Swordsmith vs NeoBip
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swordsmith
Craft a Japanese sword by tapping and striking a red-hot blade. Test the sharpness of your finished creation. A simple, engaging game focused on precision and creation.
- Tap to forge swords
- Strike hot metal
- Test sword sharpness
- Simple gameplay mechanics
- Japanese sword theme
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To build up a Japanese sword by tap! You clap the Japanese sword burned red-hot ! Good sword can do that you hit a number accurately ! Check the sharpness of the finished sword !!
NeoBip
Experience a vibrant brick-breaking adventure with satisfying visual effects and engaging gameplay. Unlock new cosmetic items and challenge yourself through unique levels and modes. Enjoy a captivating synthwave soundtrack and haptic feedback for an immersive experience.
- 100 unique levels
- Multiply and Cleanup abilities
- Party Mode light show
- Customizable ball skins, trails, and backgrounds
- Synthwave soundtrack
- Haptic feedback
- Achievements and leaderboards
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Launch your ball, break bricks, and watch the screen explode with color. Every brick you destroy triggers a satisfying flash of light. Get enough balls going and you'll trigger Party Mode, a chaotic rainbow-fueled light show. FEATURES • 100 Unique, handcrafted levels • Multiply ability: tap to split your ball and fill the screen • Cleanup ability: when bricks are running low, launch a targeted strike that hunts down every last one • Party Mode: hit 40+ balls and the game goes wild with rainbow effects and a safety trampoline • 13 brick skins: Classic, Flat, Pixel, Mono, Gradient, Neon, and more • 12 ball trails: Ghost, Line, Double Line, Comet, Helix, Firework, and more • Full shop with ball skins, glow effects, paddle shapes, backgrounds, and theme presets. Combine skins however you like and save your presets to easily switch between your favorite looks. • Earn coins through gameplay and achievements, or purchase coin packs to unlock cosmetics faster • Synthwave soundtrack: all audio generated from scratch, no samples • Haptic feedback: Reactive vibration, feel paddle hits and ability usage through your phone's vibration • Achievements and stat tracking • Game Center leaderboards. Compare yourself to the world's best NeoBip players! • Designed for one-handed portrait play No ads or data collection. Built with passion by a solo developer and his lovely girlfriend :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NeoBip at 100% against Swordsmith's 56%. NeoBip also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 14 months). Swordsmith's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. NeoBip sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Swordsmith asks for nothing beyond the download.
NeoBip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NeoBip has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Swordsmith's written reviews are positive against 100% of NeoBip's.
Swordsmith ships an update every 14 months, NeoBip every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swordsmith | NeoBip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STUDIO SHIN | Hunter Graves |
Customer experience
Swordsmith
NeoBip
In-app purchases
Swordsmith
No in-app purchases
NeoBip
- 400 Coins$0.99
- 1500 Coins$2.99
- 3000 Coins$4.99









