OneThumbTower
Christian Pedersen Games iPhoneiPadiPod touch
OneThumbTower is a free Games app for iPhone and iPad by Christian Pedersen. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated June 8, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 4 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 8
- 2026 · v1.3
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About OneThumbTower
One-Thumb Tower is a tower defense you can actually play with one hand - in bed, on the train, or while holding a sleeping kid. Every control is built for a single thumb. Drag a tower from the tray onto the hex grid to place it. Tap a tower to upgrade it. Long-press to open a radial menu right where your thumb already is - no pinching, no two-finger zoom, no reaching for the far corner of the screen. Everything lives in the thumb zone. Each run is a bite-sized roguelike. Draft 3 towers from your unlocked pool, then defend through 8 fast 90-second waves on a freshly generated hex map. Climb the meta ladder between runs to unlock new towers and push your best wave higher. A daily seeded run lets everyone fight the same map and chase the local leaderboard. FEATURES - True one-handed play: drag to place, tap to upgrade, long-press radial menu - Procedurally generated hex maps - no two runs alike - Roguelike runs: draft 3 towers, survive 8 waves, climb the ladder - 90-second waves designed for short sessions - Daily seeded challenge with a local leaderboard - Persistent meta progression: unlock new towers - Endless and daily modes - Dark mode and Dynamic Type support - Play free, or unlock Premium once to remove ads forever and open every tower Free to play with optional ads. Go Premium with a single one-time purchase - no subscriptions.
What’s new
Version 1.3 · Updated June 8, 2026
Cleaner experience, improved privacy, and performance updates. Thank you for playing OneThumbTower.
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App privacy
The developer, Christian Pedersen, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Advertising Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data, Crash Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Developer’s Advertising or Marketing, Analytics, App Functionality
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