Pendulum Swing vs Invading Horde
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pendulum Swing
A physics-based game where you guide a swinging orb into target spots. It features 18 challenging levels with harmonic oscillation mechanics. Simple, yet addictive gameplay for players seeking a unique puzzle experience.
- Physics-based gameplay
- Harmonic oscillation mechanics
- 18 challenging levels
- Orb swinging into target spots
- Addictive puzzle experience
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A physics-based game that similar to pendulum clock uses a pendulum, a swinging weight to swing back and forth in harmonic oscillation. Simple, annoying yet addictive game where your goal is to swing an orb into white spot located in every level borders. • an app features 18 levels to complete
Invading Horde
Defend the Kingdom from an invading horde by strategically building towers and using magic. Earn stars and gems to upgrade your defenses and unlock new abilities to overcome increasingly challenging waves of enemies.
- Fast-paced tower defense action
- Strategic tower building
- Upgrade weapons, obstacles, and magic
- Unlock new towers and spells
- Cast magic spells
- Drop obstacles to slow enemies
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An Invading Horde has been spotted to the west of the Kingdom. The King has selected a lucky random subject to defend the Realm. You take on the role of the unfortunate farmer tasked with this great undertaking. Build defensive Towers to defeat the Invading Horde. Complete levels to earn Stars to upgrade your Weapons, Obstacles and Magic. Earn Gems to unlock more Towers, Obstacles and Magic. Features ● Fast paced Tower Defense action ● Quirky story line ● Pause the action to plan your strategy ● Cast Magic spells to smite the Horde ● Drop Obstacles in the road to slow down the Horde ● Unlock powerful new Towers, Obstacles, Items and Magic
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Invading Horde at Free against Pendulum Swing's $1.99. Invading Horde also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (261 vs 1). Pendulum Swing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On ads 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
Invading Horde is free to download; Pendulum Swing costs $1.99 up front. Invading Horde sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Pendulum Swing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pendulum Swing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Invading Horde has 261 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pendulum Swing ships an update every 25 months, Invading Horde every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pendulum Swing | Invading Horde |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (261 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 56.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 261 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tomasz Lukaszyk | AlhoGames |
Customer experience
Pendulum Swing
Invading Horde
Bugs and requests
Pendulum Swing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Invading Horde
Reported bugs
5 issues- Archers stop shooting after leveling up
- Crashes during the last wave of levels
- Crashes after 1 minute of playing Level 25
- Game crashes right before finishing a level
- Towers stop working when too many power upgrades are applied or support towers are nearby
Requested features
5 requests- Never-ending levels
- Ability to unlock more things
- Sync progress between Watch and iPhone
- More levels (100+)
- Chinese translation
In-app purchases
Pendulum Swing
No in-app purchases
Invading Horde
- Gems pack 1$0.99
- Stars Pack 1$0.99
- Gems pack 2$1.99
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- Stars Pack 2$1.99
- Gems pack 3$2.99
- Stars pack 3$2.99
- Starter pack$4.99
Questions
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