone is scraped off, the width of the stone would go narrower. 3) If you can stop in on the button and the size of the stone before, you can be awarded a gift from God.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Stack heroes vertically
  • Rescue trapped princess
  • Strategic tap-to-drop gameplay
  • Prison Tower rescue mode
  • Challenge Mode for high scores
Features
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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?

Screenshots

Masonry tribe4 screens
Prison Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Masonry tribe at none against Prison Tower's shown. Masonry tribe also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Prison Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Masonry tribe against 4.5 for Prison Tower. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prison Tower has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Masonry tribe's written reviews are positive against 72% of Prison Tower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Masonry tribe ships an update every 9 months, Prison Tower every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Masonry tribe versus Prison Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasonry tribePrison Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.5 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better72.4% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermarge co., ltd.Masakazu Yonehara

Customer experience

Masonry tribe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Prison Tower

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral17.3%
Negative10.2%

Bugs and requests

Masonry tribe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Masonry tribe

No in-app purchases

None

Prison Tower

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Masonry tribe free?
Masonry tribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prison Tower free?
Prison Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Masonry tribe or Prison Tower?
Masonry tribe and Prison Tower are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 14 ratings respectively.
Do Masonry tribe or Prison Tower have ads?
Prison Tower shows ads; Masonry tribe does not.
Which is updated more often, Masonry tribe or Prison Tower?
Masonry tribe ships an update every 9 months, and Prison Tower every 4 months. Most recently, Masonry tribe was updated on October 11, 2026 and Prison Tower on October 15, 2026.

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