Comparison

Hellswarm vs Pulldown Paladin

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

Head to head
About

Hellswarm

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Hell has broken loose. Stand against endless demon swarms in a fast-paced action roguelite built for portrait play. Choose your hero, forge a powerful build and survive increasingly dangerous stages. Combine weapons and upgrades, collect equipment and return stronger after every run. FEATURES โ€ข Fast one-handed portrait combat โ€ข Normal and Infinite survival modes โ€ข Multiple heroes with distinct playstyles โ€ข Weapons, skills and build-changing upgrades โ€ข Equipment, progression and permanent account power โ€ข Missions, events and Battle Pass rewards โ€ข Game Center achievements and leaderboards โ€ข Cloud-backed progression The swarm never stops. How far can you survive?

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Pulldown Paladin

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YOUR HERO LIVES IN YOUR NOTIFICATION BAR Pull down your notification shade and watch Kael, your paladin, battle in real time โ€” even while you're busy with something else. Pulldown Paladin is an idle RPG built around one simple idea: your champion is always just one swipe away. HOW IT WORKS Kael fights automatically through endless zones and waves. The battle keeps running in a lightweight, battery-friendly background service, and your progress continues even when the app is closed. Come back later and collect everything you earned โ€” long breaks even grant a return bonus. FEATURES - Notification-bar combat โ€” a compact hero in the collapsed view, a full battle arena with HP bars when expanded - Offline progress โ€” keep earning gold and XP while the app is closed - Endless zones and waves with tougher enemies and zone bosses - Weekly World Boss โ€” chip away at a massive boss and unlock threshold rewards - Deep gear system โ€” weapons, armor and trinkets from Common to Legendary, with set bonuses, elemental affinities and enchants - Forge โ€” upgrade and enchant your equipment - Sockets and gems โ€” fuse three matching gems into a stronger one - Skills, mastery tree, pets and dungeon expeditions - Rebirth, Echo tree and Ascension โ€” layered permanent progression - Goals โ€” long-term milestones with rewards - Daily Shop โ€” three fresh deals every day - Achievements, daily quests, leaderboard and a season pass - Wardrobe โ€” costumes and three characters (Warrior, Ninja, Mage) - Notification themes, auto-equip/auto-sell and a battery setting - Full English, Turkish, Russian and German support NO ADS Pulldown Paladin has no ads anywhere. Ever. OPTIONAL SUPPORTER PACK Love the game? The one-time Supporter Pack unlocks every costume (plus the exclusive Golden Guardian), the Ninja and Mage characters, 2ร— gold, a larger offline cap and automatic loot collection. It's completely optional โ€” the full game is free. Download now, pull down, and let your paladin do the rest..

Screenshots

Hellswarm4 screens
Pulldown Paladin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pulldown Paladin at none against Hellswarm's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hellswarm sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Pulldown Paladin sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Hellswarm versus Pulldown Paladin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHellswarmPulldown Paladin
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.2
Further details โ€” not scored
Size276 MB11 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRicardo ZanardoDogac Yagbasan

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Hellswarm

One-time8
  • Gem Pouch$0.99
  • Gold Burst$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Gem Vault$4.99
  • Premium Pass$4.99
  • Weekly War Chest$4.99
  • Remove Ads$6.99
  • Tesouro Infernal de Joias$29.99
10 purchases

Pulldown Paladin

One-time10
  • Lionheart Costume$0.99
  • Veteran Costume$0.99
  • Glintplate Costume$0.99
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  • Rotward Costume$0.99
  • Duelist Costume$0.99
  • Pale Hermit Costume$0.99
  • Starter Pack$1.99
  • Season Pass$1.99
  • Skin Pack$1.99
  • Supporter Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Hellswarm free?
Hellswarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulldown Paladin free?
Pulldown Paladin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hellswarm or Pulldown Paladin have ads?
Hellswarm shows ads; Pulldown Paladin does not.

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