# Phone Tower vs Hello, Yoshi!

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hello, Yoshi! at 82 against Phone Tower's 1. Phone Tower's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

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

Phone Tower holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello, Yoshi! has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Phone Tower's written reviews are positive against 97% of Hello, Yoshi!'s.

Phone Tower ships an update every 6 months, Hello, Yoshi! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Phone Tower | Hello, Yoshi! |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phone-tower/id640885225/reviews)** | [4.8 (82 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hello-yoshi/id6752240613/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **82** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 96.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | **Every 5 months** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 1 MB | 135 MB |
| Requires iOS | **6.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Stewart Enterprises](https://appshunter.io/developer/421766300) | [Nintendo Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1062496488) |

## What reviewers say

### Phone Tower

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phone-tower/id640885225)

This game encourages real-life social interaction by linking nearby friends. It alerts players when someone leaves the game or uses their phone, with customizable consequences for rule-breakers.

**Highlights:** Increases real-life social interaction, Links nearby friends, Notifies when players exit game, Notifies when players check phone features, Customizable consequences for rule-breakers

**In-app purchases:** none


### Hello, Yoshi!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hello-yoshi/id6752240613)

Engage with Yoshi's expressive face through interactive play, making silly faces and triggering various reactions. Discover hidden items and characters, and enjoy a built-in screen time management feature.

**Highlights:** Interactive face manipulation, Trigger various expressions, Add items and enemies, Peekaboo mini-game, Built-in screen time breaks, Offline play

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Phone Tower free?

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

### Is Hello, Yoshi! free?

Hello, Yoshi! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Phone Tower or Hello, Yoshi!?

Phone Tower is rated higher. Phone Tower averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hello, Yoshi! averages 4.8 from 82 ratings.

### Do Phone Tower or Hello, Yoshi! have ads?

Neither Phone Tower nor Hello, Yoshi! shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Phone Tower or Hello, Yoshi!?

Phone Tower ships an update every 6 months, and Hello, Yoshi! every 5 months. Most recently, Phone Tower was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hello, Yoshi! on November 10, 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.*