Comparison

Phantom Tower vs Grave Frontier

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

Head to head
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.

About

Grave Frontier

Features
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Face the Undead in the Cursed Wild West In Grave Frontier, you're a lone gunslinger trapped in a haunted frontier overrun by the undead. Armed with grit and firepower, you’ll face intense survival runs where every night brings new horrors—and every day, a chance to rebuild and strike back. Roguelite Survival, Cowboy Style Battle relentless waves of enemies in procedurally generated chapters. Customize your builds, unlock legendary gunslingers, and adapt your strategy with randomized upgrades and challenge modifiers. Upgrade Between Battles Collect resources, enhance your loadout, and prepare for harder nights ahead. No two runs are the same—and every choice matters. Key Features: • Procedurally generated maps & enemy waves • Unlockable heroes with unique playstyles • Deep upgrade paths & tactical builds • Stylized low-poly visuals with a dark Western atmosphere A New Kind of Wild West This isn’t just another zombie shooter. Grave Frontier blends arcade twin-stick action with strategic roguelite depth—for players who crave challenge, customization, and cowboy chaos. Download now and survive the frontier.

Screenshots

Phantom Tower4 screens
Grave Frontier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Phantom Tower at every 10 days against Grave Frontier's every 10 months. Grave Frontier's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Phantom Tower sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Grave Frontier sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, Grave Frontier every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Phantom Tower versus Grave Frontier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom TowerGrave Frontier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size664 MB293 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperHorien StudioTu Nguyen

Bugs and requests

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

Grave Frontier

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Phantom Tower

One-time7
  • 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
7 purchases

Grave Frontier

One-time7
  • Pack 1$0.99
  • Pack 2$2.99
  • Pack 3$4.99
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  • Pack 4$9.99
  • Pack 5$19.99
  • Pack 6$29.99
  • Pack 7$49.99

Questions

Is Phantom Tower free?
Phantom Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grave Frontier free?
Grave Frontier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phantom Tower or Grave Frontier have ads?
Both Phantom Tower and Grave Frontier show ads.
Which is updated more often, Phantom Tower or Grave Frontier?
Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, and Grave Frontier every 10 months. Most recently, Phantom Tower was updated on September 30, 2026 and Grave Frontier on September 12, 2026.

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