Comparison

Sword & Glory vs Sheriffs Town

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

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About

Sword & Glory

Embark on a text-based adventure where every choice matters, leading to glory or a swift end. Experience permadeath, challenging combat, and deep character customization. Define your legacy by the causes you champion and the opponents you defeat.

Highlights
  • Permadeath with legacy titles
  • Branching text adventures
  • Challenging combat system
  • Character customization
  • Home village upgrades
  • GameCenter leaderboards and achievements
Features
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What would you be willing to die for? Live life by the sword. Defend the honor of you clan, amass fortunes or seek glory through defeating worthy opponents. Live your life to the fullest, for one day, as all men must, you will heed the raven's call... Permadeath You WILL die, the only question is what for. At death, your actions will be judged and you'll be awarded a title, such as “the Brave”, “the Greedy” or “the Silver King”, and more. Choose Your Cause Branching text adventures let you choose the causes for which you fight. Simple but challenging combat system The combat is a form of rock, paper and scissors combined with timing and judging the relative strenghts and weaknesses of the combatants. Customization Character creation, perks, equipment and home village upgrades provide plenty of opportunities to customize your character, your story, and your fighting style. Includes GameCenter leaderboards and achievements ***** "Sword & Glory delivers what it promises: glory to be had, and life and death by the sword." - toucharcade.com, 4.5/5 Stars "Go get Sword & Glory immediately" - PocketTactics

About

Sheriffs Town

Build and manage a frontier town in the Wild West as a Sheriff. Protect your citizens from outlaws, gather resources, and construct buildings. Compete against rival Sheriffs in strategic showdowns and customize your character.

Highlights
  • Town construction and development
  • Resource gathering
  • Recruiting townspeople
  • Protecting citizens from outlaws
  • Competing with rival Sheriffs
  • Character customization
  • Strategic showdowns
Features
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In this immersive Wild West game, players assume the role of a Sheriff tasked with not only maintaining law and order but also establishing and developing a frontier town. As the Sheriff, your primary objective is to protect the townsfolk from outlaws, bandits, and other threats while ensuring the prosperity and growth of your settlement. As you embark on your journey, you'll be challenged to construct and expand the town by gathering resources, recruiting townspeople, and constructing various buildings. Each structure serves a unique purpose, such as a sheriff's office, bank, saloon, general store, and more, providing essential services to the citizens and boosting the town's overall functionality. However, the Wild West is a treacherous place, and you'll encounter rival Sheriffs who are also building their own towns nearby. Compete against these players in thrilling showdowns, where strategic decision-making and quick reflexes are vital. Engage in duels, train your shooting skills, and assemble a capable posse to confront other Sheriffs and their gangs head-on. As you progress, you'll unlock new technologies, abilities, and upgrades, empowering both your Sheriff and the town. Customize your character's appearance, outfit, and weapons to showcase your unique style as the formidable lawkeeper of the Wild West. In this richly detailed world with stunning visuals, immersive gameplay, and a dynamic player-driven environment, every decision you make as the Sheriff will have a profound impact on the development of your town and the outcome of your encounters with rival players. Can you create a thriving Wild West community, protect its inhabitants, and rise to become the most legendary Sheriff in the region? The challenge awaits in this gripping game of frontier justice and strategic town-building.

Screenshots

Sword & Glory4 screens
Sheriffs Town4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sword & Glory at 83% against Sheriffs Town's 0%. Sword & Glory also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Sheriffs Town's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price 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. Sword & Glory sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sheriffs Town asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sword & Glory holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sword & Glory has 971 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Sword & Glory's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sheriffs Town's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sword & Glory versus Sheriffs Town: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSword & GlorySheriffs Town
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (971 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings971 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB118 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperIfelse Media Ltd.PAWEL STELMACH

Customer experience

Sword & Glory

All ratings962 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews242 reviews
Positive83.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative9.5%

Sheriffs Town

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Sword & Glory

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Outfit/equipment glitches
  • Enemies clipping through terrain
  • Progression loss on crashes
  • Unresponsive combat controls

Requested features

7 requests
  • More content updates
  • New weapons and armor
  • Difficulty settings
  • Checkpoint system
  • Clan/faction expansion
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  • Character customization
  • Multiplayer/co-op mode

Sheriffs Town

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sword & Glory

One-time4
  • 800 Epic Points$2.99
  • 3000 Epic Points$7.99
  • 10000 Epic Points$19.99
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  • 18000 Epic Points$29.99
None

Sheriffs Town

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sword & Glory free?
Sword & Glory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sheriffs Town free?
Sheriffs Town is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sword & Glory or Sheriffs Town?
Sword & Glory is rated higher. Sword & Glory averages 4.7 out of 5 from 971 ratings, while Sheriffs Town averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Sword & Glory or Sheriffs Town have ads?
Sheriffs Town shows ads; Sword & Glory does not.

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