Comparison

Swordigo vs Mellow Submarine

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

Mellow Submarine

Features
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Take control of a quirky little submarine on a peaceful underwater journey, until the sea creatures start swarming! In Mellow Submarine, your mission is simple: dodge everything and stay alive as long as you can. But watch out: not all power-ups are helpful. Some bring blessings... others, chaos. Features: Fast-paced dodging gameplay: Reflexes are your best friend. Dynamic sea life: Dodge jellyfish, sharks, and other unpredictable creatures. Random power-ups: Gain score boosts, shields—or get cursed with wacky debuffs. Not so-chill soundtrack: Keep your cool with soothing underwater beats (until it gets intense!). Credits: Art and development by Bertaç Severcan. 'House In a Forest' BGM By HorrorPen, the pitch is increasing every 3 seconds programmatically. https://opengameart.org/content/loop-house-in-a-forest License: CC-BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/    Font is "Xolonium". Copyright © 2011-2016 Severin Meyer sev.ch@web.de, with Reserved Font Name Xolonium,  License: SIL open font license version 1.1. https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/ 8-bit Platformer SFX by Mark McCorkle https://opengameart.org/content/8-bit-platformer-sfx License : CC-BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Screenshots

Swordigo4 screens
Mellow Submarine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mellow Submarine at none against Swordigo's 3. Mellow Submarine also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swordigo ships an update every 5 months, Mellow Submarine every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Swordigo versus Mellow Submarine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwordigoMellow Submarine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB64 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTouch FooBertac Severcan

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

Mellow Submarine

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

Mellow Submarine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swordigo free?
Swordigo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mellow Submarine free?
Mellow Submarine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swordigo or Mellow Submarine have ads?
Swordigo shows ads; Mellow Submarine does not.
Which is updated more often, Swordigo or Mellow Submarine?
Swordigo ships an update every 5 months, and Mellow Submarine every 5 weeks. Most recently, Swordigo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Mellow Submarine on October 28, 2026.

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