Comparison

hellamental vs Phantom Tower

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

Head to head
About

hellamental

Explore dream worlds, collect and battle with over 350 unique creatures. Craft items, trade with players globally, and survive challenging game modes. Progress permanently in the Lucid World and gain temporary power-ups in your Dreams.

Highlights
  • Collect over 350 unique creatures (Visions)
  • Craft items and materials
  • Trade with players worldwide
  • Survive Horde Runs, Extraction Lairs, and Invasion Zones
  • Customize loadouts for challenges
  • Permanent progression in Lucid World
  • Temporary boons in Dream World
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Survive, Collect, Craft, Trade with Players, and Perfect your Dream Build. Delve into dream worlds to face your past Visions from lingering nightmares stuck to the back of your brain. Collect over 350 Visions and possess them as your own friends to help you become more powerful as you jump from the Lucid World to the Dream World. Earn experience, loot, materials, and other unlocks that will stay with you permanently in the Lucid World. In your Dreams, gain new and powerful boons to temporarily help you erase any Visions in your way. In the Lucid World, craft new items and materials for use in your Dreams, or trade them with other players worldwide in the Bazaar. Create custom loadouts to tackle the variety of challenges that can be encountered in three activity modes with a range of difficulties. In Horde Runs, survive waves of Visions as they close in on your position. In Extraction Lairs, you will explore randomly generated dungeons filled with a healthy amount of plunder. To escape with all you've collected, you will need to find the exit and defeat the Final Vision. In Invasion Zones, a never-ending supply of Visions will rain down upon you relentlessly as you try to catch falling loot and duck danger. The Visions you encounter can be turned into your own personal pets called Casters, fighting besides you with their own stats, perks, and utility. If you cannot get the perfect god roll, craft your own with materials or browse the Bazaar for other players' listings. hellamental is free-to-play, has no ads, no Wi-Fi required, and no restrictions on the the amount of time you can play.

About

Phantom Tower

Embark on a challenging roguelike adventure within a mysterious tower. Battle creatures, collect resources to craft gear, and unlock powerful abilities to ascend 100 floors. Every playthrough offers a new experience as you strive to conquer the unknown.

Highlights
  • Action roguelike gameplay
  • RPG elements
  • Elemental combat system
  • Crafting weapons and armor
  • Unlockable glyphs
  • 100-floor tower ascent
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An ancient Tower shrouded in mystery and forgotten knowledge. Whatever you're looking for, the tower promises to offer: Wealth, Fame or Power. Many ventured the Tower in seach of treasures, but only few were able to return to tell the tale. Prepare to face the unknown, battle mysterious creatures and to forge your destiny. The Phantom Tower is calling, will you answer? Phantom Tower is a fast-paced action roguelike game that combines roguelike and RPG elements. Your ultimate goal is to be able to climb all 100 floors of the Tower, what awaits you at the top? No one knows. Along the way you'll unlock Tower Blessings to aid you in battle, harvest materials from fallen monster to forge new gear and grow stronger with each attempt. Every run is a fresh challenge. Will you conquer the Tower, or become one of its many phantoms? Key Features and tips: - Elemental Dominion: Each class have access to different elements, combine them to trigger powerful reactions, in the early stage of the game reactions will be decisive for defeating your foes, try to use reactions whenever you can! - Glyphs: Unlock mysterious glyphs to enhance your character and unleash hidden powers. - Craft weapons, armors and artifacts to boost your character stats, each piece has its own ability. You can see all the available gear from the Blacksmith.

Screenshots

hellamental4 screens
Phantom Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: hellamental at none against Phantom Tower's shown. hellamental also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Phantom Tower's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (72% vs 51%). On price, ratings volume, 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. hellamental sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Phantom Tower sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phantom Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 134 and 115 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of hellamental's written reviews are positive against 72% of Phantom Tower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hellamental ships an update every 4 days, Phantom Tower every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
hellamental versus Phantom Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhellamentalPhantom Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (134 ratings)4.6 (115 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews71.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings134 — better115
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB664 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCoast Media House LLCHorien Studio

Customer experience

hellamental

All ratings134 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral9.8%
Negative39.0%

Phantom Tower

All ratings115 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive71.9%
Neutral7.3%
Negative20.8%

User reviews

hellamental

From 134 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Crafting
  • 🚀 Old School Goodness
  • 🚀 Lots of Potential
  • 👍 Amazing Game
  • 👍 It's Great and Has Potential

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game Doesn't Work
  • 🐛 Absolutely Nothing
  • 🐛 I Wish It Worked
  • 🐛 Not Able to Play
  • 🐛 Can't Play

Phantom Tower

From 115 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Unique and engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Responsive controls
  • 💎 Satisfying combat and progression
  • 🎨 Clean and polished visuals

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paid content required to access full game
  • 🐛 Occasional performance issues and bugs

Bugs and requests

hellamental

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • No Monsters Spawning
  • Loadout Menu Closes Automatically
  • Enemies Staying in Place and Not Attacking
  • Implant Replacement Bug
  • Totem Not Proccing

Requested features

3 requests
  • Better Explanation of Crafting System
  • More Communication with Other Players (Discord, etc.)
  • Monthly Updates

Phantom Tower

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Enemies spawning outside of room
  • UI text readability issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Controller support
  • Ability to choose starting class
  • Teleport to boss room option
  • Gear unequip functionality

In-app purchases

5 purchases

hellamental

One-time5
  • 200 Memories$0.99
  • 500 Memories$1.99
  • 1,000 Memories$2.99
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  • Stimulant$3.99
  • 2,500 Memories$5.99
7 purchases

Phantom Tower

One-time7
  • Standard Bag$0.99
  • Archer Starter Pack$1.99
  • Warrior Starter Pack$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Mage Starter Pack$1.99
  • Advanced Bag$1.99
  • Premium Bag$2.99
  • Full Game Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is hellamental free?
hellamental is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phantom Tower free?
Phantom Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, hellamental or Phantom Tower?
Phantom Tower is rated higher. hellamental averages 4.2 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while Phantom Tower averages 4.6 from 115 ratings.
Do hellamental or Phantom Tower have ads?
Phantom Tower shows ads; hellamental does not.
Which is updated more often, hellamental or Phantom Tower?
hellamental ships an update every 4 days, and Phantom Tower every 10 days. Most recently, hellamental was updated on August 30, 2026 and Phantom Tower on September 24, 2026.

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