Meowzilla vs OneThumbTower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Meowzilla
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Can you beat huge waves of monster and scary bosses with Washy the meowzilla? Earn coins by defeating monsters and upgrade the cat to do even more damage and make it the end boss! - 6 active skills - 6 passive skills - 14 upgrades - 10 bosses - a lot of fun! Get the world top highscore and submit it to the leaderboard!
OneThumbTower
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One-Thumb Tower is a tower defense you can actually play with one hand - in bed, on the train, or while holding a sleeping kid. Every control is built for a single thumb. Drag a tower from the tray onto the hex grid to place it. Tap a tower to upgrade it. Long-press to open a radial menu right where your thumb already is - no pinching, no two-finger zoom, no reaching for the far corner of the screen. Everything lives in the thumb zone. Each run is a bite-sized roguelike. Draft 3 towers from your unlocked pool, then defend through 8 fast 90-second waves on a freshly generated hex map. Climb the meta ladder between runs to unlock new towers and push your best wave higher. A daily seeded run lets everyone fight the same map and chase the local leaderboard. FEATURES - True one-handed play: drag to place, tap to upgrade, long-press radial menu - Procedurally generated hex maps - no two runs alike - Roguelike runs: draft 3 towers, survive 8 waves, climb the ladder - 90-second waves designed for short sessions - Daily seeded challenge with a local leaderboard - Persistent meta progression: unlock new towers - Endless and daily modes - Dark mode and Dynamic Type support - Play free, or unlock Premium once to remove ads forever and open every tower Free to play with optional ads. Go Premium with a single one-time purchase - no subscriptions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meowzilla at none against OneThumbTower's 1. Meowzilla also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. OneThumbTower sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Meowzilla asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meowzilla | OneThumbTower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stuxhost | Christian Pedersen |
In-app purchases
Meowzilla
No in-app purchases
OneThumbTower
- One-Thumb Tower Lifetime$3.99
Questions
Is Meowzilla free?
Is OneThumbTower free?
Do Meowzilla or OneThumbTower have ads?
Which is updated more often, Meowzilla or OneThumbTower?
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