Comparison

Fallen Sword vs Beat Down & Refine

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

Head to head
About

Fallen Sword

Embark on an epic retro RPG adventure in a vast fantasy world. Battle monsters, master combat skills, forge powerful gear, and trade with other players. Join guilds and participate in community events for a truly immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Vast fantasy world exploration
  • Fast-paced combat and leveling
  • Deep crafting and trading systems
  • Guild system for social play
  • Regular community events
  • Cross-platform play
Features
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A LEGACY COMES TO THE APP STORE The classic web-based Fallen Sword is now mobile! Dive into fifteen years of history and join thousands of adventurers in the retro RPG world of Erildath. Whether you’re a veteran fan, a returning adventurer, or a new player with a taste for old-school fantasy, the vast realms of Fallen Sword are now available at your fingertips! ENDLESS ADVENTURE Battle through a massive and ever-expanding world! From snowy peaks to treacherous swamps, from fae-touched forests to volcanic plains, you’ll discover thousands of characters, quests, and monsters as you embark on your very own hero’s journey. SLICE & DICE WITH FAST PACED COMBAT Monstrous creatures bar your way at every turn! Level up your character, collect ever more powerful equipment with which to arm yourself, and develop new skills and abilities to enhance your strategy. Learn to duel and hunt other players in exciting PvP challenges! BECOME A MASTER OF TRADE Maybe you are a master blacksmith forging powerful gear from recipes, or a skilled alchemist turning magical fragments into potions that grant special buffs. Maybe you are just a dedicated hunter with a knack for finding rare items! Between a bustling auction house, multiple trading features, and a buff market for casting your own skills on other players, you are bound to find a channel for sharing your skills and earning gold! JOIN A GUILD Adventures are best when shared! With hundreds of thriving guilds, you’ll have no trouble finding or creating a team of like-minded adventurers to aid each other in growing stronger. Join forces with your friends to defeat powerful guild-only enemies, earn and trade gear, build and defend mighty structures, and compete against other players in Guild vs Guild events! REGULAR COMMUNITY EVENTS Rally for battle as Legendary Creatures appear for weekend-long events! Muster your Guild to bring the fight to monstrous Titans, who stride across the Realms! Fend off global invasions with the entire community to earn powerful rewards! PLAY YOUR WAY No need to create a new account! Simply sign in on the app to pick up exactly where you left off in your current Fallen Sword game. Then switch seamlessly between your browser and mobile devices for an effortless cross-platform experience. Game Features: - Thousands of levels worth of content, realms and creatures. - Hundreds of skills and abilities for your character. - Thousands of items and quests to collect. - Trading and auction systems. - Stay social with chat, messaging, friends lists and more! - Variety of exciting community events. - Regular updates and improvements. - An active and dynamic community of thousands of other players.

About

Beat Down & Refine

Engage in strategic card battles within a dungeon exploration RPG. Combine cards to defeat monsters, enhance your gear, and develop your character's unique stats. Forge weapons and armor to gain an edge, but beware of refinement failures.

Highlights
  • Card battle combat
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Monster variety
  • Weapon and armor system
  • Gear refinement
  • Free character development
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Combine the cards you've been dealt to fight in this dungeon exploration card battle RPG game! Enjoy defeating monsters, strengthening weapons and armor, and freely developing your character! # How to fight # Combine the cards you've been dealt to fight in card battles! The game is a dungeon exploration card battle RPG game! # Monsters # A variety of unique monsters appear, including enemies with high attack power, high defense power, and enemies with special skills! # Weapons and Armor # There are three categories of weapons: swords, axes, and bows, and they have advantages and disadvantages, such as high attack power but no shields. There are three categories of weapons and armor: swords, axes, and bows. # Strengthening Weapons and Armor # Weapons and armor can be refined at the blacksmith to increase their performance. Forging them to the limit will give you an advantage in battle. However, if you fail to refine them, they will be destroyed and lost... # Character Development # You can freely adjust the five parameters of AGI, STR, DEX, VIT, and LUK, so you can create a character of your choice.

Screenshots

Fallen Sword4 screens
Beat Down & Refine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Beat Down & Refine at 4.5 against Fallen Sword's 3.9. Beat Down & Refine also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Fallen Sword's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 2) and review sentiment (48% vs 40%). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fallen Sword sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Beat Down & Refine sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Beat Down & Refine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fallen Sword has 72 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Fallen Sword's written reviews are positive against 40% of Beat Down & Refine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fallen Sword ships an update monthly, Beat Down & Refine every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fallen Sword versus Beat Down & Refine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFallen SwordBeat Down & Refine
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (72 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings72 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB172 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHunted Cow Studios Ltd.Satoshi Masui

Customer experience

Fallen Sword

All ratings72 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral15.2%
Negative36.4%

Beat Down & Refine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Fallen Sword

One-time5
  • Fallen Sword Bundle$4.99
  • Fallen Sword Bundle$9.99
  • Fallen Sword Bundle$19.99
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  • Fallen Sword Bundle$39.99
  • Fallen Sword Bundle$59.99
7 purchases

Beat Down & Refine

One-time7
  • 120 gems$0.99
  • 500 gems$2.99
  • No Ads$3.99
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  • Experience boost$3.99
  • Refining boost$3.99
  • 1,500 gems & 30,000 gold$5.99
  • 3,500 gems & 100,000 gold$11.99

Questions

Is Fallen Sword free?
Fallen Sword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beat Down & Refine free?
Beat Down & Refine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fallen Sword or Beat Down & Refine?
Beat Down & Refine is rated higher. Fallen Sword averages 3.9 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Beat Down & Refine averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Fallen Sword or Beat Down & Refine have ads?
Both Fallen Sword and Beat Down & Refine show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fallen Sword or Beat Down & Refine?
Fallen Sword ships an update monthly, and Beat Down & Refine every 4 days. Most recently, Fallen Sword was updated on October 23, 2026 and Beat Down & Refine on October 13, 2026.

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