Starlit Adventures vs Once Upon a Tower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starlit Adventures
Embark on an epic action-adventure platformer to recover stolen stars. Explore diverse worlds, battle enemies, solve puzzles with special suits, and collect treasures. Enjoy console-quality graphics and intuitive controls designed for mobile.
- Explore 8 diverse worlds
- Unlock suits with special powers
- Battle otherworldly bosses
- Solve brain-teasing puzzles
- Collect dazzling treasures
- Complete sticker albums
- Compete with friends
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Become the greatest Starkeeper in the Upper World! Help Bo and Kikki the Starlit to find and return the stars that Nuru has stolen from the sky and hid across the Lower Lands! Go on epic adventures that will have you explore fantastic worlds, fight nightmarish enemies, collect dazzling treasures, and solve brain-teasing puzzles using an array of Special Suits! Starlit Adventures is an original action/adventure-platform, free-to-play game for all ages and specially designed for mobile. You’ll have lots of fun with clever controls, adorable and cute characters, beautiful visuals and a wide range of gameplay mechanics to deliver a valuable and memorable experience. FEATURES: * CONSOLE QUALITY content for a memorable experience! * LOTS OF LEVELS in 8 WORLDS, each one with new challenges! * UNLOCK ALL SUITS with unique special powers and play in different ways! * OTHERWORDLY BOSSES guard the end of each world and will do anything to stop you! * RICH VISUALS, beautiful story and unique characters! * STICKER ALBUM to complete and trade stickers with your friends! * GREAT CONTROLS specially designed for touchscreen! * RANK AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS by collecting all treasures and making insane combos! * VISIT THE INFINITE TOWER and try to go farther than your friends! * OPEN UP CHALLENGES and unlock many more levels! * SYNC your save game progress on any device using a Facebook login! * RECORD your game in video and share with your friends using the ReplayKit in iOS 9 devices. DISCOVER STARLIT ADVENTURES! http://www.StarlitAdventures.com
Once Upon a Tower
Break free from your tower prison in this adventure game. Armed with a war hammer, you'll battle enemies and escape a dragon. Your rescue is up to you!
- Tower escape adventure
- Battle enemies
- Fight a dragon
- Princess protagonist
- Offline gameplay
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Ever wanted to escape somewhere else? Ever felt like you were trapped in a high tower? Ever found yourself waiting for the valiant knight to save you? Wait no more! Cause he isn't coming -- No, really, he isn't. He was literally eaten by that guardian dragon over there. But fear no more, you have all you need to set yourself free. The brave knight left behind his war hammer, I'm sure you can put it to good use, right? You can beat the enemies. You can escape the dragon. YOU CAN DO THIS! Now let the adventure begin, once upon a tower.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Starlit Adventures at none against Once Upon a Tower's shown. Starlit Adventures also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 75%). Once Upon a Tower's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Starlit Adventures sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Once Upon a Tower sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Starlit Adventures against 4.7 for Once Upon a Tower. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Starlit Adventures's written reviews are positive against 75% of Once Upon a Tower's.
Starlit Adventures ships an update every 2 months, Once Upon a Tower every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starlit Adventures | Once Upon a Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better | 75.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| 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, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 345 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rockhead Estudios S.A. | Pomelo Games |
Customer experience
Starlit Adventures
Once Upon a Tower
User reviews
Starlit Adventures
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 💎 Cute and charming characters
- 🎮 Great for all ages
- 🎨 Colorful and vibrant graphics
- 🕹️ Engaging platforming challenges
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for suits
- 🔑 Limited free character options
- 🕰️ Slow token/coin acquisition
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🤯 Difficult boss battles
Once Upon a Tower
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🎮 Simple but engaging mechanics
- 🚀 Great time killer
- 👍 Empowering female characters
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Unclear instructions/tutorials
- 🔁 Repetitive levels
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with ads
- 🤖 Unresponsive controls
Bugs and requests
Starlit Adventures
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when using Unicorn suit in Infinite Tower
- Inconsistent token rewards across platforms
- Purchased suits not unlocking properly
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Ability to jump with all characters
- Option to reset progress
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- Ability to create custom levels
Once Upon a Tower
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes when watching ads
- Progress resets after crashes
- Challenges not tracking properly
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More character/princess variety
- Ability to save progress
- Difficulty settings
- Multiplayer mode
- Level editor
In-app purchases
Starlit Adventures
- Special: Bomber Suit$0.99
- A Pile of Tokens$0.99
- Special: Ninja Suit$1.99
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- Unlock All Special Suits$2.99
- Special: Electric Suit$2.99
- A Bag of Tokens$2.99
- Golden: Dragon Suit$3.99
- Golden: Unicorn Suit$3.99
- Golden: Dino Suit$3.99
- Special Pack$5.99
Once Upon a Tower
- Oscura$0.99
- Noriko$0.99
- Lives Pack x10$0.99
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- Loriel$0.99
- Denise$0.99
- Dragon scales x20$0.99
- Lives Pack x25$0.99
- Lives Pack x25$1.99
- Lives Pack x60$3.99
- Lives Pack x200$9.99
Questions
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