Comparison

PPKP vs Red Sword

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PPKP

Become a hero and rebuild a city under attack by monsters. Smash cars for materials, train in martial arts, and upgrade your abilities in the lab to defeat your foes and restore order.

Highlights
  • Smash cars for building materials
  • Replenish strength and boost combos
  • Learn martial arts and upgrade dojo
  • Acquire power-ups and special goggles
  • Receive hints from city inhabitants
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Suddenly the Monster Corps attacks and breaks the city. Be the hero who will revive the city while taking down monsters. - Scrapyard Get building materials by smashing old cars to pieces. - Restaurant Replenish your strength and boost your combo powers while gaining needed experience to level up. Don't worry about losing some fights; the restaurant is always open to satisfy your appetite. So go out and challenge those monsters again and again. - Dojo Ancient scrolls of martial arts are available for you to learn. Learning more martial arts allows you to upgrade the dojo and learn much more. Don't forget to check the hidden room for the forbidden techniques. - Laboratory Do you want upgrades? The laboratory has them. From special goggles that let's you see the monsters weaknesses, to power ups that will make you the best monster hunter, the laboratory has them all. Some power ups will gain experience if equipped at your house. - People Tapping on people in the city will give you some nice hints. Animals also deserve some of your tender taps.

About

Red Sword

Engage in epic battles by enlarging your sword and unleashing a multitude of skills to defeat legions of monsters. Power up your abilities, equip numerous skills, and discover rare items to achieve ultimate strength. Explore bonus and hidden stages for an enhanced gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Enlarge sword for powerful attacks
  • Activate numerous skills
  • Equip any number of skills
  • Obtain powerful weapons
  • Power up abilities
  • Discover rare items
  • Bonus and hidden stages
Features
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Power up the various abilities! Activate a large number of skills to defeat enemies!! ■ Game description ・Enlarge your sword and attack many enemies! ・Obtain powerful weapons to attack legions of monsters! ・Activate a large number of skills to attack many enemies! ・You can equip any number of skills! ・Obtain rare items to achieve unrivaled power! ・You can power up the various abilities! ・There are bonus stages and hidden stages!

Screenshots

PPKP4 screens
Red Sword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PPKP at 23K against Red Sword's 278. PPKP also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 78%). Red Sword's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PPKP sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Red Sword sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PPKP against 4.8 for Red Sword. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PPKP has 23K ratings behind it against 278, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of PPKP's written reviews are positive against 78% of Red Sword's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PPKP ships an update monthly, Red Sword weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PPKP versus Red Sword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPPKPRed Sword
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23K ratings) — better4.8 (278 ratings)
Positive reviews95.2% of reviews — better78.2% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better278
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB155 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSHIMADA TOSHIHIROTatsuki

Customer experience

PPKP

All ratings23,324 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,463 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%

Red Sword

All ratings279 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.5%

Bugs and requests

PPKP

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional button/control responsiveness issues
  • Game freezing/crashing on certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More ways to earn premium currency
  • Ability to save/restore progress across devices
  • Additional gameplay modes (boss rush, multiplayer, etc.)
  • More customization options for the protagonist

Red Sword

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PPKP

One-time3
  • 100Gem$0.99
  • 600Gem$4.99
  • 6000Gem$40.99
2 purchases

Red Sword

One-time2
  • RingEx1$6.99
  • playercolor1$6.99

Questions

Is PPKP free?
PPKP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Sword free?
Red Sword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PPKP or Red Sword?
PPKP is rated higher. PPKP averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Red Sword averages 4.8 from 278 ratings.
Do PPKP or Red Sword have ads?
Both PPKP and Red Sword show ads.
Which is updated more often, PPKP or Red Sword?
PPKP ships an update monthly, and Red Sword weekly. Most recently, PPKP was updated on November 3, 2026 and Red Sword on October 24, 2026.

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