Sword Attack vs Search Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Sword Attack
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A warrior with a sword who has ventured into an unknown area, cut through enemies attacking to the target point as quickly as possible! Let's make a bet on who will arrive the fastest in the world rankings :)
Search Light
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Every light in the city has gone out. You are a child with a small lantern, walking through the dark. Free and ad-free. Nothing is locked, and no purchase gives you an advantage. SEARCH LIGHT is a wordless platformer. Run, jump, burst your light and rekindle the people who faded. Three hundred handcrafted levels. No procedural generation โ every level was built by hand. More than sixty districts, each with its own rule: rising water, bridges locked to a metronome, streets that turn upside down, an ember you carry in your palm that dims as you walk. You are following the trail your mother left behind. Every memory fragment you collect reveals a line of her story. - One-touch controls, left-handed mode, adjustable button size - Gentle mode, reduced shake, high contrast - No internet needed โ the story plays fully offline - Endless Night: the same daily seed for everyone on earth, daily rankings - The city's shared light: every life relit by every player, counted together - Fully localised in 11 languages The only purchase is an optional "light a lantern" tip on the main menu. Leave one if you want to say thanks; leave nothing and you miss nothing. Hatsoft โ a one-person studio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sword Attack at none against Search Light's 3. Search Light's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 48 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Search Light sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sword Attack asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sword Attack ships an update every 48 months, Search Light fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sword Attack | Search Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 48 months | Fortnightly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hongchul Lee | Tolga Hatipolu |
In-app purchases
Sword Attack
No in-app purchases
Search Light
- Small Lantern$0.99
- Medium Lantern$2.99
- Grand Lantern$4.99





