Hit Shadow ! vs Sword Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hit Shadow !
Create fun shadow puppets with your hands to mimic animals and objects. Explore numerous hand shapes and combinations to bring your shadow creations to life and earn rewards.
- Create shadow animals and objects
- Dozens of hand shapes
- Discover combinations
- Perfect finger positioning
- Earn animated rewards
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Discover many animals and objects in this new-style "Chinese shadow" game, and watch them come alive! - Use dozen of different hand shapes. - Discover a lot of combinations to give life to shadows of exotic animals! - Try to perfect match your fingers position - Earn more points and get an animated reward!
Sword Maker
Design and craft unique swords of various shapes and sizes. Experience realistic grinding mechanics on your mobile device. Unlock new possibilities and enhance your creations.
- Craft swords of all shapes and sizes
- Realistic grinding experience
- Doubles cash reward (premium)
- Removes all ads (premium)
- Provides 1 free daily chest (premium)
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Are you ready to sharpen your blade? Craft your legendary sword right now! Make as many swords as you can, of all shapes and sizes. Enjoy the real grinding experience on the screen of your phone. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS Subscription options Weekly Premium offers a weekly subscription for $7.99 after a 3-day free trial. It doubles your cash reward, removes all ads and provides 1 free daily chest. End of trial period and subscription renewal This price is established for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Canceling trial period or subscription You can turn off the auto-renew for the subscription whenever you want in the settings if your iTunes account. Check https://support.apple.com/HT202039. When your current trial/subscription period expires, you will be unsubscribed. The current active subscription period cannot be canceled. After your subscription expires, you will no longer be able to use elements offered in your chosen Subscription Option. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at support@playgendary.com Privacy Policy: http://www.playgendary.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: http://www.playgendary.com/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sword Maker at 17K against Hit Shadow !'s 3.6K. Hit Shadow !'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Hit Shadow ! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sword Maker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Hit Shadow ! against 4.4 for Sword Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.6K and 17K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Hit Shadow !'s written reviews are positive against 13% of Sword Maker's.
Hit Shadow ! ships an update every 3 weeks, Sword Maker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hit Shadow ! | Sword Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.6K ratings) — better | 4.4 (17K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.7% of reviews — better | 13.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 354 MB | 219 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ketchapp | Playgendary Limited |
Customer experience
Hit Shadow !
Sword Maker
User reviews
Hit Shadow !
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and relaxing game
- 👍 Interesting hand shadow concept
- 🎨 Variety of hand shapes and gloves
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads after every level
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs (level 97 issues)
- 🤯 Repetitive and limited hand shapes
Sword Maker
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🙂 Fun game concept
- 👍 Decent gameplay
- 💡 Customization options
Room to improve
- 🤬 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Choppy controls
- 🤔 Lack of challenge
Bugs and requests
Hit Shadow !
Reported bugs
2 issues- Level 97 not functioning properly
- App crashes or freezes on some devices
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging levels
- Ability to create custom hand shapes
- Reduce frequency of ads
Sword Maker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes frequently
- Deleted player progress
Requested features
3 requests- More sword designs
- Ability to make mistakes
- Reduce ads or add paid option
In-app purchases
Hit Shadow !
- Remove Ads$2.99
Sword Maker
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
Questions
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