Comparison

Last Tower vs Idle Code Tycoon

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

Head to head
About

Last Tower

Defend your outpost against endless monster waves in this idle tower defense game. Build and upgrade towers, unlock strategic boosts, and progress even while offline. Face challenging bosses and adapt to new enemies on various maps.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade towers
  • Idle progression and offline earnings
  • Unlock cards and boosts
  • Endless waves and boss fights
  • Multiple maps and unique enemies
  • Daily rewards
Features
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Last Tower: Idle Survival TD Can your tower survive the endless horde? Welcome to Last Tower: Idle Survival TD – the ultimate idle tower defense game where you must build, upgrade, and hold the line against wave after wave of relentless monsters. Your outpost is the last hope. Place powerful towers, unlock strategic upgrades, and survive as long as you can. Even when you're offline, your towers keep fighting! Idle Tower Defense Like Never Before This is not your average tower game. It’s survival. Each wave gets stronger, faster, and more brutal. The only way to last is to build smarter and upgrade faster. Key Features: Build & Upgrade Towers Strategically place and level up towers to hold off endless waves of monsters. Idle Progression Your towers keep defending while you’re away. Come back, collect rewards, and get stronger. Unlock Cards & Boosts Collect upgrade cards and unlock powerful modifiers to push your defenses even further. Endless Waves & Boss Fights Face massive boss monsters that test your build and timing. Can you survive them all? Simple to Play, Hard to Master Perfect balance between idle gameplay and deep tower defense strategy. Multiple Maps, Unique Enemies Each region brings new enemies, layouts, and tactics. Adapt or be overrun. Daily Rewards Log in daily for free gold, gems, and upgrade cards to speed up your progress. Why You’ll Love It - Play at your own pace – active or fully AFK - Deep upgrade paths and research system - Fast, smooth gameplay with auto-battle - Offline earnings – progress even while you sleep - No energy limits, no forced timers Download Last Tower: Idle Survival TD now and see how long your defense can last. Build smarter. Upgrade faster. Survive longer.

About

Idle Code Tycoon

Build a software empire by writing code, automating production, and shipping releases in this incremental idle game. Upgrade your tools, complete contracts, and merge your codebase for permanent bonuses. Keep earning even when you're away.

Highlights
  • Write and automate code production
  • Unlock offline earnings
  • Upgrade developers and tools
  • Ship new releases and patches
  • Merge codebase for Prestige Points
  • Complete contracts and objectives
Features
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[AD FREE] Write code. Automate production. Build a software empire. Idle Code Tycoon is an incremental idle game where every tap grows your company. Start with WRITE_CODE(), unlock automatic production, upgrade your tools, complete contracts, ship releases and keep earning while you’re away. BUILD AND AUTOMATE • Tap or hold to generate code • Unlock offline production • Upgrade developers, IDEs, servers, cloud systems, AI tools and more • Build your Tech Stack with permanent upgrades SHIP NEW RELEASES • Complete Roadmap objectives • Launch major releases and minor patches • Earn permanent bonuses • Track your deployment history MERGE AND GROW • Merge your codebase for Prestige Points • Strengthen future runs • Reach upgrades faster • Keep pushing toward the next milestone MORE WAYS TO PROGRESS • Timed backlog contracts • Sprint Focus strategies • Production boosts • Surprise bugs with extra rewards • Game Center achievements and leaderboards • iCloud sync and offline earnings • No ads There is always another upgrade, release, contract, achievement or Merge waiting. Write. Automate. Merge. Repeat. Made by a solo developer :)

Screenshots

Last Tower4 screens
Idle Code Tycoon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Idle Code Tycoon at none against Last Tower's shown. Idle Code Tycoon also leads on ratings volume (433 vs 2). Last Tower's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Last Tower sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Idle Code Tycoon sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Last Tower holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idle Code Tycoon has 433 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Last Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, Idle Code Tycoon every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Last Tower versus Idle Code Tycoon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast TowerIdle Code Tycoon
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (433 ratings)
Positive reviews—69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2433 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNam NguyenMariana Brasil

Customer experience

Last Tower

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

Idle Code Tycoon

All ratings433 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative25.6%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Last Tower

One-time10
  • Mad Santa Ticket x5$1.99
  • Mad Santa Ticket x15$4.99
  • Arctic Starter Pack$6.99
Show 7 more
  • Mad Santa Ticket x30$9.99
  • Chapter Pass 7$12.99
  • Chapter Pass 8$12.99
  • Chapter Pass 9$12.99
  • Blizzard Reinforcement Pack$14.99
  • Remove Ads$23.99
  • Cryo-Santa’s Arsenal Pack$29.99
8 purchases

Idle Code Tycoon

One-time8
  • 25 Points$0.99
  • Starter Developer Kit$1.99
  • First Merge Bundle$1.99
Show 5 more
  • 50 Points$1.99
  • 90 Points$2.99
  • Double Productivity$4.99
  • 200 Points$4.99
  • 500 Points$9.99

Questions

Is Last Tower free?
Last Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idle Code Tycoon free?
Idle Code Tycoon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Last Tower or Idle Code Tycoon?
Last Tower is rated higher. Last Tower averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Idle Code Tycoon averages 4.8 from 433 ratings.
Do Last Tower or Idle Code Tycoon have ads?
Last Tower shows ads; Idle Code Tycoon does not.
Which is updated more often, Last Tower or Idle Code Tycoon?
Last Tower ships an update every 3 weeks, and Idle Code Tycoon every 2 weeks. Most recently, Last Tower was updated on November 5, 2026 and Idle Code Tycoon on November 9, 2026.

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