Sword Drawing.IO vs Draw Duel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sword Drawing.IO
Engage in thrilling arena combat by drawing your weapon. Progress through levels to unlock larger weapons and unique skins with special abilities. Test your skills to achieve a perfect score.
- Draw weapons
- Arena combat
- Level progression
- Unlock bigger weapons
- Collect skins
- Special abilities
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Draw your weapon and compete in the arena. Progress through the levels to draw bigger weapons and collect skins with a cool special abilities. Can you get a perfect score?
Draw Duel
Engage in an action-packed dueling game where your finger movements control a sword. Swipe, slice, and stab to defeat opponents in realistic sword fights. Unlock new styles and swords as you progress.
- Finger-controlled sword combat
- Realistic physics simulation
- Unlockable sword styles and upgrades
- Simple and addictive gameplay
- Relaxing virtual sword fighting
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En Guarde! Time to test your dexterity in skills in the action packed dueling game. You control the sword with your fingertips. Every swipe, slice and stab is based off of your movement. It’s like having a joystick on your phone. Drawing an item and watching it perform next on the screen is old news. This is the next generation of action packed drawing games. Can you defeat your opponent in the duel? Parry, block, and dance - do whatever it takes to avoid contact. Then you take action and launch your attack! No one can avoid your swift furry. The faster you can move your sword around the more likely you will land a hit! The controls are so smooth you will think you are sword fighting yourself… without the danger! The pen is finally mightier than the sword. Can you rise to the top and defeat everyone? Game Features: 1. Simple but addicting mechanics Draw in the open space and watch the sword mimic your movement. It’s that simple 2. Amazing Physics It’s like you are controlling the sword yourself. Sword fighting has never felt more realistic 3. Keep on upgrading! So many different styles and swords to unlock. Can you become a samurai? 4. Relax and enjoy No need to put yourself in danger. Take some swings from your phone. You are in complete control. Visit https://lionstudios.cc/contact-us/ if have any feedback, need help on beating a level or have any awesome ideas you would like to see in the game! From the Studio that brought you Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Ink Inc and Love Balls! Follow us to get news and updates on our other Award Winning titles; https://lionstudios.cc/ Facebook.com/LionStudios.cc Instagram.com/LionStudioscc Twitter.com/LionStudiosCC Youtube.com/c/LionStudiosCC
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Draw Duel at 4.6 against Sword Drawing.IO's 2.5. Draw Duel also leads on ratings volume (29K vs 96). Sword Drawing.IO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Draw Duel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sword Drawing.IO asks for nothing beyond the download.
Draw Duel holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw Duel has 29K ratings behind it against 96, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 27% and 27% positive.
Sword Drawing.IO ships an update every 5 days, Draw Duel every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sword Drawing.IO | Draw Duel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (96 ratings) | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 27.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 240 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Oksana Voloshyna | Lion Studios |
Customer experience
Sword Drawing.IO
Draw Duel
Bugs and requests
Sword Drawing.IO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Draw Duel
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing and crashing
- Progression reset on death
- Incorrect money rewards
Requested features
5 requests- More enemy variety
- Offline mode
- Joystick controls
- Reduced ads
- Persistent progress
In-app purchases
Sword Drawing.IO
No in-app purchases
Draw Duel
- No Ads$2.99
Questions
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