Comparison

AWAKEN 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

AWAKEN

Embark on a Metroidvania adventure as a bionic girl exploring a dangerous rainforest. Master a variety of combat skills, collect resources to enhance abilities, and uncover the mystery of mutated creatures. The game offers adjustable difficulty and a time-saving map design.

Highlights
  • Wide range of combat combos
  • Parry enemy attacks
  • Quick Rise and Dash abilities
  • Collect and spend Aether for upgrades
  • Time-saving map design
  • Adjustable difficulty with buffs
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Slain your foes with a wide range of combos: from fastest to slowest. Parry enemy attacks to gain an advantage, use Quick Rise ability to get back into the fight and dash into enemies while they’re attacking to slow the world around you and gain damage immunity. Combos and Skills will also help you to break through hordes of enemies and defeat bosses. Collect mysterious Aether and use it for your own benefits. Enhance Tania’s combat abilities and strength, or spend it on different skills useful in various situations. What about upgrading your weapons or trading some Aether for useful items? The choice is yours. Don't waste your time on travel. The map is designed to save you time while exploring it. Should you have troubles in combat, you can lower the difficulty level and get some useful buffs. Tania always finds cheerful words for you even in your darkest hours. Because this is not only her story, but yours as well. Bionic girl Tania is assigned by her creator, Dr. Herveus to search and rescue a missing Investigation team in the rainforest of Horace Islands where mysterious Karpas energy turns local animals and plants into aggressive mutants.

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

AWAKEN4 screens
Phantom Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phantom Tower at 4.6 against AWAKEN's 3.9. Phantom Tower also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). AWAKEN's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. AWAKEN sells 15 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 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 123 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of AWAKEN's written reviews are positive against 71% of Phantom Tower's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AWAKEN ships an update every 3 weeks, Phantom Tower every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AWAKEN versus Phantom Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAWAKENPhantom Tower
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (36 ratings)4.6 (123 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews71.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36123 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB664 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developershuangwei Interactive Entertainment Co., Ltd.Horien Studio

Customer experience

AWAKEN

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral18.5%
Negative22.2%

Phantom Tower

All ratings115 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative20.6%

User reviews

AWAKEN

From 36 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style
  • 🎮 Enjoyable Metroidvania experience

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Lack of controller support
  • 📱 Small/unresponsive touch controls
  • 🛒 Issues with in-app purchases

Phantom Tower

From 123 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

AWAKEN

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Graphical glitches in certain areas
  • Freezing/crashing on some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Improve touch control responsiveness
  • Fix in-app purchase issues

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

15 purchases

AWAKEN

One-time15
  • Unlock Chapter 2 Content$0.99
  • Limitless Set$0.99
  • Return Set$0.99
Show 12 more
  • Witchcraft Set$0.99
  • Blood Bat Set$0.99
  • 7500 Aether$0.99
  • 2 Karpas Alloy$0.99
  • 2 Moon Rainbow Fruit$0.99
  • Dream Set$0.99
  • Unlock the game and Witchcraft Set$2.99
  • Unlock Full Game$2.99
  • 30000 Aether$2.99
  • Upgrade to the Deluxe Edition$2.99
  • Unlock Full Game and Deluxe Edition$4.99
  • Upgrade Package$4.99
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 AWAKEN free?
AWAKEN 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, AWAKEN or Phantom Tower?
Phantom Tower is rated higher. AWAKEN averages 3.9 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Phantom Tower averages 4.6 from 123 ratings.
Do AWAKEN or Phantom Tower have ads?
Phantom Tower shows ads; AWAKEN does not.
Which is updated more often, AWAKEN or Phantom Tower?
AWAKEN ships an update every 3 weeks, and Phantom Tower every 10 days. Most recently, AWAKEN was updated on October 30, 2026 and Phantom Tower on October 24, 2026.

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