Comparison

Phantom Tower vs Boltloft

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

Boltloft

Features
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Boltloft is a charge-jump arcade climber about timing, aim, and nerve. Hold to charge, drag left or right to angle the arc, then release to launch your bolt toward the next platform. The tower keeps changing with moving platforms, stormy zap platforms, cloud layers, and collectible orbs. Each jump is short, readable, and tense. Built as a premium local game: no ads, no account, no tracking, and instant play.

Screenshots

Phantom Tower4 screens
Boltloft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phantom Tower at Free against Boltloft's $0.99. Phantom Tower also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Boltloft's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Phantom Tower is free to download; Boltloft costs $0.99 up front. Phantom Tower sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Boltloft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, Boltloft every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Phantom Tower versus Boltloft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom TowerBoltloft
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (115 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings115 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size664 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHorien StudioRobert Corbin

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

Boltloft

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
None

Boltloft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phantom Tower free?
Phantom Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Boltloft free?
Boltloft costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phantom Tower or Boltloft have ads?
Phantom Tower shows ads; Boltloft does not.
Which is updated more often, Phantom Tower or Boltloft?
Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, and Boltloft every 4 days. Most recently, Phantom Tower was updated on September 30, 2026 and Boltloft on September 28, 2026.

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