Comparison

Rainbow Monsters vs Alien Tower

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

Head to head
About

Rainbow Monsters

A fun color-matching game where players guide monsters to eat falling rainbow pieces. Slide monsters left or right to match colors, with a numbers mode for easier identification. Compete with friends through Game Center and unlock achievements.

Highlights
  • Color matching gameplay
  • Monster character control
  • Falling rainbow pieces
  • Numbers mode for colorblind players
  • Game Center integration
  • 23 unlockable achievements
Features
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Feed the Rainbow Monsters! Slide the monsters left or right to catch falling rainbow pieces with the matching color. It starts simply, then becomes faster and more challenging. How high can you score? COLORFUL ARCADE FUN Match seven colors, build streaks and discover bonuses while keeping your monsters fed. NUMBERS MODE Finding colors difficult to distinguish? Turn on Numbers mode to match the numbers on the falling pieces with the correct monster. ACHIEVEMENTS AND LEADERBOARDS Sign in to Game Center to discover 23 achievements and compete on the leaderboards. You can also enjoy the game without signing in. SHARE YOUR SCORES Share your high score or last score as an image, with a download link so friends can join the challenge. PLAY YOUR WAY Choose whether music and sound effects are enabled. No advertising—just colorful monster-feeding fun.

About

Alien Tower

Features
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Tilt, Dodge & Climb! Avoid the flames and reach for the sky in Alien Tower, a fast-paced arcade game where every move counts! Tilt your platform to guide cute little aliens up a mysterious tower. Dodge deadly fire traps and stay focused, one wrong move and it's game over! Simple to play but hard to master, Alien Tower offers intense vertical action in short, addictive bursts. Features: - Intuitive one-touch tilt mechanics - Fast, challenging arcade gameplay - Stylish minimalist graphics - Energetic soundtrack by Szymon Szewczyk - Compete for the best score! Can you help the aliens escape the flames and climb to the top?

Screenshots

Rainbow Monsters4 screens
Alien Tower4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alien Tower at Free against Rainbow Monsters's $0.99. Alien Tower also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Rainbow Monsters's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On 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

Alien Tower is free to download; Rainbow Monsters costs $0.99 up front. Rainbow Monsters sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alien Tower sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rainbow Monsters ships an update every 2 months, Alien Tower every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Rainbow Monsters versus Alien Tower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRainbow MonstersAlien Tower
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNUIFISH LIMITEDLaurent Bakowski

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rainbow Monsters

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Alien Tower

One-time1
  • All Aliens !$1.99

Questions

Is Rainbow Monsters free?
Rainbow Monsters costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Alien Tower free?
Alien Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rainbow Monsters or Alien Tower have ads?
Alien Tower shows ads; Rainbow Monsters does not.
Which is updated more often, Rainbow Monsters or Alien Tower?
Rainbow Monsters ships an update every 2 months, and Alien Tower every 5 months. Most recently, Rainbow Monsters was updated on September 25, 2026 and Alien Tower on September 22, 2026.

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