Comparison

Set a Watch vs Tower Wars

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

Head to head
About

Set a Watch

A tactical board game adaptation where players manage dice rolls to control unique adventurers fighting creatures. Strategize actions like attacking, resting, or preparing to prevent darkness from consuming the world. Victory requires careful planning and strategic combat.

Highlights
  • Tactical dice management gameplay
  • Control unique adventurers with distinct skills
  • Fight creatures and prevent world darkness
  • Secure nine locations
  • Choose special abilities before battle
  • Build squads from six unique heroes
Features
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Set a Watch is an adaptation of modern board game. Tactical dice management gameplay offers unique decisions for the players trying to fight back creatures. Control a party of unique adventurers, each with distinct skills to vanquish evil before the Unhallowed consume the world in darkness. Secure nine locations to prevent the acolytes from breaking the seals ... and try to survive. Every dice roll determines your actions—attack, rest, or prepare for the next wave. Plan wisely, fight strategically, and survive the darkness. Will you rise to the challenge? Victory is earned, not given. Fight monsters using your special skills. Attack directly with dice or activate the right abilities. The right timing for each spell is key to surviving so use your options carefully - mistakes can cost you a run. Dice Management. Roll first, strategize next - every result is useful if you play it right. Finding the best way out of multiple options is the key to victory. Choose special abilities to prepare before each battle Choose your actions wisely - Heal, Scout, Equip, or Light the Fire. Will you unleash powerful magic runes now or save your best dice for the battle ahead? Six unique heroes Pick members of your team before your journey. Build the best squad or experiment with different combinations from six adventurers with unique skills. Will you overpower foes with a brute-force warrior, outwit them with a wizard’s magic, tame forest creatures to your advantage, or stand resilient in the light as a cleric? Master the Chaos Regular and Unhallowed monster abilities combine with each other, 20 different locations, 6 heroes, 30 abilities, and countless outcomes. Will you claim victory? Set a watch!

About

Tower Wars

Engage in rapid tower battles and outwit opponents in real-time strategic duels. Test your skills and climb the ranks in this competitive game.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced tower duels
  • Real-time strategy
  • Outsmart rivals
  • Competitive gameplay
Features
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Battle in fast-paced tower duelsand outsmart rivals in real-time.

Screenshots

Set a Watch4 screens
Tower Wars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tower Wars at Free against Set a Watch's $6.69. Tower Wars also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Set a Watch's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Tower Wars is free to download; Set a Watch costs $6.69 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tower Wars holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Set a Watch has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Set a Watch ships an update every 3 months, Tower Wars daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Set a Watch versus Tower Wars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet a WatchTower Wars
Price$6.69Free — better
Rating3.6 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size838 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAcram DigitalOleksandr Kudlak

Customer experience

Set a Watch

All ratings19 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral21.1%
Negative26.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Tower Wars

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Set a Watch

No in-app purchases

None

Tower Wars

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set a Watch free?
Set a Watch costs $6.69, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tower Wars free?
Tower Wars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Set a Watch or Tower Wars?
Tower Wars is rated higher. Set a Watch averages 3.6 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Tower Wars averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Set a Watch or Tower Wars have ads?
Neither Set a Watch nor Tower Wars shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Set a Watch or Tower Wars?
Set a Watch ships an update every 3 months, and Tower Wars daily. Most recently, Set a Watch was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tower Wars on October 24, 2026.

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