Comparison

Devil Book vs Red Sword

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

Head to head
About

Devil Book

Embark on an epic adventure in a hand-drawn world, assembling a team of three heroes with unique skills and attributes. Explore diverse environments, battle charming monsters, and customize your characters to save the game world. Enhance equipment and join an in-game community for cooperative play.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn style action and animations
  • Team of 3 heroes with customizable skills
  • Diverse environments and unique monsters
  • Engaging story and world exploration
  • Unlimited equipment enhancement system
  • Character customization with costumes and dyes
  • In-game community for parties and guilds
Features
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◎FEATURES◎ - Hand-Drawn Style Action Devil Book has hand-drawn style graphics. You can enjoy a variety of hand-drawn skills and character animations. - A Team of 3 Heroes You can plan your own combinations of 3 heroes. Show your tactics on heroes' skills and attributes! - Various field and attractive monsters You can travel in a forest, snowfield, desert, and volcano! Also, you will take cool and fun battles in diverse environments! - Fun story and world You will make your own team with the heroes from various dimensions to save the game world. Begin your adventure now to find the lost ‘Book of Destiny’! - Unlimited Equipment Enhancement Strengthen your heroes using Equipment Enhancement! Devil Book provides various enhancement systems! - Character Customization You can try to make your own hero by costume and dye! Try to make your own clothes in your own style! - Own In-game Community Play Devil Book with your friends inside the game! Create a party or guild to clear missions and have an exciting adventure with friends! ◎Minimum Spec Requirement◎ - iOS 11 or above - iPhone 6S or above - iPad Mini 4 or above - Ram: 2GB - Available Storage: 3GB ◎Official Community◎ Join our official Devil Book Community pages. Facebook: facebook.com/devilbook.en/ Twitter: twitter.com/devilbook1/ Instagram: instagram.com/devilbook_official/ ◎Help and Support◎ Your device will need at least 3GB of available storage space to install the game. - CS portal: devilbookworld@startergames.com - Terms of Service: https://www.startergames.com/devilbook-global-terms - Privacy Policy: https://www.startergames.com/devilbook-global-privacy

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Devil Book4 screens
Red Sword4 screens

Verdict

The call

Devil Book and Red Sword both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Red Sword's written reviews are positive against 58% of Devil Book's. Devil Book's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 278). 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. Devil Book sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Red Sword sells 2 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 — 4.8 for Devil Book against 4.8 for Red Sword. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 278 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of Devil Book's written reviews are positive against 78% of Red Sword's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Devil Book ships an update every 9 days, Red Sword weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Devil Book versus Red Sword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDevil BookRed Sword
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better4.8 (278 ratings)
Positive reviews57.5% of reviews78.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.3K — better278
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB155 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStarterTatsuki

Customer experience

Devil Book

All ratings1,347 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive57.5%
Neutral11.3%
Negative31.2%

Red Sword

All ratings279 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.5%

Bugs and requests

Devil Book

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Stuck on loading screens after recalls or deaths
  • Login issues and account problems
  • Coupon codes not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Console port with trophies/achievements
  • Improved inventory management and sorting
  • Better translation and localization

Red Sword

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Devil Book

One-time13
  • Daily Hunting Supporting Pack$0.99
  • Daily Skip Ticket Package$0.99
  • S Special Event Package 13$3.99
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  • Rona's Special Package A$6.99
  • PenPen's Gorgeous Summon Pack$6.99
  • Rona's Daily Diamond Pack(28D)$6.99
  • Hunting Package$8.99
  • Super Diamond Discount Pack A$14.99
  • Super Diamond Discount Pack B$15.99
  • PenPen's Brilliant Summon Pack$19.99
  • Rona's Special Package B$19.99
  • Grade SS Hero Celebration Pack$32.99
  • star 100000 pack$49.99
2 purchases

Red Sword

One-time2
  • RingEx1$6.99
  • playercolor1$6.99

Questions

Is Devil Book free?
Devil Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red Sword free?
Red Sword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Devil Book or Red Sword?
Devil Book is rated higher. Devil Book averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Red Sword averages 4.8 from 278 ratings.
Do Devil Book or Red Sword have ads?
Both Devil Book and Red Sword show ads.
Which is updated more often, Devil Book or Red Sword?
Devil Book ships an update every 9 days, and Red Sword weekly. Most recently, Devil Book was updated on October 22, 2026 and Red Sword on October 24, 2026.

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