Comparison

Silent Swipe vs Notebook Artillery

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

Head to head
About

Silent Swipe

Navigate a ball through an endless maze by swiping the screen. Enjoy a simple yet challenging arcade experience.

Highlights
  • Swipe to control ball
  • Endless maze gameplay
  • Simple arcade mechanics
  • Challenging navigation
Features
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Swipe the screen to roll the ball through the endless maze!

About

Notebook Artillery

Engage in strategic cannon combat with this arcade-simulation-action game. Adjust firing angle and powder to hit targets or opponents, accounting for wind and random stage layouts. Features hand-drawn art and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Adjust firing angle and powder
  • Account for wind and stage layouts
  • Solo target practice mode
  • CPU opponent
  • Local multiplayer vs mode
  • Hand-drawn game art
  • Unlockable stickers
Features
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Apple called it "sketchy — in a good way." Multiple-time Game of the Day in 80+ countries. Nintendo Force gave it 8.5/10. And it started as a doodle. Once upon a time in a middle school computer lab, a student ignored every assignment for an entire semester to fire cannons at a friend. That student grew up, spent 20 years making games professionally, and eventually decided the world needed a proper love letter to that wasted time. This is it. Notebook Artillery is a hand-drawn artillery game inspired by the classic Mac game that got confiscated off school computers everywhere. Set your angle. Load your powder. Fire. Account for the wind. Try not to hit your own tower. Play your way: Solo target practice — break floating targets across randomly generated stages VS CPU — take on a computer opponent Local multiplayer — challenge someone in the same room What makes it feel different: Every frame hand-drawn in Procreate — ruled lines, coil binding, pencil textures, the whole notebook aesthetic Trees splinter. Towers explode. Cannonballs collide mid-air. Wind changes everything. Read the flag. Use your shot trails. Unlock stickers by pulling off feats — first-shot eliminations, mid-air collisions, and yes, accidentally destroying your own tower Randomly generated stages mean no two games play the same Made by one person, with audio by Kevin Samuels and Switch/console ports by PolyCrunch Games. No AI tools were used in making this game. All art hand-drawn. Developed in GameMaker Studio.

Screenshots

Silent Swipe4 screens
Notebook Artillery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notebook Artillery at 4.5 against Silent Swipe's 3.3. Notebook Artillery also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (149 vs 3). Silent Swipe's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, chart position 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

Silent Swipe costs $0.99 and Notebook Artillery $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notebook Artillery holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook Artillery has 149 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Silent Swipe's written reviews are positive against 82% of Notebook Artillery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silent Swipe ships an update every 11 months, Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Silent Swipe versus Notebook Artillery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilent SwipeNotebook Artillery
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.5 (149 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews81.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#60#54 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony HindleAustin Ivansmith

Customer experience

Silent Swipe

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Notebook Artillery

All ratings148 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral10.3%
Negative8.0%

Bugs and requests

Silent Swipe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Notebook Artillery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on iOS 12 and 13 on iPad Pro
  • Inconsistent animation speeds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Campaign mode with objectives
  • Weapon/tower upgrades
  • Customization options
  • Special game modes (speed run, boss battles, etc.)
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  • Ability to save and continue games
  • Detailed badge/achievement system

In-app purchases

None

Silent Swipe

No in-app purchases

None

Notebook Artillery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silent Swipe free?
Silent Swipe costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notebook Artillery free?
Notebook Artillery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Silent Swipe or Notebook Artillery?
Notebook Artillery is rated higher. Silent Swipe averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Notebook Artillery averages 4.5 from 149 ratings.
Do Silent Swipe or Notebook Artillery have ads?
Notebook Artillery shows ads; Silent Swipe does not.
Which is updated more often, Silent Swipe or Notebook Artillery?
Silent Swipe ships an update every 11 months, and Notebook Artillery every 2 weeks. Most recently, Silent Swipe was updated on October 29, 2026 and Notebook Artillery on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Silent Swipe or Notebook Artillery?
Silent Swipe currently peaks at #60 in the App Store charts, and Notebook Artillery at #54. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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