Comparison

Red Sword vs Finger Mage

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

Head to head
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!

About

Finger Mage

Features
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Draw symbols on the screen with your finger, trigger spells and defend your portal against an endless wave of monsters. No towers, no complicated menus — just you, your finger and your reflexes. Finger Mage is a one-handed, landscape, skill-based draw-to-cast action game. Draw the right symbol at the right moment, pop the combo, survive the waves. — DRAW & CAST • Circle, triangle, V, zigzag, spiral and more — each symbol is a different spell • Straight line: NO cooldown, Fruit Ninja style — slice big monsters in two • Chain combos, send your score multiplier flying • Fill the ulti bar, unleash a screen-wide Cosmic Nova — SURVIVE & RISE • Endless waves: every wave is faster and more crowded • A BOSS every 10 waves — some even lock your spells • Strange, cute and weird monsters: runners, shielded, splitters, kamikaze... • Power up your mage with permanent upgrades — BUILT FOR YOU • iPhone & iPad — landscape, full screen, smooth • NO pay-to-win — premium is cosmetics and comfort only • No account, no internet required • Show off your score on the global leaderboard Draw. Cast. Survive. Dive into Finger Mage and protect your portal. ——— Finger Mage Premium is an auto-renewable subscription (Monthly/Yearly) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage/cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://mustafabaykal.com/fingermage/eula Privacy Policy: https://mustafabaykal.com/fingermage/privacy

Screenshots

Red Sword4 screens
Finger Mage3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Finger Mage at none against Red Sword's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Red Sword sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Finger Mage sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Red Sword versus Finger Mage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRed SwordFinger Mage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (278 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings278 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsukiMUSTAFA BAYKAL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Red Sword

One-time2
  • RingEx1$6.99
  • playercolor1$6.99
3 purchases

Finger Mage

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Red Sword free?
Red Sword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finger Mage free?
Finger Mage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Red Sword or Finger Mage have ads?
Red Sword shows ads; Finger Mage does not.

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