Comparison

Axe Knight vs Edge Born

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

Head to head
About

Axe Knight

Engage in a fantasy adventure where you wield a magical axe to defeat invading monsters. Collect gold to upgrade your warrior and acquire new axes. Progress through increasingly challenging levels to protect the kingdom.

Highlights
  • Throw and retrieve a magical axe
  • Defeat monsters to earn gold
  • Upgrade warrior and axe stats
  • Unlock and purchase new axes
  • Progress through challenging levels
Features
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Strengthen Axe and Warrior and fend off Monster invaders! Synopsis Mithril was a peaceful kingdom… until a horde of Monsters broke into its protective barriers. Mithril's warrior, Kavil, took the legendary Axe and headed to the last barrier." Axe will always return to you, like a boomerang. Use it to defeat multiple Monsters. Defeat Monsters to get Gold. Use Gold and upgrade the Warrior and his Axe. There are many Axes for you to buy and upgrade. Manual For faster Gold, upgrade 'Increased Gold' in Shop. In Axe tap, you can check how to unlock new Axes. You can get free Diamonds and Gold in Shop. As you make progress, more powerful monsters will appear. Game Over? Don't be so sad! Visit Shop and become stronger! Always get reward Diamonds from result menu! Notes Your data is saved in the device. If you change device, or delete the app, all save files will be terminated. Deleting the app will terminate all save files.

About

Edge Born

Lead a besieged kingdom as a queen, making critical narrative choices that shape the story and its multiple endings. Engage in real-time tactical combat, manage your weapon's health, and defend your borders from invading forces and ancient demons.

Highlights
  • Branching royal narrative with multiple endings
  • Real-time tactical combat
  • Directional swing mechanics
  • Weapon health and degradation system
  • VoiceOver compatibility
Features
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Your clan is under siege. The forest has turned against you. And the crown weighs heavier with every decision you make. Step into the armor of a Queen, a ruler fighting a desperate, relentless invasion threatening to erase her ancestral people from history. Survival demands more than strength. It demands instinct, timing, and the will to make choices no queen should ever have to make. The shadows are closing in. What kind of ruler will you be? YOUR STORY. YOUR COMMAND. Edge Born is not a game where the story happens around you, you are the force that drives it forward. Every decision made at critical narrative crossroads reshapes the world around you. Destinies splinter into entirely different futures. With a deeply branching storyline and multiple distinct endings, no two playthroughs lead to the same fate. Step back into the story at any time, and carve a different path, because sometimes, the crown must be earned more than once. MASTER YOUR ARSENAL. DEFEND YOUR BORDERS. The forest is no longer safe, and neither are the roads into your kingdom. Face waves of warrior infantry and hunt down the Forest Demons, ancient, merciless forces of nature that demand everything you have. Your blade weakens with every battle. A weapon at half health deals half its power. Repair early, or watch your costs spiral at the forge when your steel reaches critical condition. KEY FEATURES - Branching royal narrative with multiple distinct endings shaped entirely by your choices - Real-time tactical combat with directional swing mechanics and cooldown discipline - Dynamic enemy roster including standard infantry and high-threat generals - Weapon health and degradation system with exponential repair cost scaling - Accessibility via audio cues and VoiceOver compatibility for visually impaired players. Your people are calling. Your town is burning. Pick up your blade and lead.

Screenshots

Axe Knight4 screens
Edge Born4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Axe Knight at Free against Edge Born's $3.99. Axe Knight also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Edge Born's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Axe Knight is free to download; Edge Born costs $3.99 up front. Axe Knight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Edge Born sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Edge Born holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Axe Knight's written reviews are positive against 50% of Edge Born's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Axe Knight ships an update fortnightly, Edge Born every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Axe Knight versus Edge Born: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAxe KnightEdge Born
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size150 MB396 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperJINOH ChoUnmbox Studios

Customer experience

Axe Knight

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Edge Born

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Axe Knight

One-time3
  • Buy 100 Dias$0.99
  • Buy 550 Dias.$4.99
  • Buy Dias 1,200$9.99
4 purchases

Edge Born

One-time4
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Warrior Pack$1.99
  • Camp Raid$2.99
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  • Village Loot$5.99

Questions

Is Axe Knight free?
Axe Knight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Edge Born free?
Edge Born costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Axe Knight or Edge Born?
Edge Born is rated higher. Axe Knight averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Edge Born averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Axe Knight or Edge Born have ads?
Neither Axe Knight nor Edge Born shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Axe Knight or Edge Born?
Axe Knight ships an update fortnightly, and Edge Born every 4 days. Most recently, Axe Knight was updated on October 5, 2026 and Edge Born on October 15, 2026.

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