# Prison Tower vs Henri

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prison Tower at none against Henri's 3. Henri's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Henri sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Prison Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Prison Tower against 4.5 for Henri. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 19 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Prison Tower's written reviews are positive against 66% of Henri's.

Prison Tower ships an update every 4 months, Henri fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Prison Tower | Henri |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prison-tower/id574690680/reviews)** | [4.5 (19 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/henri/id953406861/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 14 | **19** |
| Positive reviews | **72.4% of reviews** | 65.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 13 MB | 14 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **6.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Masakazu Yonehara](https://appshunter.io/developer/1339210794) | [Hit-Point Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/495637387) |

## What reviewers say

### Prison Tower

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prison-tower/id574690680)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and attractive graphics
- 🎵 Great music and sound effects
- ⏱️ Good time killer
- 🤏 Small download size

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🥱 Gets repetitive
- 😠 Frustrating difficulty
- 📉 Poor start screen responsiveness
- 🤷‍♀️ Gameplay can be boring
- 🧱 Stacking issues

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


### Henri

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/henri/id953406861)

Experience a challenging 2D action game with simple controls. Die repeatedly to gain experience, increase lives, and progress through dungeons to defeat bosses. A practice mode is available for free trials.

**Highlights:** Simple left/right and jump controls, Challenging 'die-and-retry' gameplay, Gain experience and increase lives by dying, Dungeon exploration and boss battles, Practice mode for free trials, Unlockable modes

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ハート全回復 | $0.99 | one-time |
| クレイジーモード購入 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Practice Mode | $2.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Prison Tower free?

Prison Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Henri free?

Henri is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Prison Tower or Henri?

Prison Tower is rated higher. Prison Tower averages 4.5 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Henri averages 4.5 from 19 ratings.

### Do Prison Tower or Henri have ads?

Prison Tower shows ads; Henri does not.

### Which is updated more often, Prison Tower or Henri?

Prison Tower ships an update every 4 months, and Henri fortnightly. Most recently, Prison Tower was updated on November 4, 2026 and Henri on November 1, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*