SlingFighter vs Armor Stride
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SlingFighter
Engage in fast-paced, one-on-one combat on a single device. Master unique character abilities and launch your fighter with simple pull-and-release controls for high-speed action. Discover new strategies with a growing roster of distinct characters.
- One-device multiplayer
- Simple pull-and-launch controls
- High-speed action
- Diverse characters with unique abilities
- 19 characters at launch
- Regular character updates
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SlingFighter is a simple fighting game where two people can play against each other on one device. The controls are simple: Just pull your character to launch it in a direction! Enjoy exhilarating high speed action with just one finger! Because of the wide variety of characters, each with their own techniques and abilities, each one feels like a different game. At the time of release, there are 19 characters. More will be added in future updates.
Armor Stride
Embark on an endless adventure through a cursed forest, battling monsters and avoiding traps with simple tap or swipe controls. Collect treasures to sell and upgrade your gear as a dark curse relentlessly pursues you. Enjoy a chiptune soundtrack and controller support for an immersive experience.
- Endless procedural levels
- Monster combat
- Trap avoidance
- Treasure collection and selling
- Simple tap/swipe controls
- Controller support
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Sir Stepsalot finds himself trapped in the Cursed Forest! Luckily, he has his trusty sword and bomb pouch to fend off dangerous monsters. He will have to travel deeper into the forest fighting monsters and avoiding traps. He may find treasure along the way to sell to the shopkeeper. Our knight can't stay in place for too long though. There's a dark curse following him! It's probably best to stay away. Features: • Endless, hand-crafted procedural levels • Fight dangerous enemies • Chiptune by RyanAvx • Simple Controls - Use tap/swipe controls or a d-pad to control Sir Stepsalot! • Controller Support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Armor Stride at Free against SlingFighter's $2.99. Armor Stride also leads on ads (none vs shown). SlingFighter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Armor Stride is free to download; SlingFighter costs $2.99 up front. Armor Stride sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SlingFighter asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SlingFighter against 5.0 for Armor Stride. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of SlingFighter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Armor Stride's.
SlingFighter ships an update every 3 weeks, Armor Stride fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SlingFighter | Armor Stride |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mitsuhiro Okada | Alberto Navarro |
Customer experience
SlingFighter
Armor Stride
In-app purchases
SlingFighter
No in-app purchases
Armor Stride
- Remove Ads$4.99
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