Blade Vortex vs Skiplash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Blade Vortex
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BLADE VORTEX - The Ultimate Knife Throwing Experience! Master the art of blade throwing in this addictive arcade game! Throw knives at spinning targets with precision, timing, and skill. One wrong move and it's over - can you handle the pressure? HOW TO PLAY - Tap the screen to throw a knife - Hit the target without touching other knives - Collect apples for bonus points - Complete all throws to advance - Beat boss targets for epic rewards FEATURES - Epic Boss Battles: Face massive boss targets that test your skills - 20+ Blade Skins: Unlock stunning designs as you level up - Second Chance System: Watch an ad to continue your progress - Apple Collection: Earn apples to buy special skins - Works Offline: Play anywhere, anytime - Family-Friendly: Safe for all ages 100% FREE TO PLAY No forced ads. Watch only when you want rewards. Download Blade Vortex now!
Skiplash
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One tap. Perfect timing. A stone across still water. Skiplash is a minimalist skipping-stone game about rhythm, restraint, and waiting for your moment. Each tap sends your stone arcing toward the surface. Time it right and it skims. Time it perfectly and it flies. HOW TO PLAY Tap just as the stone grazes the water. Too early, it drops. Too late, it sinks. Land the sweet spot for a perfect skip ā and a streak of perfects builds a multiplier worth up to 5Ć. The further you fly, the rougher the sea becomes. A WORLD THAT TURNS The sky moves through a full day as you play ā noon glare, golden hour, dusk, starlight, dawn ā and the water, your stone, and every word on screen carry the hour's light. Shooting stars cross the night, and the moon rises in its true phase, waxing and waning through the month as the real one does. Gulls glide by from sunrise to sunset. Schools of fish drift below, and if you watch the deep, a turtle or a shark may cruise past. Time itself persists: it carries between runs, keeps turning while you sit on the menu, and is waiting where you left it tomorrow. Or let the sea keep your hours instead ā one setting anchors the whole cycle to your own clock, so opening Skiplash at dusk finds the water at dusk. THE SOUND OF THE WATER Skiplash has no soundtrack. It has a sea ā a soft bed of lapping that thickens into wind-blown chop as the waves build, and quiets after dark. Every sound here, the water included, is generated as you play rather than recorded, so calm water and a storm genuinely sound different, not just louder. It steps aside if you're already listening to something, and anything you'd rather not hear can be switched off. WHEN THE DEEP TAKES YOUR STONE A sunk run can be rescued. A little lifebuoy floats your stone back up, a slingshot rises from the ring, waits for a level moment on the swell, and flings you back in ā score, skips, and speed intact. Saves come five for $0.99, sync across your devices through iCloud, and work up to three times per run. Entirely optional, never pushed. FEATURES ⢠One-tap control, scales with your precision ⢠Streak multiplier system ā 2Ć, 3Ć, 4Ć, and 5à ⢠Up to 25 points on a single flawless skip ⢠Super-skip every 20 skips ā a soaring launch with a perfect-landing bonus ⢠A full day-night cycle that persists between sessions ā or follows your own clock ⢠A moon in tonight's true phase ⢠An ambient sea that rises and falls with the waves and the hour ⢠A living scene: gulls, fish schools, sea turtles, sharks, shooting stars ⢠Game Center leaderboards ā score, distance, and skips ⢠Pause with a countdown resume and a moment of shield after ⢠Auto-pauses for calls and interruptions ⢠Settings for sound effects, the ambient sea, haptics, and the real-time sky ⢠120 Hz ProMotion on capable iPhones and iPads ⢠Haptics tuned to each skip quality ⢠Automatic light, dark, and tinted icon variants ⢠Remembers your best score, best distance, and most skips ⢠Full iPhone and iPad support CALM, BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No sign-ups. Works offline. Easy on battery. Every sound and vibration can be switched off. One optional purchase ā saves ā and nothing else for sale. Cast. Skip. Settle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blade Vortex at none against Skiplash's 1. Skiplash's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Skiplash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blade Vortex asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blade Vortex ships an update every 3 weeks, Skiplash weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blade Vortex | Skiplash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly ā better |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 16.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | batuhan dagdelen | Paul DiSalvo |
In-app purchases
Blade Vortex
No in-app purchases
Skiplash
- Five Saves$0.99
Questions
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