Side Scroller Game vs Sword Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Side Scroller Game
Embark on a retro adventure in this pixel art platformer. Run, jump, and shoot through desert levels filled with monsters and traps. Upgrade weapons and abilities to conquer challenges and find buried treasure.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Ten desert levels
- Five upgradable weapons
- Character upgrades
- Explorable world map
- Touch controls for landscape play
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Barney is a retro side scroller in the spirit of the 16-bit era: run, jump and shoot your way through ten hand-built desert levels full of traps, monsters and buried treasure. Five weapons, each with its own feel: * Slime Gun * Rail Gun * Rocket Gun * Auto Rocket Gun * Grenade Gun Collect coins and XP, then spend them in Barney's shop to upgrade your jump, your attack and your defence, or to unlock faster reloads and extra bombs. FEATURES * Ten levels laid out on an explorable world map * Five upgradable weapons * Hand-drawn pixel art, animated frame by frame * Coins, XP points and a full upgrade shop * Checkpoints, so one mistake never costs you the level * Touch controls designed for landscape play * Universal: iPhone, iPad and Mac No timers, no waiting, no interruptions. Just a platformer that plays like the ones you grew up with.
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 :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sword Attack at none against Side Scroller Game's shown. Side Scroller Game's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 48 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, Sword Attack every 48 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Side Scroller Game | Sword Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 48 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien meyer | Hongchul Lee |
In-app purchases
Side Scroller Game
No in-app purchases
Sword Attack
No in-app purchases
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