Comparison

Grow Swordmaster vs Tap Knight

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

Head to head
About

Grow Swordmaster

Embark on an idle fantasy adventure where you conquer dungeons with diverse weapons and crafting. Develop your skills and unlock skins to become the ultimate swordmaster in this retro pixel art RPG.

Highlights
  • Idle fantasy RPG gameplay
  • Dungeon conquering
  • Weapon and equipment crafting
  • Skill system
  • Unlockable skins with abilities
  • Offline play
Features
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.Pixelstar games idle fantasy game ' Grow SwordMaster' has arrived! Conquer the dungeons through a variety of weapons and crafting and become the ultimate swordmaster [Game feature] - Fantastic Action - Various Weapon - Various Skills - Mine System - Skin systems with different abilities - Craft System(weapon, equipment) # This game that dont need wifi and play offline without internet. # This game is pixelstar game's 2d retro idle rpg game.

About

Tap Knight

Embark on an epic quest to defeat monsters and a powerful dragon. Level up your hero, collect legendary items, and summon spirits to aid you in clearing unique stages and challenging dungeons. Can you vanquish the evil dragon and restore peace?

Highlights
  • Defeat monsters and clear stages
  • Level up and upgrade items
  • Collect and upgrade legendary items
  • Summon helpful spirits
  • Battle unique stage bosses
  • Explore the Abyss dungeon
Features
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◆ Defeat monsters Strike down monsters that block your path. Clear each stage to unlock new ones. If you're stuck, play previous stages to level up and upgrade your items . Defeat the Great Demon on the top floor of the Devil's Tower. ◆ Unique stages Each stage has its own set of monsters and Boss monster. Tougher monsters will drop more Gold and XP. ◆ Legendary item There are Legendary items that will greatly boost Hero's performance. Collect Legendary items and upgrade them. ◆ Spirits There are several Spirits that will help your adventure. Awake them from their seal and summon them. ◆ Dragon The great evil Dragon is waiting for you. Vanquish it and bring peace to your hometown. Long time ago, a legendary hero, accompanied by 5 Spirits, faced the evil Dragon. Near death, Dragon fled and disappeared. Once again this land became peaceful. After a long time, however, Dragon came back with a horde of monsters. A young boy, who admired the legendary hero, decided to fight Dragon with the hero's sword. ◆ Abyss dungeon At last, Abyss dungeon is now accessible. You need Devil's invitation to enter Abyss dungeon. Monsters are much tougher, but they will drop more Gold and items. No one has ever reached the end of Abyss dungeon… can you?

Screenshots

Grow Swordmaster4 screens
Tap Knight4 screens

Verdict

The call

Grow Swordmaster and Tap Knight both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Grow Swordmaster's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tap Knight's. Grow Swordmaster also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 12) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Grow Swordmaster sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Tap Knight sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tap Knight holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Grow Swordmaster's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tap Knight's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grow Swordmaster ships an update every 3 weeks, Tap Knight every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grow Swordmaster versus Tap Knight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrow SwordmasterTap Knight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (37 ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size365 MB193 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developergitae parkJINOH Cho

Customer experience

Grow Swordmaster

All ratings37 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative15.1%

Tap Knight

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Grow Swordmaster

One-time13
  • Beginner Pack$1.99
  • GEM PACK1$1.99
  • Item Package$3.99
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  • STARTER PACK$4.99
  • ADS PACK$8.99
  • LEVEL PACK$8.99
  • Key Package$9.99
  • LEVEL PACK2$9.99
  • GOLD PACK$17.99
  • SKIN PACK$17.99
  • RUBY PACK$17.99
  • Soul Package$17.99
  • PREMIUM PACK$26.99
10 purchases

Tap Knight

One-time10
  • Buy 200 Gem$0.99
  • Buy Spirit of wealth$0.99
  • Buy Gale cape$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Buy Dragon's ring$1.99
  • Buy Less Ads$2.99
  • Buy Auto combat$2.99
  • Buy Dragon's ring$2.99
  • Buy Gale cape$2.99
  • Buy Auto combat$4.99
  • Buy 2400 Gem.$9.99

Questions

Is Grow Swordmaster free?
Grow Swordmaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tap Knight free?
Tap Knight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grow Swordmaster or Tap Knight?
Tap Knight is rated higher. Grow Swordmaster averages 4.6 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Tap Knight averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Grow Swordmaster or Tap Knight have ads?
Both Grow Swordmaster and Tap Knight show ads.
Which is updated more often, Grow Swordmaster or Tap Knight?
Grow Swordmaster ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tap Knight every 5 weeks. Most recently, Grow Swordmaster was updated on October 21, 2026 and Tap Knight on October 24, 2026.

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