Comparison

Glowfall vs Torii Tower

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

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About

Glowfall

Features
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Glowfall is a magical lantern-chaining puzzle game about restoring shrines, calming overloaded skies, and mastering beautiful combo runs. Draw paths through matching lanterns, release at the perfect moment, and use special lanterns to turn a crowded sky into a glowing cascade. Every run asks you to read the board, chase the objective, and keep the sky under control before pressure builds too high. FEATURES • Chain lanterns with smooth path-drawing gameplay • Play score, clear, color, and pressure-based objectives • Use prism, calm, and echo lanterns for tactical clears • Discover shrine spirits and bonus moments during runs • Restore the Founder Shrine and bring its light into gameplay • Master harder levels with sky pressure and overload states • Chase clean clears, long chains, and high-score runs • Play at your pace with readable, cozy arcade puzzle action Glowfall is designed for quick sessions that still feel rich: a few moves can become a perfect chain, a risky board can become a recovery, and a dark shrine can slowly come back to life. The sky is filling. Draw the chain. Restore the glow.

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Torii Tower

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Stack torii gates ever higher. Visit shrines and collect goshuin seals. A simple yet deep Japanese-style stacking game: tap once to drop each torii gate. Stop it right in the center for a Perfect. The cleaner your stack, the higher and more beautiful it climbs, all the way to the heavens. ▼ SHRINE PILGRIMAGE (NEW MODE) Travel through 32 shrines across 6 chapters. Reach the target height to complete your visit, and earn up to 3 goshuin seals per shrine based on how well you stack. Every shrine has its own twist: the thunder god speeds things up, crow wings gust the tower sideways, kitsunebi foxfire reverses your gate, ninjas narrow your width, and a golden torii appears. Keep every seal in your goshuin book. Visit every shrine in a chapter to open its Hidden Path: 1.5x the height and tougher twists for seasoned climbers. ▼ ENDLESS APPROACH See how high you can go and take on your personal record and the global leaderboard. From a shrine on the ground to bamboo groves, a sea of clouds, sunset, starry skies, aurora, outer space and the heavens: 10 scenes that change as you climb. ▼ DAILY FUN ・Daily Wishes: complete 3 missions each day to earn goshuin ・Today's Visit: a daily target tuned to your own record ・New torii gates unlock the more you play each day ▼ COLLECT 20 TORII Vermilion, Thousand Gates, Golden, Sakura, Autumn Leaves, Snow, Dragon, Galaxy, Ice, Aurora and more. Stack higher and play daily to unlock new gates. Save up coins to pick up the ones you like. ▼ For iPhone and iPad / 13 languages ▼ ABOUT ADS AND PURCHASES Ads are kept light and never appear during play. Remove Ads, or get Premium: all gates unlocked, no ads, gold finish and your choice of home background. Both are one-time purchases. How high can you stack? EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Glowfall4 screens
Torii Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Torii Tower at 14.0 against Glowfall's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Glowfall sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Torii Tower sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Glowfall versus Torii Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlowfallTorii Tower
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShady GhalabABOLAB SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Glowfall

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Founder Shrine Pack$3.99
2 purchases

Torii Tower

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Glowfall free?
Glowfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Torii Tower free?
Torii Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Glowfall or Torii Tower have ads?
Both Glowfall and Torii Tower show ads.
Which is updated more often, Glowfall or Torii Tower?
Glowfall ships an update every 3 weeks, and Torii Tower every 3 weeks. Most recently, Glowfall was updated on November 5, 2026 and Torii Tower on November 5, 2026.

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