Swordigo vs Rogue Star
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.
Rogue Star
Engage in intense space combat against pirates and other pilots. Make moral choices, upgrade your ship, and gamble for profit in a dangerous star system. Can you survive and become an ace?
- Intense space combat
- Moral choice system (good or evil)
- Buy and upgrade new ships
- Open new trade routes
- High-stake cargo auctions
- Explore dangerous star systems
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IT’S ON! Can you stay alive long enough to survive a system swarming with pirates and become an Ace in Rogue Star? “..with its infectious mixture of humour, homage and hardness Rogue Star is a keeper” -Pocketgamer INTENSE SPACE COMBAT Test your skills against scumbag pilots who’ll stop at nothing to blow you to pieces and steal your cargo! NERVE SHREDDING GAMEPLAY Load up and blast off, can you make it to the next sector in one piece? GOOD OR EVIL Protect convoys from pirate ambushes or team up with them instead and plunder the convoys’ juicy cargo. BUY POWERFUL NEW SHIPS Open up new trade routes and delve deeper into Rogue system. GAMBLE BIG Bid at high stake auctions for valuable cargo and sell it for huge profits. What are you waiting for! Download NOW and start exploring Rogue Star! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter www.facebook.com/roguestargame www.twitter.com/roguestargame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Swordigo at 95% against Rogue Star's 51%. Swordigo also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (7.9K vs 36). Rogue Star's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.4 vs 11.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Rogue Star sells 4 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swordigo has 7.9K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Swordigo's written reviews are positive against 51% of Rogue Star's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swordigo | Rogue Star |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better | 4.4 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 51.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Touch Foo | RedBreast Studio Ltd |
Customer experience
Swordigo
Rogue Star
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
Rogue Star
From 36 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 🎨 Charming visuals and art style
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
- 👍 Engaging space combat
- 🤖 Interesting alien characters and dialogue
Room to improve
- 🔥 Extremely difficult early game
- 🚢 Unbalanced ship progression
- 🔁 Repetitive mission structure
- 🐛 Crashes and save file issues
- 🤯 Steep learning curve
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
Rogue Star
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes when loading saved game
- Graphical glitches and screen stuttering
- Inability to complete certain missions
Requested features
5 requests- More ship customization options
- Ability to land on planets and explore
- Expanded mission variety
- Difficulty settings
- Improved controls and sensitivity options
In-app purchases
Swordigo
- Remove Advertisement$1.99
- Guiding Compass$2.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
Rogue Star
- Small Credits Bundle$0.99
- Medium Credits Bundle$2.99
- Credits Bundle Large$4.99
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- Credits Bundle Extra Large$9.99









