Swap Sword vs Dicey Dungeons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swap Sword
Engage in a tactical puzzle battle by matching gems and collecting coins. Outsmart enemies on a dynamic battlefield, utilizing spells and strategic swaps to defeat monsters and progress through diverse worlds. Collect rewards and compare scores with friends in this challenging adventure.
- Gem matching and coin collection
- Strategic sword swapping
- Customizable spell arsenal
- World exploration with unique features
- Score comparison with friends
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It’s Swap Sword! A knife-sharp puzzle battle from the creators of Stellar Smooch and Sunburn! Match gems and snatch up coins, but watch out for angry frogs!! In Swap Sword, you’ll need to out-smart and out-slice your enemies on a battlefield that changes with every step. It’s the right mix of tactics, spells, and match-3 madness. Will you be able to draw your sword before you draw your last breath? UNSHEATH YOUR WITS - Swap to kill, match to dispatch, but don’t get caught with your sword down. CAST AWAY FEAR - Build a custom arsenal of spells to defeat your monstrous opponents and march toward victory. TRAVEL THE WORLD - Journey through mines, valleys, and beyond — each space filled with unique features and clever opponents waiting to strike you down. REAP GOLDEN REWARDS - Collect treasure, amass points, and compare your score with friends. Swap Sword was created by AP Thomson and Diego Garcia. --- Praise for Swap Sword! --- “This game is packed with the good stuff.” - App Advice “I’ve played this game more than any other this year. Please send help.” - Bennett Foddy, Creator of QWOP and Professor of Game Design at NYU.
Dicey Dungeons
Embark on a challenging deckbuilding roguelike adventure as a giant walking dice. Battle monsters, collect loot, and level up heroes in an ever-changing dungeon. Strategize against the unpredictable nature of dice rolls to escape Lady Luck's domain.
- Deckbuilding roguelike gameplay
- Battle monsters
- Find better loot
- Level up heroes
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Dice roll mechanics
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"It is going to be hard for anything on mobile to top this for me" - TouchArcade Game of the Week Become a giant walking dice and battle to the end of an ever-changing dungeon! Can you escape the cruel whims of Lady Luck? In this new fast-paced deckbuilding roguelike from Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV), Chipzel, and Marlowe Dobbe, you'll fight monsters, find better loot, and level up your heroes as you work together to take down the Goddess of Fortune, Lady Luck herself. Balance your carefully planned strategies against the unknown of a dice roll.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swap Sword at every 11 days against Dicey Dungeons's every 7 months. Swap Sword also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12). Dicey Dungeons's advantage is chart position (#35 vs #174). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Swap Sword costs $2.99 and Dicey Dungeons $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dicey Dungeons holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 87 and 220 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Swap Sword's written reviews are positive against 75% of Dicey Dungeons's.
Swap Sword ships an update every 11 days, Dicey Dungeons every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swap Sword | Dicey Dungeons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (87 ratings) | 4.6 (220 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | 74.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 87 | 220 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #174 | #35 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 842 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alec Thomson | Distractionware Limited |
Customer experience
Swap Sword
Dicey Dungeons
User reviews
Swap Sword
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Innovative match-3 twist
- 👍 User-friendly UI
- ✨ Beautiful pixel art
- 🤩 Addictive gameplay
- 🧠 Deep strategy
Room to improve
- 💰 Overpriced for content
- ⏳ Too short
- 🤷 Lacks replayability
- 😔 Frustrating grind
- 😕 Not rewarding
Dicey Dungeons
From 220 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Great art style and music
- 💎 Unique and varied character classes
- 🕹️ Intuitive and easy to pick up
Room to improve
- 🎲 Heavily reliant on RNG/luck
- 🔁 Repetitive and lacking in progression
- 🤕 Unfair/frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🔇 Missing audio/sound issues
Bugs and requests
Swap Sword
Reported bugs
1 issue- Fire enemies not counting for matching
Requested features
12 requests- More levels
- More content
- Character progression
- Unlockable characters/levels
- Rewards for matching
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- Boosts or power-ups
- Endless mode
- Cosmetic upgrades
- Haptic feedback option
- Skip tutorials option
- More game modes
- Add updates
Dicey Dungeons
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tutorial not registering inputs
- Buttons/controls bugging out
- Crashes and performance issues
Requested features
4 requests- Vertical/portrait mode support
- Cloud save/sync across devices
- More content and character variety
- Better balance and progression
In-app purchases
Swap Sword
No in-app purchases
Dicey Dungeons
No in-app purchases
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