Comparison

Prison Tower vs Save Hilarion!

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

Head to head
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?

About

Save Hilarion!

Navigate challenging levels as Hilarion, a ballet dancer, avoiding obstacles and enemies. This completely free game features diverse stages and an endless mode with multiple playable characters. Enjoy fluid ballet animations crafted by a professional dancer.

Highlights
  • Obstacle avoidance gameplay
  • Multiple playable characters
  • Varied difficulty levels
  • Endless mode
  • Professional ballet animations
  • Completely free to play
Features
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このゲームでは主人公のヒラリオンを操作し、ウィリや障害物に当たらないように走り、生き抜くゲームです。 完全無料、広告もなしのゲームになっています。 様々なステージがあり、難易度も変わっていきます。 エンドレスモードではアルブレヒトや村人を操作して遊ぶこともできます。 現役バレエダンサーの僕が作ったゲームなのでバレエのアニメーションにもこだわって作成しました。 遊ぶだけでなく動きを見るだけでも楽しめると思います! 楽しんでいただけたらとても嬉しく思います! In this game, you operate the main character, Hilarion, to survive by running without hitting Willi or obstacles. The game is completely free and has no ads. I would be very happy if you would enjoy it!

Screenshots

Prison Tower4 screens
Save Hilarion!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Save Hilarion! at 5.0 against Prison Tower's 4.5. Save Hilarion! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Prison Tower's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Save Hilarion! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Prison Tower's written reviews are positive against 50% of Save Hilarion!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prison Tower ships an update every 4 months, Save Hilarion! every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Prison Tower versus Save Hilarion!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrison TowerSave Hilarion!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB277 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMasakazu YoneharaHyuma Gokan

Customer experience

Prison Tower

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

Save Hilarion!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Save Hilarion!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prison Tower

No in-app purchases

None

Save Hilarion!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prison Tower free?
Prison Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Save Hilarion! free?
Save Hilarion! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prison Tower or Save Hilarion!?
Save Hilarion! is rated higher. Prison Tower averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Save Hilarion! averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Prison Tower or Save Hilarion! have ads?
Prison Tower shows ads; Save Hilarion! does not.
Which is updated more often, Prison Tower or Save Hilarion!?
Prison Tower ships an update every 4 months, and Save Hilarion! every 11 months. Most recently, Prison Tower was updated on October 26, 2026 and Save Hilarion! on October 24, 2026.

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