Comparison

Sword Maker vs bla

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Craft swords of all shapes and sizes
  • Realistic grinding experience
  • Doubles cash reward (premium)
  • Removes all ads (premium)
  • Provides 1 free daily chest (premium)
Features
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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/

About

bla

Survive as long as possible by collecting colors and using power-ups. Splat enemies of the same color to score points and unlock new characters and themes. Customize your gameplay experience with various styles.

Highlights
  • Color-based enemy splatting
  • Power-up collection
  • Character customization
  • Color theme selection
  • In-game shop for unlocks
  • Help menu for game info
Features
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Survive as long as you can, collect colors, and use power-ups! Choose different color themes and characters to fit your style. Move your character with your finger and hit enemies of the same color to make them splat! Hit power-ups with any color on easy mode, and with the same color on hard mode. Get points from splatting enemies and surviving as long as you can. Use your coins in the shop (cart) menu to win new characters and color themes. Choose your character and color theme in the skins (paintbrush) menu. Get more info about the game and power-ups in the help (?) menu.

Screenshots

Sword Maker4 screens
bla4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: bla at 5.0 against Sword Maker's 4.4. bla also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Sword Maker's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sword Maker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. bla asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bla holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sword Maker has 17K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sword Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, bla every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Sword Maker versus bla: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSword Makerbla
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (17K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB156 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPlaygendary LimitedMountain Trail Studios

Customer experience

Sword Maker

All ratings16,632 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive13.1%
Neutral6.4%
Negative80.5%

bla

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

bla

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sword Maker

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$7.997 Days
None

bla

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sword Maker free?
Sword Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bla free?
bla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sword Maker or bla?
bla is rated higher. Sword Maker averages 4.4 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while bla averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sword Maker or bla have ads?
Neither Sword Maker nor bla shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sword Maker or bla?
Sword Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, and bla every 2 months. Most recently, Sword Maker was updated on October 19, 2026 and bla on October 9, 2026.

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