Comparison

Guardian Sword vs Buriedbornes2

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

Head to head
About

Guardian Sword

Embark on an epic journey in this strategy puzzle RPG, combining classic charm with unique gameplay. Customize your puzzles with a vast array of tiles and abilities to devise limitless strategies. Level up your character, battle diverse enemies, and uncover an impressive story.

Highlights
  • Customizable puzzles with 40 unique tiles
  • Over 20 special skills and ultimate attacks
  • Teammate system with specific skills
  • 120+ enemies and challenging bosses
  • Character leveling and upgrades
  • 90+ maps across a large world
  • Weapon and armor shops
Features
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"Guardian Sword from Picsoft doesn’t look like much at a glance, but under the surface lies a deep and strategic experience worth checking out." - Touch Arcade "While the approach to strategy with matching gems is enough to keep me coming back (the boss fights are intense!), there’s also RPG elements to top everything off. - App Store Arcade "I’ve always made the assertion that there’s room for one more match 3 hybrid on my device as long as the game keeps me entertained. Guardian Sword has done so much more than that so far – it has become an addiction." - TouchMyApps "The vast amount of depth in their combat system really must be experienced to be believed, and — although I sometimes nearly began to believe otherwise — I really could defeat anything with the right abilities, tiles, and strategic play." - iFanzine From the creators of Tiny Defense comes Guardian Sword - a strategy puzzle RPG with unique gameplay and classic RPG charm. Set off on an epic journey with Guts - a fearless swordsman who seeks an ultimate legendary weapon that gives the owner infinite power. But his road is not a bed of roses when it is the Guardian Sword that everyone can kill for… The cause of “The Last War” has started!! Guardian Sword is a strategy puzzle RPG, full of classic RPG charm that you rarely see in the genre these days. Guardian Sword Highlight is the unique gameplay that allows the players to customize the puzzles by themselves. You can choose from 40 Tiles with different abilities which means you can devise your own strategy in various ways and limitless. If you are looking for a game that is all new and if you would like a simple yet very strategizing gameplay, you are looking for “Guardian Sword”. GAME FEATURES • Choose a set of Puzzles from 40 Tiles with unique abilities • Enhance with more than 20 Special Skills and Ultimate Attacks • Fight alongside your Teammates together with their specific skills • Meet over 120 different enemies and defeat strong Bosses! • Level up your character and upgrade as you wish • Stores to buy Weapons, Armors and Items • Large world map for you to travel over 90 maps • Impressive story, from an ordinary man to a hero… How the story goes? Only the ones who play to the end of the legend know!! OTHER FEATURES • Game Center Leaderboard and Achievements • Universal app: play on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch • iCloud support for you to share your progress across devices • Official walkthrough and strategy guide • Recommended Hardware - iPhone 4S, iPod touch 5th gen, iPad 2/mini or better Get in Touch ---------------- • Follow us! : twitter.com/picsoft • Join our fan page : facebook.com/picsoft • Our Website : www.picsoftstudios.com/guardiansword • Support : support@picsoftstudios.com • Youtube : https://youtu.be/IlmO6r_zYo0

About

Buriedbornes2

Embark on a challenging turn-based dungeon RPG adventure where you create powerful characters by possessing souls. Explore dangerous dungeons, collect unique items, and master countless skill combinations to defeat the undead army. Cooperative play allows survivors to aid each other in a world on the brink of ruin.

Highlights
  • Turn-based dungeon crawling
  • Deep character customization
  • Countless skill and item combinations
  • Cooperative survivor communities
  • Challenging undead battles
  • Permadeath adventure
Features
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* Easy to play X Severe adventure Again Buriedbornes2 is the sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series. The popular series, which has surpassed 2.5M total users, has evolved in a form that is easier to play and more freely enjoyable. Choose between 2 options for the room you want to progress in, decide which items you want to obtain, choose from up to 5 skills to use next, and more... The simple, non-real-time operation allows you to enjoy a serious adventure where death is the only thing you have to worry about. The best part of the Buriedbornes series is creating a powerful character that surpasses the terrifying army of undead and crushing them! * The battle of the dead and the cooperative "Union" The world is on the brink of ruin due to the invasion of the "Ancient Overlord" and his army of corpses, a threat suggested by the most ancient prophecies. You will repeatedly challenge dangerous dungeons by acquiring corpses, altering them, and using the forbidden "Buriedbornes" art of possessing their souls. It is a hopeless battle with no redemption or end, yet mankind has not given up on everything yet. In various parts of the world, communities of survivors, each with their own goals, continue to resist. By helping each other with them, we may find hope. * Races, jobs, origins, equipments, skills, runes... countless combinations At the start of the adventure, character creation is possible by selecting the race, job, and origin of the corpse to be used. Each legendary equipments that can be found in each dungeon has its own unique abilities. Up to 5 skills can be held, each of which can be set with up to 5 skill runes that can also be obtained in dungeons. These elements allow you to build your tactics freely from a myriad of options. You can build your builds systematically, or you can improvise and discover powerful builds through unexpected coincidences. * End-User license agreements https://nussygame.com/en/bb2/eula/

Screenshots

Guardian Sword4 screens
Buriedbornes24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Guardian Sword at none against Buriedbornes2's shown. Guardian Sword also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Buriedbornes2's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (703 vs 111). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Guardian Sword sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Buriedbornes2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Guardian Sword against 4.9 for Buriedbornes2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buriedbornes2 has 703 ratings behind it against 111, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Guardian Sword's written reviews are positive against 72% of Buriedbornes2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Guardian Sword ships an update every 5 weeks, Buriedbornes2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Guardian Sword versus Buriedbornes2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGuardian SwordBuriedbornes2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (111 ratings)4.9 (703 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings111703 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB587 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPicsoft Co., Ltd.yujiro komine

Customer experience

Guardian Sword

All ratings111 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.3%

Buriedbornes2

All ratings703 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%

User reviews

Guardian Sword

From 111 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 Addictive and engaging
  • 💡 Unique RPG-style mechanics
  • 👍 Generous free-to-play model
  • 👍 Satisfying progression system

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay at times
  • 🔍 Difficulty spike in later levels
  • 🔍 Some translation issues in text

Buriedbornes2

From 703 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple but fun and challenging
  • 👍 Great art and design
  • 👍 Reasonable monetization
  • 👍 Depth and variety of playstyles
  • 👍 Addictive and hard to put down

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Confusing mechanics and poor explanations
  • 🔧 Skill system needs improvement (limited uses, skill stocks)
  • 🔧 Difficulty curve can be unbalanced at times

Bugs and requests

Guardian Sword

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes during boss battles
  • Inability to restore progress after device change

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to continue game after completion
  • Higher resolution graphics for larger devices
  • More enemy variety and boss battles

Buriedbornes2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Expanded social features
  • More tutorial and onboarding support
  • Unlimited or improved skill usage

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Guardian Sword

One-time10
  • Pile of Coins$0.99
  • Pile of Gems$1.99
  • Bag of Coins$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Bag of Gems$2.99
  • Sack of Coins$2.99
  • Sack of Gems$4.99
  • Box of Coins$4.99
  • Bahamut$6.99
  • Box of Gems$9.99
  • Gems Factory$19.99
6 purchases

Buriedbornes2

One-time6
  • 160 Gold Shard$0.99
  • 500 Gold Shard$2.99
  • 1300 Gold Shard$6.99
Show 3 more
  • 2700 Gold Shard$14.99
  • 4600 Gold Shard$24.99
  • 12000 Gold Shard$59.99

Questions

Is Guardian Sword free?
Guardian Sword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Buriedbornes2 free?
Buriedbornes2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Guardian Sword or Buriedbornes2?
Buriedbornes2 is rated higher. Guardian Sword averages 4.8 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while Buriedbornes2 averages 4.9 from 703 ratings.
Do Guardian Sword or Buriedbornes2 have ads?
Buriedbornes2 shows ads; Guardian Sword does not.
Which is updated more often, Guardian Sword or Buriedbornes2?
Guardian Sword ships an update every 5 weeks, and Buriedbornes2 fortnightly. Most recently, Guardian Sword was updated on November 1, 2026 and Buriedbornes2 on November 9, 2026.

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