Bloomtown vs Phantom Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloomtown
Embark on a narrative JRPG adventure set in a seemingly idyllic 1960s town where children are disappearing and nightmares become reality. Explore a hidden demon world, tame creatures, and engage in tactical turn-based combat to uncover the town's dark secrets and save its inhabitants.
- Narrative JRPG gameplay
- Turn-based tactical combat
- Monster taming and fusion
- Social RPG elements
- Exploration of two worlds
- Character ability customization
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Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Play as Emily and her younger brother Chester sent on their summer holiday to their grandpa’s cozy and quiet town. May be too quiet… Children starting to disappear, nightmares getting more real… Something’s not right, especially for a 12-year-old girl with an adventurous mind! It is up to you to solve this mystery and free Bloomtown and its inhabitants from a glooming fate! A tale of two worlds: Bloomtown is a quiet and cozy American town with its cinema, grocery shops, library, parks… But this is only a façade! A demon world is growing on the underside, children are disappearing, and it is up to you to save the town! A different Story: Embark on mysterious adventure to save the townspeople from their own demons: Fear and vices have taken monstrous life form in the Underside. Follow Emily and her group of friends, figure out the mysteries of the mystical disappearances and save Bloomtown’s inhabitants souls! Teamwork makes the dream work: In the turn-based tactical battles against giant demons and dungeon bosses from the Underside, Emily is not alone! Use each character abilities and strengths to come out victorious. Summon your own inner demons as well as the captured ones to set up devastating combos. Tame demons from the Underside: During combat, catch weaken creatures to add them. With loads of unique creatures and a deep fuse system, create hundreds of synergies and your own demon-hunting squad. A summer holiday adventure: Explore the town’s secret areas, strength your physical abilities at the gym, gain pocket money working at the grocery store, make resourceful friends or do some relaxing gardening. You decide what is the most useful for your adventure.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phantom Tower at 4.6 against Bloomtown's 3.8. Phantom Tower also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 60%) and device support (3 vs 1). Bloomtown's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Bloomtown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Phantom Tower sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Phantom Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 123 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Bloomtown's written reviews are positive against 71% of Phantom Tower's.
Bloomtown ships an update every 2 weeks, Phantom Tower every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Bloomtown | Phantom Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (39 ratings) | 4.6 (123 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.4% of reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 123 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 664 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 12+ |
| Developer | Twin Sails Interactive | Horien Studio |
Customer experience
Bloomtown
Phantom Tower
User reviews
Bloomtown
From 39 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Great game
- 🎶 Excellent music
- 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio issues
- 🔍 Screen size problems
- 🔧 Needs some tweaks
Phantom Tower
From 123 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Bloomtown
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound
- Sliders don't work
- Screen size messed up
Requested features
2 requests- Fix audio issues
- Improve screen size and layout
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
Bloomtown
- Full Game$9.99
Phantom Tower
- Standard Bag$0.99
- Archer Starter Pack$1.99
- Warrior Starter Pack$1.99
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- Mage Starter Pack$1.99
- Advanced Bag$1.99
- Premium Bag$2.99
- Full Game Unlock$9.99








