Dark Sword vs Shadow Assassin
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!"
Shadow Assassin
Embark on a revenge quest as Leo, a descendant of Beowulf, in this shadow-style platformer. Battle through increasingly difficult levels and upgrade your hero's skills and damage to defeat the Supreme Empress of Hell and save your loved one.
- Shadow-style platformer gameplay
- RPG elements with skill upgrades
- Intense combat against enemies
- Multiple challenging scenes
- Resource collection and obstacle avoidance
- Story-driven revenge quest
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Lilith, the Supreme Empress of Hell, has broken the seals to the world after a summoning ritual. Lilith has destroyed and burned everything in Leo's village. This is the story of Leo, descendant of Beowulf, to revenge and save his beloved one. Shadow Assassin is the intense platformer with shadow style and RPG elements. In the game, you can go through multiple scenes with increasing difficulties, to go to the final battle with Lilith. In the game, you can upgrade the skills, damage of the hero, using in-game currency. Try to move smart, to collect all the resource in game, and also avoid obstacles. Watch closely to the shadow, you don't know where the enemies can come!!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dark Sword at 4.6 against Shadow Assassin's 2.6. Dark Sword also leads on review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and ratings volume (288 vs 5). Shadow Assassin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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. Shadow Assassin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dark Sword holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Sword has 288 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Dark Sword's written reviews are positive against 50% of Shadow Assassin's.
Dark Sword ships an update every 5 weeks, Shadow Assassin every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Sword | Shadow Assassin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (288 ratings) — better | 2.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 600 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 9+ |
| Developer | NANOO COMPANY Inc. | Tien Pham |
Customer experience
Dark Sword
Shadow Assassin
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
Shadow Assassin
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
Shadow Assassin
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dark Sword free?
Is Shadow Assassin free?
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