Swordigo vs Drawn to Orbit
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.
Drawn to Orbit
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Drawn to Orbit is a simple arcade game where you draw planets, moons and stars into orbit around a central object. Some runs are quick and tense: draw a path, squeeze a world into a shrinking gap, and try to keep your system alive for a higher score. Other runs are slower and calmer: let the screen fill with motion, build something beautiful, and enjoy the rhythm of everything circling the centre. Draw the flight path of an object and it will follow. Make a short, fast stroke for a quick shot, or perfectly time a slower path to slip between two already-orbiting objects. The controls are easy to understand, but the game is not shallow. Every object you add changes the space around it. Safe paths become narrow. Clean orbits become crowded. A perfect system can turn chaotic with one mistimed draw. Play Classic mode for the pure score chase. Try Black Hole mode when you want more pressure. Switch to Zen when you want a gentler way to build, experiment and enjoy the motion without the same rush. Even play with 2 players sharing the same screen to share the fun. There are different ways to play too. Build orbits in Orbit, switch to Protect to defend the centre from incoming bodies, or try Deflect and repel danger away with a gravity field when you touch the screen. Classic Orbit is free to play, with optional one-time unlocks for extra modes, themes and trails. No subscriptions. It is quick to start, satisfying to improve at, and built for that “one more go” feeling. Features: • Simple arcade gameplay • Draw planets, moons and stars into orbit • Draw a flight path and the object will follow it • Multiple ways to play: Orbit, Protect, Deflect and Zen • Choose a calmer style or chase a harder high-score run • Classic Orbit is free to play • Optional one-time unlocks for extra modes, themes and trails • Quick score-chasing runs • Slower, calmer orbit-building in Zen • Black Hole mode for extra pressure • Clean glowing visuals • Easy to learn, hard to master • No subscriptions Draw carefully. Build beautifully. Stay in orbit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Drawn to Orbit at none against Swordigo's shown. Drawn to Orbit also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). Swordigo's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Swordigo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Drawn to Orbit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Swordigo ships an update every 5 months, Drawn to Orbit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swordigo | Drawn to Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Touch Foo | Srana Boonlertuthai |
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
Drawn to Orbit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Swordigo
- Remove Advertisement$1.99
- Guiding Compass$2.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
Drawn to Orbit
- Bath Time Starter Theme$0.99
- Emoji Starter Theme$0.99
- 8-Bit Starter Theme$0.99
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- Core Trail Pack$0.99
- Elements Trail Pack$0.99
- Flag Trail Pack 1$0.99
- Flag Trail Pack 2$0.99
- Flag Trail Pack 3$0.99
- Trail Starter Pack$2.99
- Full Unlock + Starter Packs$6.99









