Comparison

Swiped vs Substrate Entity

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

Head to head
About

Swiped

Engage in a captivating puzzle experience by swiping to create the longest possible chains of matching gems. Utilize special powers and strategic gameplay across multiple challenging modes. Compete globally and master increasingly complex levels.

Highlights
  • Swipe longest gem chains
  • Special powers (Magician & Witch)
  • Four addictive game modes
  • Progressively challenging levels
  • Global player rankings
  • Unlimited levels
Features
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Swipe and make longest chains of similar gems in this challenging puzzle game with exciting special powers. Game Features: - Swiped is a very simple to learn swipe action based game for all touch screen mobile devices. - Each level is progressively challenging and very addictive. - Challenge your skills in 4 game modes with unlimited levels. - Excite Magician & Witch by swiping over them along with similar gem chains. - Compete with thousands of players around the world. Game Play: - Touch and swipe over similar gems to clear them. - In each swipe action, Longer the chain of gems, higher the score you will get. - Use special powers like Magician & Witch to get more points. - Play with strategy to form and swipe longer chains. Swiped Game modes : * CLASSIC : Achieve the target in given time to complete each level. * TIMEATTACK : Tests your raw pattern swiping speed in 1 Min, 5 Min, 10 Min & 30 Min. * SCORE PANIC : Very dynamic fast paced game. * CONTINUOUS : Non stop gem swiping fun. Other Features: - Awesome graphics with fluid animations. - Auto saving & loading supported for all game modes. - Plain Mode option to switch off special items. - All game modes have individual player ranking system based on the highest level/Score achieved. - Your rank naturally improves along with your skill as you play again and again, thats what makes Swiped so addictive. - Unlimited levels! It needs only your skill to crack a new level. Complexity of the game increases progressively from level to level.

About

Substrate Entity

Features
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One row every beat. It forks every beat. You are a charge running an etched plate. The trace splits under you, and some of the branches it offers are already finished. Nothing marks them. You read ahead, you pick a side, you keep moving. Press the left or the right of the glass. That is the whole game. SEVEN STRATA Each one runs faster and darker than the one above it. When the colour turns, the tempo turns with it. CHARGE Every row costs you. The bright pads pay it back and stack your multiplier. The branch that keeps you alive and the branch that keeps you fed are rarely the same branch. NO ADS No timers, no energy, no currency, no in-app purchases, no account. It runs entirely on your phone. Portrait, one thumb. Sound, haptics and motion each turn off. More from Dro1d Labs: Pixel Pigeon for the stubborn life of a city bird, and War Pigeon for tactical stealth after dark. Privacy Policy: https://dro1d.org/substrate.html#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Swiped4 screens
Substrate Entity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Substrate Entity at Free against Swiped's $0.99. Substrate Entity also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). Swiped's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Substrate Entity is free to download; Swiped costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swiped ships an update every 2 months, Substrate Entity every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Swiped versus Substrate Entity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipedSubstrate Entity
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (721 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings721 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiGold Technologies Private LimitedDRO1D LABS LIMITED

Bugs and requests

Swiped

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Gem connections not registering properly
  • Game not compatible with latest iOS versions
  • Scores not updating correctly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to restart individual levels
  • Endless/untimed mode
  • Carry over time from one level to the next
  • More level variety and difficulty scaling

Substrate Entity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Swiped

No in-app purchases

None

Substrate Entity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swiped free?
Swiped costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Substrate Entity free?
Substrate Entity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swiped or Substrate Entity have ads?
Neither Swiped nor Substrate Entity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Swiped or Substrate Entity?
Swiped ships an update every 2 months, and Substrate Entity every 3 days. Most recently, Swiped was updated on October 12, 2026 and Substrate Entity on October 3, 2026.

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