Swamp Castle vs Relatos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swamp Castle
Become a Lord managing your castle's economy, resolving peasant conflicts, and expanding your influence. Your text-based choices shape the narrative and determine your realm's fate through war, diplomacy, or stealth.
- Castle economy management
- Peasant conflict resolution
- Troop hiring and combat
- Diplomacy and stealth options
- Choice-driven narrative
- Text-based gameplay
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You are a newly appointed Lord in charge of a small castle. Manage your castle's finances, hire troops, resolve conflicts among the peasants, and bring order to the realm. Expand your power through war, diplomacy, or stealth. Whether you rise or fall is up to you in Swamp Castle. "Swamp Castle" is an interactive novel by Philip Kempton where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--102,000 words, without graphics or sound-effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. • Manage the economy of your province by controlling the tax rates. • Decisions you make impact the story and your ability to rule your subjects. • Fight against raiders and even other Lords. • Choose between decisions that could help your subjects or give you additional power.
Relatos
Embark on interactive fiction adventures where your choices shape the narrative and lead to unique endings. Explore multiple genres, play through different modes, and experience consequences that affect your character and relationships.
- Branching narrative paths
- Multiple story genres
- Player-driven consequences
- Character relationship dynamics
- Branching story maps
- Daily community challenges
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Every choice matters. Every story is yours. Relatos is interactive fiction where your decisions drive the narrative. Choose your genre, step into the story, and watch the plot branch around the choices you make, leading to unique endings. 6 GENRES, MANY STORIES Mystery. Thriller. Horror. Romance. Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Each story features branching paths, multiple endings, and characters who react to your choices. PLAY YOUR WAY Micro Stories — Quick adventures you can finish in one sitting Quest Mode — Stories with deeper branching and character dynamics Adventure Mode — Epic journeys with complex relationships and high stakes REAL CONSEQUENCES Your stats change based on your actions — not just the scene. Push too hard and your nerve breaks. Draw too much attention and you're caught. Every stat tells a story about the choices you made. CHARACTERS WHO REMEMBER Build trust or burn bridges. Characters respond to how you treat them, and relationships gate new choices. An ally on one playthrough might be an enemy on the next. BRANCHING STORY MAPS After each story, explore the full branching tree to see every path you didn't take — and share your unique journey with friends. DAILY CHALLENGES Play the daily challenge and see how your choices compare to the community. NO ADS WITH UNLIMITED Play free with ads, or subscribe to Unlimited for an ad-free experience with premium content. Start your first story in under a minute. Where it goes is up to you. Relatos Unlimited Subscription Unlock unlimited stories, remove ads, and get priority access to new content with Relatos Unlimited. Monthly: $1.99 USD/month Annual: $17.99 USD/year Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://ariassoftware.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://ariassoftware.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Relatos at every 3 days against Swamp Castle's every 18 months. Relatos also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 87%). Swamp Castle's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Swamp Castle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Relatos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Relatos holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swamp Castle has 85 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Swamp Castle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Relatos's.
Swamp Castle ships an update every 18 months, Relatos every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swamp Castle | Relatos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (85 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Hosted Games LLC | Arias Software LLC |
Customer experience
Swamp Castle
Relatos
In-app purchases
Swamp Castle
- Restart the Game Once$0.99
- Remove Advertising$4.99
Relatos
- Relatos Unlimited Monthly$1.991 Month
- Relatos Unlimited Yearly$17.991 Year









