Tappy Bird vs Ascend The Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tappy Bird
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Avoid the spikes, collect coins, buy birds and become the bird master.
Ascend The Tower
Navigate a treacherous tower, jumping and sliding through obstacles. Collect gems to unlock characters and boost your score. Compete with friends and players worldwide on the global leaderboard.
- Intuitive controls
- Gem collection
- Unlockable characters
- 100 challenges
- Global leaderboard
- Hard mode
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Jump from wall to wall and climb as high as you can. Ascend The Tower is a one tap wall jump game. Your character holds on to one wall of the tower and slowly slides down. Tap to jump across to the other wall. Spikes, saws and wall shooters guard the way up, and one hit ends the climb. HOW TO PLAY • Tap anywhere to jump to the other wall • Keep moving: you slide down while you hold on • Dodge spikes, saws and the bullets from wall shooters • Grab gems on the way up HARD MODE Want a harder climb? In Hard Mode you slide twice as fast, and saws and shooters appear sooner and closer together. COLLECT AND UNLOCK • 36 characters to collect, from Blobby and Ninja to Wizard and Mr. Roboto • Spend gems on new characters • 100 challenges, with special characters as rewards • Spin the prize wheel for free every 12 hours COMPETE • Normal and Hard Mode leaderboards • 19 achievements to earn • Share your high score and challenge your friends to beat it PLAY OFFLINE No wifi needed. Ascend The Tower plays offline, so it's ready for flights, road trips and waiting rooms. Easy to learn, hard to master, and made for one finger. How high can you climb?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tappy Bird at none against Ascend The Tower's 1. Tappy Bird also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Ascend The Tower sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tappy Bird asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tappy Bird ships an update every 4 days, Ascend The Tower every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Tappy Bird | Ascend The Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PHATCAT GAMES LTD | Power-Up Game Studios LLC |
In-app purchases
Tappy Bird
No in-app purchases
Ascend The Tower
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
Is Tappy Bird free?
Is Ascend The Tower free?
Do Tappy Bird or Ascend The Tower have ads?
Which is updated more often, Tappy Bird or Ascend The Tower?
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