MonsterTrader vs Red Sword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MonsterTrader
Build a powerful Demon King Army by summoning and battling monsters with earned coins. Strengthen your forces, strategize by selling and buying monsters, and aim for higher stages. Enjoy efficient coin earning and unique monster roles.
- Summon and battle monsters
- Strengthen Demon King Army
- Sell and buy monsters
- Unique monster roles
- Online ranking support
- Efficient coin earning
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"MonsterTrader" is a fine inflation game that strengthens the Demon King Army with earned coins. Purchase (summon) monsters at the current price and battle with heroes. Strengthen the Demon King Army with coins obtained from the brave. Aim for the goal stage while selling and buying monsters according to the situation. [Selling point] - It's fun like a clicker game where the more you do it, the more efficient you get coins! - There are many unique monsters with roles such as attack, assistance and recovery, and there are plenty of choices when playing! - Compete for strategy by online ranking support by time attack!
Red Sword
Engage in epic battles by enlarging your sword and unleashing a multitude of skills to defeat legions of monsters. Power up your abilities, equip numerous skills, and discover rare items to achieve ultimate strength. Explore bonus and hidden stages for an enhanced gaming experience.
- Enlarge sword for powerful attacks
- Activate numerous skills
- Equip any number of skills
- Obtain powerful weapons
- Power up abilities
- Discover rare items
- Bonus and hidden stages
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Power up the various abilities! Activate a large number of skills to defeat enemies!! ■ Game description ・Enlarge your sword and attack many enemies! ・Obtain powerful weapons to attack legions of monsters! ・Activate a large number of skills to attack many enemies! ・You can equip any number of skills! ・Obtain rare items to achieve unrivaled power! ・You can power up the various abilities! ・There are bonus stages and hidden stages!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MonsterTrader at none against Red Sword's 2. MonsterTrader also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (93% vs 78%). Red Sword's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Red Sword sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MonsterTrader asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MonsterTrader against 4.8 for Red Sword. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 370 and 278 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of MonsterTrader's written reviews are positive against 78% of Red Sword's.
MonsterTrader ships an update fortnightly, Red Sword weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MonsterTrader | Red Sword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (370 ratings) — better | 4.8 (278 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.0% of reviews — better | 78.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 370 — better | 278 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitsuhiro Okada | Tatsuki |
Customer experience
MonsterTrader
Red Sword
Bugs and requests
MonsterTrader
Reported bugs
2 issues- Monsters cost incorrect amounts to purchase
- Minor spelling errors (e.g., 'Sand Warm' should be 'Sand Worm')
Requested features
13 requests- Endless mode for continued gameplay
- Monster sorting by type, damage, and other stats
- Additional levels beyond stage 30
- More monsters to collect and unlock
- Alternative game modes and gameplay variety
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- Ability to replay ending credits
- Option to donate to developer
- Campaign mode with world exploration
- Monster fusion mechanics
- Social media integration buttons
- Paid option to remove ads
- More cutscenes and story content
- Better methods for obtaining new units besides ads
Red Sword
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MonsterTrader
No in-app purchases
Red Sword
- RingEx1$6.99
- playercolor1$6.99
Questions
Is MonsterTrader free?
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