The Hanoi Towers vs PressNode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
The Hanoi Towers
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The Hanoi Towers also known as Towers of Hanoi, Tower of Brahma and Lucas' Tower, it's a puzzle with a mathematical solution consisting in three rods with a number of disks of scaled sizes from bigger to smaller, the smallest at the top like a conical shape. The objective of the game is to move all the disks from the left rod to the right rod in the minimal amount of movements, taking to count these 3 rules: * Only one disk can be moved at a time * Only the upper disk can be moved to another rod that can be empty or not * A disk can't be placed over a smaller disk The game is played by levels, each time all disk are taken to the right rod, the current level is finished and a new one begins, each new level adds a new disk to the left stack on the left rod making every new level more and more complex. Each time a level is finished, an end level dialogue appears with the following information: * The finished level number * The elapsed time used to complete it * A 3 Stars rank for: The Hanoi Towers also known as Towers of Hanoi, Tower of Brahma and Lucas' Tower, it's a puzzle with a mathematical solution consisting in three rods with a number of disks of scaled sizes from bigger to smaller, the smallest at the top like a conical shape. The objective of the game is to move all the disks from the left rod to the right rod in the minimal amount of movements, taking to count these 3 rules: * Only one disk can be moved at a time * Only the upper disk can be moved to another rod that can be empty or not * A disk can't be placed over a smaller disk The game is played by levels, each time all disk are taken to the right rod, the current level is finished, and a new one begins, each new level adds a new disk to the left stack on the left rod making every new level more and more complex. Each time a level is finished, an end level dialogue appears with the following information: * The finished level number * The elapsed time used to complete it * A 3 Stars rank for: 1. Minimal Movements, 2. No error or mistakes, 3. Time Record To win the game, the player must complete 7 levels At the end the game shows a results chart with all the completed levels, it's times, records, number of good and bad movements, the 3 stars raking obtained, and which of the 6 achievements the player got, that are the following: Achievements: 1. The First 3 Stars: When the player got its first 3 stars rank 2. 3 Impeccable Levels: When the player got 3 stars rank 3 consecutive times 3. 3 Consecutive Time Records: When the player reach 3 level records 4. ยกUnstoppable!: When the player reach 5 level records 5. Game Completed: When the player complete all the levels 6. Best Game Time: The player finished the game with the minimal amount of time We hope you enjoy this fun mathematical game.
PressNode
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PressNode is a minimalist toggle puzzle game about discovering how each button changes the board. Every level gives you a new pattern of nodes and presses. Tap buttons, watch the lights change, and work out the sequence that clears the puzzle. Some levels are simple. Others ask you to experiment, reset, and refine your path until the pattern clicks. Track your best moves, perfect levels, unlock harder difficulties, and keep pushing into more demanding puzzles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Hanoi Towers at none against PressNode's 1. The Hanoi Towers also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). PressNode's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 16 months). On price there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. PressNode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Hanoi Towers asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Hanoi Towers ships an update every 16 months, PressNode every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Hanoi Towers | PressNode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 3DLogical | Overtime Innovations LLC |
In-app purchases
The Hanoi Towers
No in-app purchases
PressNode
- Pro Upgrade$4.99
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