Comparison

Counter Knights vs Grow ArcherMaster

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

Head to head
About

Counter Knights

Engage in thrilling real-time counterattack battles in this action RPG. Master enemy patterns to unleash powerful counterattacks, customize your knight's growth, and equip unique weapons to suit your playstyle. Explore a rich universe with an engaging story and collect artifacts for permanent buffs.

Highlights
  • Real-time counterattack system
  • Strategic boss fights
  • Knight growth and customization
  • Weapon enhancement and skills
  • Artifact collection for buffs
  • Extensive universe and story
Features
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◈◈ Well-made Realtime counterattack action RPG!! ◈◈ ▶ Simple yet in-depth thrilling counterattack! ▶ Counterattack? Guard Break?, Life-stealing? Equip weapons tailored for your play style! ▶ Enriched environments with growth factors and collectibles! ▶ Elaborative storytelling and relics/weapons for its extensive universe! ◈◈ Game Mechanics ◈◈ ▶ Counterattack system - Breath-taking counterattack mechanics! - Analyze an enemy’s pattern to counterattack at its precise moment! - You will be invincible when you counterattack. ▶ Sensational Boss Fight - Unique attack patterns styled for each of the bosses - Analyze their attack patterns with strategies! ▶ Rich environment for growth and collectibles - Knight Growth: Growth system allows Knight to develop to match the player’s style. - Artifacts Storage: You can obtain relics upon clearing stage with 3 stars. Collect them to gain permanent buffs and reveal the world’s secrets. - Weapon Management: There are weapons inside ancient relic boxes! Customize via weapon enhancements and passive skills for your play style! ▶ Fight in your style! : Growth and weapon changes - Players can develop their character with enhancements that strengthens their play style. - Knight will learn passive skills upon certain level-ups after an attribution enhancement. - Each weapon comes with a different enhancement bonus and skills. You can equip desired weapons. Ex) For stable hunting: : Prioritize stamina level up + life-steal weapons Ex) A rampage style : Utilize weapons that converts basic attack and skills into area attacks Ex) To disarm enemies : Equip Empire weapons to fill up the enemy’s knock-down gage twice faster. ▶ Extravagant universe and breath-taking stories! - Explore deep into the story as you defeat enemies! - A story of the Knight fighting to find out the secret of the universe.

About

Grow ArcherMaster

Embark on an idle fantasy adventure as an archer. Conquer dungeons with a variety of bows, arrows, and skills. Craft weapons and equipment to become the ultimate archermaster in this retro 2D RPG.

Highlights
  • Fantastic Action
  • Various bows and arrows
  • Diverse skills
  • Skin systems with abilities
  • Crafting system
  • Offline play
Features
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Rpg + Idle + Action + collection Pixelstar games idle fantasy game ' Grow ArcherMaster' has arrived! Conquer the dungeons through a variety of bows and crafting and become the ultimate archermaster [Game feature] - Fantastic Action - Various bows - Various Arrows - Various Skills - Skin systems with different abilities - Craft System(weapon, equipment) # This game that dont need wifi and play offline without internet. # This game is pixelstar game's 2d retro idle rpg game.

Screenshots

Counter Knights4 screens
Grow ArcherMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Counter Knights at 93% against Grow ArcherMaster's 67%. Counter Knights also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Counter Knights sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Grow ArcherMaster sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Counter Knights holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Counter Knights's written reviews are positive against 67% of Grow ArcherMaster's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counter Knights ships an update every 2 weeks, Grow ArcherMaster every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Counter Knights versus Grow ArcherMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounter KnightsGrow ArcherMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (67 ratings) — better4.6 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size302 MB387 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperYouna Khogitae park

Customer experience

Counter Knights

All ratings60 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%

Grow ArcherMaster

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Counter Knights

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot purchase in-app items
  • In-app purchases not working
  • Cannot open instance 3 on iPhone
  • iOS players not getting updates like Android
  • Countering boss patterns is inconsistent
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  • Game crashes or cannot play
  • Grammar and spelling errors
  • Translation is not perfect
  • Game screen not fitting iPhone notch
  • Need to restart app after watching ads

Requested features

15 requests
  • Update the game regularly
  • Add more content
  • Improve companion stats and damage
  • Add more stars or uses for extra companion materials
  • Fix in-app purchase issues
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  • Add more stages or levels
  • Improve English translations
  • Add an online system
  • Add more avatar skins
  • Add more items with new options
  • Add more things to buy with gems
  • Allow saving progress with Facebook
  • Add a feature to skip boss intro screens
  • Add more universe expansion concepts
  • Make AFK rewards unlimited

Grow ArcherMaster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Counter Knights

One-time10
  • Informal Resource Requrest$0.99
  • Advertisement Removal Set$4.99
  • Resource Set - Rich merchant$9.99
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  • Large Scale Resource Request$9.99
  • Dovotion of Friar Knight$9.99
  • Golden Pickaxe Set$9.99
  • Double Resource Set$19.99
  • Resource Set - Nabob$19.99
  • The Agent of Church Set$19.99
  • The Chosen One Set$29.99
10 purchases

Grow ArcherMaster

One-time10
  • ITEM PACK1$4.99
  • ADS PACK$9.99
  • ITEM PACK2$9.99
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  • Key Package$9.99
  • LEVEL PACK 1$9.99
  • Magic Doll Package$18.99
  • HERO PACK$18.99
  • Soul Package$18.99
  • Soul Package2$18.99
  • ITEM PACK3$26.99

Questions

Is Counter Knights free?
Counter Knights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grow ArcherMaster free?
Grow ArcherMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Counter Knights or Grow ArcherMaster?
Counter Knights is rated higher. Counter Knights averages 4.9 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Grow ArcherMaster averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do Counter Knights or Grow ArcherMaster have ads?
Both Counter Knights and Grow ArcherMaster show ads.
Which is updated more often, Counter Knights or Grow ArcherMaster?
Counter Knights ships an update every 2 weeks, and Grow ArcherMaster every 6 weeks. Most recently, Counter Knights was updated on November 3, 2026 and Grow ArcherMaster on November 7, 2026.

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