Comparison

Swordigo vs Dave Dangerous

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

Head to head
About

Swordigo

Embark on an epic adventure in a magical realm filled with challenges. Explore dungeons, battle monsters, and gain experience to level up your character. Discover powerful weapons, items, and spells to aid you in your quest.

Highlights
  • Explore a magical realm
  • Gain experience and level up
  • Find powerful weapons and spells
  • Dynamic lighting system
  • Optimized touch controls
  • Game Center achievements
  • iCloud save syncing
Features
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Run, jump and slash your way through a vast world of challenges and embark on an epic adventure! “Swordigo is a love letter to the platforming and adventure games of the past.” — SlideToPlay, 4/4 “There’s never a dull movement as you hop between platforms and slash your sword against a plethora of enemies.” — Apple’n’Apps, 4.5/5 “Honestly, if you only buy one game this week, you should choose Swordigo.” — AppAdvice A GREAT ADVENTURE • Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters. • Gain experience and level up your character. MAGIC AND SWORDS • Find powerful weapons, items and spells to defeat your enemies. DYNAMIC LIGHTING • Venture into gloomy caves and dungeons illuminated by the atmospheric dynamic lighting system. OPTIMIZED GAMEPLAY • Precise touch controls designed specifically for iOS. • Customize the controls to your preference. LATEST iOS FEATURES • Game Center achievements. • Use iCloud to sync saves between the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. • Retina display support for both the iPhone and the iPad.

About

Dave Dangerous

Embark on a nostalgic platforming adventure across 50 challenging levels. Save your girlfriend from the clutches of an evil villain in this classic-inspired quest.

Highlights
  • 50 levels of platforming
  • Nostalgic gameplay
  • Story-driven quest
  • Classic game inspiration
  • Character rescue mission
Features
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A classic, inspired by games like Mario. Fight through 50 levels of nostalgic platform mayhem. Join Dave in his quest to save his beautiful girlfriend Daphne from the clutches of Evil Steve! Thanks to... KiloBolt.com for the fantastic tutorial. OpenGameArt.org for access to many talented artists. Kevin MacLeod for all the music from Incompetech.com All licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Screenshots

Swordigo4 screens
Dave Dangerous4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dave Dangerous at none against Swordigo's 3. Dave Dangerous also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Swordigo's advantage is ratings volume (8K vs 3). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Swordigo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dave Dangerous asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dave Dangerous holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swordigo has 8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Swordigo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dave Dangerous's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swordigo ships an update every 5 months, Dave Dangerous every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Swordigo versus Dave Dangerous: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwordigoDave Dangerous
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB86 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTouch FooAllan Stevens

Customer experience

Swordigo

All ratings7,906 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews650 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.5%

Dave Dangerous

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Swordigo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitches with key items
  • Crashes on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Swordigo 2 or sequel
  • More levels and content
  • Difficulty settings
  • Expanded story and lore

Dave Dangerous

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Swordigo

One-time3
  • Remove Advertisement$1.99
  • Guiding Compass$2.99
  • Coin Doubler$2.99
None

Dave Dangerous

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swordigo free?
Swordigo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dave Dangerous free?
Dave Dangerous is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Swordigo or Dave Dangerous?
Dave Dangerous is rated higher. Swordigo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Dave Dangerous averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Swordigo or Dave Dangerous have ads?
Both Swordigo and Dave Dangerous show ads.
Which is updated more often, Swordigo or Dave Dangerous?
Swordigo ships an update every 5 months, and Dave Dangerous every 5 weeks. Most recently, Swordigo was updated on October 28, 2026 and Dave Dangerous on October 13, 2026.

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