Root Growth vs Sword and Spin!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Root Growth
Guide roots to grow and reach water sources, transforming them into large trees. Expand your reach to conquer entire planets and see how many you can occupy.
- Grow roots strategically
- Reach water sources
- Develop into large trees
- Conquer planets
- Expand your territory
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The roots keep growing, reach the water source, and eventually grow into a big tree and take over a planet. Come on, try to see how many planets you can occupy!
Sword and Spin!
Engage in thrilling sword-clashing combat to enhance your weapon's power. Collect fallen swords to become stronger and dominate the arena. Experience dynamic battles where strategy and collection go hand-in-hand.
- Spin with your greatsword
- Clash with other swords
- Increase sword damage
- Pick up swords to empower yourself
- Dynamic combat
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Spin around with your greatsword! Clash with other swords to increase their damage and pick them up later to empower yourself!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Root Growth at none against Sword and Spin!'s 19. Root Growth also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Sword and Spin!'s advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (4.3 vs 4.1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Sword and Spin! sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Root Growth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sword and Spin! holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.4K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Root Growth's written reviews are positive against 8% of Sword and Spin!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Root Growth ships an update monthly, Sword and Spin! weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Root Growth | Sword and Spin! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.4K ratings) | 4.3 (3.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.7% of reviews — better | 7.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K | 3.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 335 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 妮 赵 | Rollic Games Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Root Growth
Sword and Spin!
User reviews
Root Growth
From 1.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Satisfying gameplay
- 🌳 Cute and relaxing visuals
- 👍 No ads
Room to improve
- 💸 Excessive ads and monetization
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🕰️ Lack of content and short playtime
Sword and Spin!
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast gameplay
- 💡 Innovative concept
Room to improve
- 🔍 Misleading advertising
- 📺 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Game-breaking bugs
- 🔌 Requires internet connection
Bugs and requests
Root Growth
Reported bugs
2 issues- Spelling mistakes in UI
- Inconsistent gameplay mechanics
Requested features
2 requests- More levels and content
- Option to remove ads for a fee
Sword and Spin!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes at level 100
- Swords not functioning properly
- Progress resets unexpectedly
Requested features
3 requests- Option to disable ads
- Improved progression system
- Bug fixes
In-app purchases
Root Growth
No in-app purchases
Sword and Spin!
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Skip-it x5$1.99
- A New Sword!$1.99
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- Best Seller Pack$2.99
- Skip-it x10$3.99
- Best Seller Pack2 variants$3.99
- Ticket Pack 1$3.99
- Money x12500$5.99
- No Ads$7.99
- Starter Pack$8.99
- Skip-it x20$9.99
- No-Ads & Tickets$9.99
- Ticket Pack 2$9.99
- Permanent Double Sword$12.99
- Hero Pack$12.99
- Ticket Pack 3$14.99
- No Ads & Double Sword$17.99
- Limitless Skip-it$41.99
