The Tower vs Climb Higher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Tower
Build the world's tallest tower with simple one-tap controls. Compete with friends, unlock new tower designs, and explore various locations. Reach for the sky and see how high you can build.
- One-tap gameplay
- Build tallest tower
- Beat friends
- Unlock new towers
- Discover locations
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Build the tallest tower in the world to reach the sky with a power of one-tap gameplay! Beat your friends, unlock new towers, discover all locations.
Climb Higher
A physics-based puzzle platformer where players slingshot themselves upwards, breaking obstacles and manipulating size to reach new heights. Master momentum to conquer vertical challenges and progress through increasingly difficult levels.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Slingshot mechanics
- Breakable obstacles
- Size manipulation (grow/shrink)
- Momentum mastery
- Vertical puzzle platforming
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A challenge lies before you, or rather above you. Can you surpass this vertical puzzle? Can you reach the top? And then what, will you stop and rest, or continue to climb higher. Climb Higher is a challenging physics based puzzle platformer where you must slingshot yourself up high, stick to whatever you can, shatter through everything that breaks, grow big, shrink down, become the master of your momentum, and reach even greater heights! From the creator of Brain It On! and Shatterbrain. This game shows ads during gameplay, but you can remove them with an in app purchase which supports my work and helps me continue making games. Thank you for playing my games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Tower at none against Climb Higher's shown. The Tower also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (7K vs 48). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. The Tower sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Climb Higher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for The Tower against 4.6 for Climb Higher. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Tower has 7K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of The Tower's written reviews are positive against 79% of Climb Higher's.
The Tower ships an update monthly, Climb Higher every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tower | Climb Higher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (7K ratings) | 4.6 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better | 79.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7K — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Orbital Nine Games Inc |
Customer experience
The Tower
Climb Higher
Bugs and requests
The Tower
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Freezes and stops responding
- Loses progress after updates
Requested features
4 requests- More building styles and themes
- Ability to earn coins passively
- Difficulty levels or challenges
- Better tutorial or instructions
Climb Higher
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Tower
- Coins from the fountain$1.99
- Remove ads$1.99
- A fistful of coins$2.99
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- For a few coins more$4.99
- Master of coins$9.99
Climb Higher
- Full Game$2.99
