Comparison

Skiplit vs Sword and Spin!

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

Head to head
About

Skiplit

A visually appealing puzzle game where players strategically shoot colored balls into matching goals. It offers increasing difficulty with unique mechanics and a level designer for user-created content. Perfect for offline play and challenging your problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Color-matching ball shooting
  • Increasingly challenging levels
  • Level designer
  • User-created levels
  • Offline play
  • Minimalistic design
Features
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Skiplit is a beautifully simple yet awesomely complex puzzle game all about colors meeting. You'll soon learn that simple doesn't mean easy. Ranked #1 game to play in Airplane mode by iGeeksBlog.com in 2019 Just swipe the ball to shoot it in the direction you want, bouncing it off of walls and around obstacles to get it into the correctly colored goal. Be careful, though — you can only bounce the ball a few times each level! Almost every level can be completed in more than one way. Levels are as minimalistic as possible allowing you to spend less time figuring out what you're looking at and more time solving the puzzle. Skiplit can be played anywhere! No internet connection is needed, making it perfect for plane rides, road trips, on your commute, or whenever you just want to have fun, pass time, and solve puzzles. As you progress, you'll quickly discover that levels get more and more challenging when you are faced with. • Different colored balls and goals • Different types of balls • Walls and goals that move just like balls • Dangerous walls and balls • Even more complications to discover! Build, play, and share your own unique levels using the level designer, and play endless levels from anyone else around the world in the Skiplit Community! Need an airplane mode game? Long for an easy yet impossible arcade game? Want a puzzle game with lots of levels and without distractions? Skiplit is a simple yet puzzling, relaxing but brain-twisting, straightforward yet complex, fun and free game. Skiplit — the beautifully simple yet impossibly complex puzzle game for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

About

Sword and Spin!

Engage in thrilling sword-clashing combat to enhance your weapon's power. Collect fallen swords to become stronger and dominate the arena. Experience dynamic battles where strategy and collection go hand-in-hand.

Highlights
  • Spin with your greatsword
  • Clash with other swords
  • Increase sword damage
  • Pick up swords to empower yourself
  • Dynamic combat
Features
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Spin around with your greatsword! Clash with other swords to increase their damage and pick them up later to empower yourself!

Screenshots

Skiplit4 screens
Sword and Spin!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skiplit at 89% against Sword and Spin!'s 8%. Skiplit also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Sword and Spin!'s advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 83) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Skiplit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sword and Spin! sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skiplit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sword and Spin! has 3.3K ratings behind it against 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Skiplit's written reviews are positive against 8% of Sword and Spin!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skiplit ships an update every 3 weeks, Sword and Spin! weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Skiplit versus Sword and Spin!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkiplitSword and Spin!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (83 ratings) — better4.3 (3.3K ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better7.5% of reviews
Number of ratings833.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB335 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDomenico OttoliaRollic Games

Customer experience

Skiplit

All ratings83 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.6%

Sword and Spin!

All ratings3,262 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive7.5%
Neutral12.0%
Negative80.5%

User reviews

Skiplit

From 83 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 🧠 Engages thought and strategy
  • ✨ Simple yet challenging puzzles
  • 🎨 Minimalistic and nice design
  • 🎮 Innovative physics puzzler

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game freezing repeatedly
  • 🐛 Glitching and unplayable
  • 🐛 Ball motion lags on iPad
  • 🐛 Inconsistent device compatibility
  • ⚠️ Forced app store redirects

Sword and Spin!

From 3.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 💡 Innovative concept

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Misleading advertising
  • 📺 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Game-breaking bugs
  • 🔌 Requires internet connection

Bugs and requests

Skiplit

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezes for seconds repeatedly
  • Game is glitching out so much
  • Ball motion lags and gets interrupted on iPad
  • Forces user to App Store for random downloads
  • Nothing works

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Fix freezing issues
  • Improve iPad performance
  • Clarify device compatibility

Sword and Spin!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes at level 100
  • Swords not functioning properly
  • Progress resets unexpectedly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to disable ads
  • Improved progression system
  • Bug fixes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Skiplit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
9 purchases

Sword and Spin!

One-time9
  • A New Sword!$1.99
  • Best Seller Pack$2.99
  • Best Seller Pack2 variants$3.99
Show 6 more
  • Ticket Pack 1$3.99
  • No Ads$7.99
  • Starter Pack$8.99
  • No-Ads & Tickets$9.99
  • Ticket Pack 2$9.99
  • Permanent Double Sword$12.99

Questions

Is Skiplit free?
Skiplit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sword and Spin! free?
Sword and Spin! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skiplit or Sword and Spin!?
Skiplit is rated higher. Skiplit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while Sword and Spin! averages 4.3 from 3.3K ratings.
Do Skiplit or Sword and Spin! have ads?
Both Skiplit and Sword and Spin! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Skiplit or Sword and Spin!?
Skiplit ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sword and Spin! weekly. Most recently, Skiplit was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sword and Spin! on November 7, 2026.

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