Comparison

Grow Swordmaster vs HACK & SLASH Kingdom

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

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

Embark on an adventure in a world filled with wacky battles and treasure. Collect powerful, randomly generated equipment and enjoy simple, engaging combat. Play manually or automatically with one-hand operation.

Highlights
  • Wacky battles
  • Random equipment generation
  • Explore the world
  • Collect powerful equipment
  • One-handed operation
  • Manual and automatic play
Features
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HACK & SLASH Kingdom is a fun action RPG where you can enjoy the fun of wacky battles and careful selection of equipment with your friends in tow. Become an adventurer, explore the world, and collect powerful equipment! The battle with many dots characters moving around is fun just to watch! The performance of equipment is randomly generated, so selecting items carefully is fun! There are no complicated growth elements, daily missions, or other tedious functions!  No complicated growth elements, no daily missions, and no tedious features! You can comfortably play manually or automatically with one-handed operation!

Screenshots

Grow Swordmaster4 screens
HACK & SLASH Kingdom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HACK & SLASH Kingdom at every 3 days against Grow Swordmaster's every 3 weeks. HACK & SLASH Kingdom also leads on ratings volume (242 vs 37). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 HACK & SLASH Kingdom sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Grow Swordmaster against 4.7 for HACK & SLASH Kingdom. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HACK & SLASH Kingdom has 242 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Grow Swordmaster's written reviews are positive against 71% of HACK & SLASH Kingdom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grow Swordmaster ships an update every 3 weeks, HACK & SLASH Kingdom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grow Swordmaster versus HACK & SLASH Kingdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrow SwordmasterHACK & SLASH Kingdom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (37 ratings)4.7 (242 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews — better71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37242 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size365 MB391 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developergitae parkRyogo Oka

Customer experience

Grow Swordmaster

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

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

All ratings242 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative18.8%

Bugs and requests

Grow Swordmaster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing loot drops
  • Stuck party movement
  • Passive skills not working as described

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to skip ads
  • Auto-repeat stage option
  • Cross-device account sync
  • Discord community
  • More content updates

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
14 purchases

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

One-time14
  • Gems x50$0.99
  • 3 EXP Tickets$0.99
  • Arena Ticket x300$1.99
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  • Ads removed$1.99
  • Unlimited double speed$1.99
  • Double experience$1.99
  • Gems x300$1.99
  • 12 EXP Tickets$1.99
  • Arena Ticket x700$2.99
  • Gems x700$2.99
  • 26 EXP Tickets$2.99
  • 60 EXP Tickets$6.99
  • Arena Ticket x1500$7.99
  • Gems x1500$7.99

Questions

Is Grow Swordmaster free?
Grow Swordmaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HACK & SLASH Kingdom free?
HACK & SLASH Kingdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grow Swordmaster or HACK & SLASH Kingdom?
HACK & SLASH Kingdom is rated higher. Grow Swordmaster averages 4.6 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while HACK & SLASH Kingdom averages 4.7 from 242 ratings.
Do Grow Swordmaster or HACK & SLASH Kingdom have ads?
Both Grow Swordmaster and HACK & SLASH Kingdom show ads.
Which is updated more often, Grow Swordmaster or HACK & SLASH Kingdom?
Grow Swordmaster ships an update every 3 weeks, and HACK & SLASH Kingdom every 3 days. Most recently, Grow Swordmaster was updated on October 14, 2026 and HACK & SLASH Kingdom on October 19, 2026.

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