Comparison

Card Wheels vs Swords Maker

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

Head to head
About

Card Wheels

Launch car cards from your console to smash targets and blast through levels. Watch your cards transform into powerful vehicles for endless destruction and action on the track.

Highlights
  • Launch car cards
  • Smash targets
  • Transform cards into cars
  • Unleash destruction
  • Endless action
Features
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Launch your car cards, smash every target, and blast your way to the next era! Fire cards from your console, watch them turn into powerful cars, and unleash nonstop destruction on the track. More cards. Bigger hits. Endless action.

About

Swords Maker

Forge metal, shape it into powerful weapons, and battle enemies in this exciting sword-making runner game. Unlock hundreds of sword combinations and face new challenges at the end of each level.

Highlights
  • Forge metal into swords
  • Shape swords for combat
  • Battle enemies with created swords
  • Unlock hundreds of sword combinations
  • Navigate obstacles
  • Progress through levels with unique swords
Features
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Are you ready to make amazing swords and fight enemies? Get ready for the best sword runner game ever! Create your sword by forging the metal, give it the right shape and start using it immediately! The stronger your sword is, the easier it will be to fight your enemies. Don’t forget, a different sword awaits you at the end of each level! Are you ready for a big fight at the level end? More importantly, do you have the right weapon? Watch out for the obstacles and try to prepare the strongest possible sword at the end of the level. Hundreds of sword combinations are waiting for you to unlock. This is absolutely the best sword runner game, a little bit challenging but super fun!

Screenshots

Card Wheels4 screens
Swords Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Card Wheels at 4.7 against Swords Maker's 4.4. Swords Maker's advantage is ratings volume (5.7K vs 464). On price, review sentiment, 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. Card Wheels sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Swords Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Card Wheels holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swords Maker has 5.7K ratings behind it against 464, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Card Wheels's written reviews are positive against 9% of Swords Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Card Wheels ships an update every 9 days, Swords Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Card Wheels versus Swords Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCard WheelsSwords Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (464 ratings) — better4.4 (5.7K ratings)
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4645.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
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
Size327 MB260 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSCOOPS YAZILIM LIMITED SIRKETIRollic Games

Customer experience

Card Wheels

All ratings464 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative62.5%

Swords Maker

All ratings5,719 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative82.4%

Bugs and requests

Card Wheels

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Swords Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes at certain levels
  • Inability to progress past level 17 or 55
  • Permanent loss of unlocked skins

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to disable ads for a one-time fee
  • Improved level design and difficulty balancing
  • More meaningful progression and stat system

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Card Wheels

One-time11
  • 10 Energy$1.99
  • 1000Gem$2.99
  • 40 Energy$4.99
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  • Era Offer$5.99
  • NoAds$5.99
  • Hero Offer$6.99
  • 3300 Gem$8.99
  • Energy Card$8.99
  • Fortune Pass$9.99
  • 125 Energy$14.99
  • 10000 Gem$24.99
1 purchases

Swords Maker

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Card Wheels free?
Card Wheels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swords Maker free?
Swords Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Card Wheels or Swords Maker?
Card Wheels is rated higher. Card Wheels averages 4.7 out of 5 from 464 ratings, while Swords Maker averages 4.4 from 5.7K ratings.
Do Card Wheels or Swords Maker have ads?
Neither Card Wheels nor Swords Maker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Card Wheels or Swords Maker?
Card Wheels ships an update every 9 days, and Swords Maker weekly. Most recently, Card Wheels was updated on September 24, 2026 and Swords Maker on September 20, 2026.

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