Dark Sword vs Grow Swordmaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Sword
Embark on a dark silhouette action RPG adventure to defeat a dark dragon and restore light. Recruit allies, battle in PvP and raids, and collect over 150 items and skills.
- Defeat the Dark Dragon
- Silhouette Action RPG
- Acquire Allies
- PvP, Raids, Dark Dungeon
- Over 150 Items & Skills
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All I remember is that night... The dark dragon has closed the gate to the sun. And light vanished. All living creatures became dark... Only carrying what's left behind... the eternal pain. Features In the darkness that has lost light… True dark action begins. ▪ Defeat the Dark Dragon & Save the Light! ▪ Silhouette Action RPG ▪ Acquire Allies from Sanctuary of Light ▪ PvP, Raids, Dark Dungeon and more! ▪ Over 150 Items & Skills, Massive Plays "You must overcome the eternal darkness and defeat the Dark Dragon. May the light shine upon you!"
Grow Swordmaster
Embark on an idle fantasy adventure where you conquer dungeons with diverse weapons and crafting. Develop your skills and unlock skins to become the ultimate swordmaster in this retro pixel art RPG.
- Idle fantasy RPG gameplay
- Dungeon conquering
- Weapon and equipment crafting
- Skill system
- Unlockable skins with abilities
- Offline play
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.Pixelstar games idle fantasy game ' Grow SwordMaster' has arrived! Conquer the dungeons through a variety of weapons and crafting and become the ultimate swordmaster [Game feature] - Fantastic Action - Various Weapon - Various Skills - Mine System - Skin systems with different abilities - Craft System(weapon, equipment) # This game that dont need wifi and play offline without internet. # This game is pixelstar game's 2d retro idle rpg game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dark Sword at 287 against Grow Swordmaster's 37. Grow Swordmaster's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Dark Sword sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Grow Swordmaster sells 13 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 — 4.6 for Dark Sword against 4.6 for Grow Swordmaster. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Sword has 287 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Dark Sword's written reviews are positive against 77% of Grow Swordmaster's.
Dark Sword ships an update every 5 weeks, Grow Swordmaster every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Sword | Grow Swordmaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (287 ratings) | 4.6 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better | 77.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 287 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 365 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 9+ |
| Developer | NANOO COMPANY Inc. | gitae park |
Customer experience
Dark Sword
Grow Swordmaster
Bugs and requests
Dark Sword
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezing and crashing on launch
- Purchased items not being delivered
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Unresponsive controls and input lag
Requested features
5 requests- More RPG elements and customization options
- Offline play mode
- Gender selection for character
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
- Rebalanced in-game economy
Grow Swordmaster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dark Sword
- First Purchase Pack$0.99
- STARTER PACK$1.99
- 90 SOUL PACK$2.99
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- 165 SOUL PACK$4.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- 3x Legendary (Tier 3)$4.99
- SPECIAL 360 SOUL SET$5.99
- TIER 3 LEGENDARY PACK$6.99
- TIER 8 LEGENDARY PACK$7.99
- TIER 13 LEGENDARY PACK$8.99
- 390 SOUL PACK$9.99
- Essential Pack$14.99
- 900 SOUL PACK$19.99
Grow Swordmaster
- Beginner Pack$1.99
- GEM PACK1$1.99
- Item Package$3.99
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- STARTER PACK$4.99
- ADS PACK$8.99
- LEVEL PACK$8.99
- Key Package$9.99
- LEVEL PACK2$9.99
- GOLD PACK$17.99
- SKIN PACK$17.99
- RUBY PACK$17.99
- Soul Package$17.99
- PREMIUM PACK$26.99
Questions
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