Swordigo vs Growtopia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Growtopia
This is a 2D sandbox game where players can build anything, create unique characters, and explore thousands of worlds. Engage in player-generated mini-games, craft items, and trade with a massive online community. Enjoy regular updates and cross-platform play.
- Build anything imaginable
- Create unique characters
- Explore thousands of worlds
- Play player-generated mini-games
- Craft and trade items
- Cross-platform play
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Welcome to Growtopia, the 2D free-to-play sandbox game! Growtopia is a popular MMO game where everyone is a hero! Play together with wizards, doctors, star explorers and superheroes! Discover thousands of unique items and build your own worlds! JOIN OUR ENORMOUS COMMUNITY - millions of players are waiting for you to join and have fun! BUILD literally anything – castles, dungeons, skyscrapers, artwork, puzzles - even your favorite movie scenes! CREATE YOUR UNIQUE CHARACTER Become literally anyone! From space knight with a lightsaber to a noble queen with your own dragon! PLAY THOUSANDS OF MINI GAMES generated by other players! From parkour and races to PVP battles and ghost hunting! CRAFT AND TRADE Craft new items and trade them to other players! MONTHLY UPDATES! We do our best to entertain you with exciting monthly updates involving new items and events! EXPLORE countless unique pixel worlds - you can enter any of them! CROSS PLATFORM! Play with your friends anywhere – on smartphones, tablets or using the desktop client, - the progress is shared! Subscribe to our official YouTube channel for giveaways, useful tutorials and funny videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNFTBaDHB4_Y8eFa8YssSMQ BE AWARE! This is an online game about collecting items – make sure to keep them safe ** Note: This is a freemium game that has optional In-App Purchases! ** Note: In-App Purchase, Chat, and Tapjoy Offer Wall options can be disabled in a Personal Controls area in the Options menu. Didn't get your gems or having a problem? Check out our support FAQ at www.growtopiagame.com/faq !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swordigo at 95% against Growtopia's 32%. Swordigo also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Growtopia's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and chart position (#102 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Swordigo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Growtopia sells 23 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Swordigo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.9K and 11K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Swordigo's written reviews are positive against 32% of Growtopia's.
Swordigo ships an update every 5 months, Growtopia fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Swordigo | Growtopia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better | 3.8 (11K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 31.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K | 11K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #102 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 364 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Touch Foo | Ubisoft |
Customer experience
Swordigo
Growtopia
User reviews
Swordigo
From 7.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Charming graphics
- 🕹️ Smooth controls
- 🕰️ Nostalgic retro feel
- 🏆 Challenging but rewarding
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Occasional control issues
- 🔁 Repetitive boss battles
- 🕰️ Short game length
- 📢 Intrusive ads at times
Growtopia
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💕 Childhood memories
- 🌟 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 👥 Ability to meet people from around the world
- 🕹️ Unique sandbox experience
Room to improve
- 🤖 Bots and spammers
- 🔒 Poor security and hacking issues
- 🤯 Toxic community and scammers
- 🔧 Unstable servers and disconnections
- 💰 Expensive in-game purchases
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
Growtopia
Reported bugs
3 issues- Random bans without explanation
- Rollback issues causing loss of items
- Glitches causing forced disconnections
Requested features
6 requests- Improved security measures
- Better moderation and banning of scammers
- Optimized server performance
- Controller support
- Revamped user interface
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- Ability to cancel role quests
In-app purchases
Swordigo
- Remove Advertisement$1.99
- Guiding Compass$2.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
Growtopia
- Bag o' Gems$0.99
- Chest o' Gems$1.99
- Special Consumable 1$2.99
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- Holiday Pack!$2.99
- Special Event Pack$2.99
- Gem Fountain$4.99
- 30 Days Subscription$5.99
- Special Cape$9.99
- It's Rainin' Gems$9.99
- Royal Grow Pass$9.99
- Awesome Item 1$9.99
- Awesome Item 2$9.99
- Special Cosmetic$9.99
- Special Cosmetic Item 2$9.99
- Special Cosmetic 1$9.99
- Special Event Pack$14.99
- Special Bundle 2$14.99
- Event Value Pack 2$14.99
- Event Pass$19.99
- Road To Glory$24.99
- Gem Bounty$29.99
- 365 Days Subscription$49.99
- Gem Abundance$49.99
Questions
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