Dark Sword vs OrbitalCleaners
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!"
OrbitalCleaners
Pilot a spacecraft to clear orbital debris left by space pirates. Defend yourself against enemy ships while managing the consequences of your actions, as aggressive tactics may draw the attention of a larger threat.
- Clear space junk
- Fend off enemy ships
- Strategic consequence system
- Space pirate invasion theme
- Orbital cleaning gameplay
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Space pirates have invaded, and they've caused quite the mess! Thankfully you've recently taken a job as an Orbital Cleaner, and are tasked with cleaning up the space junk while fending off enemy ships. But be careful - destroying too many pirates will anger the mothership...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OrbitalCleaners at none against Dark Sword's 10. OrbitalCleaners also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Dark Sword's advantage is ratings volume (288 vs 1). On price 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 10 one-off in-app purchases. OrbitalCleaners asks for nothing beyond the download.
OrbitalCleaners holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Sword has 288 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dark Sword ships an update every 5 weeks, OrbitalCleaners every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Sword | OrbitalCleaners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (288 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 288 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | NANOO COMPANY Inc. | John Curren |
Customer experience
Dark Sword
OrbitalCleaners
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
OrbitalCleaners
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
- 3x Legendary (Tier 3)$4.99
- SPECIAL 360 SOUL SET$5.99
- TIER 3 LEGENDARY PACK$6.99
- TIER 8 LEGENDARY PACK$7.99
- 390 SOUL PACK$9.99
- 900 SOUL PACK$19.99
OrbitalCleaners
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Dark Sword free?
Is OrbitalCleaners free?
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Do Dark Sword or OrbitalCleaners have ads?
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