Comparison

Phantom Tower vs Siegewatch

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

Siegewatch

Defend a single tower against endless waves of enemies in this roguelite tower defense game. Strategize your weapon builds and upgrades to survive increasingly difficult challenges and unlock unique cosmetic skins.

Highlights
  • Single tower defense point
  • Roguelite build progression
  • Hand-painted art style
  • 59 unique weapons
  • 35 diverse challenges
  • 36 unlockable tower skins
  • Dynamic soundtrack
Features
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One tower. Endless waves. How long can you survive? Siegewatch is a roguelite tower defense game built around a single defense point — your tower — against a relentless, ever-growing horde. Choose your weapons, stack your build, and see how far you can push a run. FEATURES - All-new hand-painted art: 16 animated enemy types that march in from every direction, animated water, and a tower that comes alive. - 59 unique weapons across 5 archetypes — Normal, Piercing, Siege, Magic, and Chaos — plus armor, healing, and gold-income upgrades, each with its own playstyle. - 35 challenges that test different skills: pure survival, weapon restrictions, economic strategy, and high-risk play. - 36 animated tower skins, each a unique design tied to the challenge that earns it — a giant ballista, a hooded wraith, a living tree, an overflowing vault of gold, and more. - A dynamic soundtrack that builds in intensity the longer you survive. - Plays great on every iPhone and iPad, fully offline. - No ads. No in-app purchases. No monetization of any kind — just a complete game. Every run is a fresh build: reroll your shop, stack your weapons, and adapt as the waves grow harder. Survive long enough and the danger surges, gold wagons race past, and at 20 minutes the final boss emerges. How long can your tower hold?

Screenshots

Phantom Tower4 screens
Siegewatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Siegewatch at none against Phantom Tower's 7. Siegewatch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Phantom Tower's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 6) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Siegewatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Siegewatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phantom Tower has 123 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Phantom Tower's written reviews are positive against 100% of Siegewatch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, Siegewatch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Phantom Tower versus Siegewatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom TowerSiegewatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (123 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size664 MB183 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHorien StudioAreg Panossian

Customer experience

Phantom Tower

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

Siegewatch

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Siegewatch

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
Show 4 more
  • Mage Starter Pack$1.99
  • Advanced Bag$1.99
  • Premium Bag$2.99
  • Full Game Unlock$9.99
None

Siegewatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phantom Tower free?
Phantom Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Siegewatch free?
Siegewatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phantom Tower or Siegewatch?
Siegewatch is rated higher. Phantom Tower averages 4.6 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Siegewatch averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Phantom Tower or Siegewatch have ads?
Phantom Tower shows ads; Siegewatch does not.
Which is updated more often, Phantom Tower or Siegewatch?
Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, and Siegewatch every 3 weeks. Most recently, Phantom Tower was updated on November 5, 2026 and Siegewatch on October 31, 2026.

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