Spelunk Knight vs Swordash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spelunk Knight
Explore a vast map, acquire new skills, and overcome challenges to advance through the game. This adventure focuses on progression and discovery.
- Map exploration
- Learn new abilities
- Game progression
- Skill-based challenges
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The goal of Spelunk Knight is to explore the map and learn new abilities to progress in the game.
Swordash
Defend your home from a relentless horde of enemies in this action-packed adventure. Master strategic combat with randomized skills, collect powerful gear, and unlock devastating ultimate abilities to become the ultimate hero. Face fearsome bosses and conquer new challenges in a quest to stop an invasion.
- Randomized skills for strategic combat
- Collect powerful disks for ultimate abilities
- Arsenal of unique weapons and gear
- Battle fearsome bosses
- Unlock hidden secrets with science
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Get ready to defend your home against a horde of insane enemies in this epic adventure! A mysterious girl has returned, and it's up to you to stop the invasion. Show off your bravery and become the ultimate hero! Unleash Your Power: • Master the art of strategy with random skills that change with every battle. • Collect powerful disks to unlock devastating ultimate abilities. • Arm yourself with an arsenal of weapons and gear, each with its own unique features. • Take on fearsome bosses and conquer new challenges in each level. • Harness the power of science and unlock hidden secrets to become even more powerful. Join the fight and show the world what you're made of in this pulse-pounding game! Discord: https://discord.gg/M5uxkTemT3
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swordash at 61% against Spelunk Knight's 0%. Swordash also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 6). Spelunk Knight's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 24) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Swordash sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Spelunk Knight asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swordash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swordash has 1.1K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Spelunk Knight's written reviews are positive against 61% of Swordash's.
Spelunk Knight ships an update every 3 weeks, Swordash every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spelunk Knight | Swordash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 61.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 246 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Eden Prairie High School | FATTOY |
Customer experience
Spelunk Knight
Swordash
Bugs and requests
Spelunk Knight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swordash
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads prevent returning to game
- Difficulty with viewing ads
- Inconsistent hit detection
Requested features
5 requests- Add controller support
- Improve translation and dialogue
- Reduce skin prices
- Implement offline mode
- Add co-op and PvP modes
In-app purchases
Spelunk Knight
No in-app purchases
Swordash
- Daily Package #2$0.99
- Daily Package #1$0.99
- 80(+80) Zeno's drop$0.99
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- Rookie Bundle$0.99
- Daily Package #3$1.99
- Purchase all$2.99
- 400Zeno's drop$4.99
- 400(+400) Zeno's drop$4.99
- 月卡$4.99
- 每周礼包#01$4.99
- Monthly Package #02$9.99
- Sanny Pass Premium$9.99
- Key of Piggy Bank$9.99
- Weekly Package #02$9.99
- Daily Package #5$9.99
- ADs Pass$9.99
- 800(+800) Zeno's drop$9.99
- 月度礼包#01$9.99
- Stage Pass$19.99
- 1600(+1600) Zeno's drop$19.99
- 1600 Zeno's drop$19.99
- Weekly Package #03$19.99
- 4000(+4000) Zeno's drop$49.99
- 8000Zeno's drop$99.99
