Comparison

Artful Intelligence vs Swing Man

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

Head to head
About

Artful Intelligence

Manage the artificial intelligence of a fantasy video game. Your goal is to keep the player engaged and entertained, preventing boredom or rage, to help them reach the final battle.

Highlights
  • Play as game AI
  • Manage player emotions
  • Prevent boredom and rage
  • Guide player to final battle
  • Unique simulation gameplay
Features
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Artful Intelligence is a game made by a group of St. Louis developers as part of Global Game Jam 2014. The premise of the game is that you play the role of the artificial intelligence for a fantasy video game. Your job is to watch the player of the game and keep him or her entertained without letting them get too bored or too enraged. Can you keep your user excited long enough to get to through the final battle?

About

Swing Man

Swing through a city as a superhero boy, using web-slinging abilities to protect it. Complete levels to earn coins, customize your hero, and become the ultimate champion.

Highlights
  • Web-swinging movement across the city
  • Superhero abilities
  • Level completion for coin rewards
  • Character customization
  • Missile combat challenges
Features
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You will play as a super hero boy who has to swing with his web throughout the city. It is really fantastic to move across the city with his super power. Become the most courageous and fearless swing man! To protect the city you have to look from the sky by swinging. So swing as much as you can with your rope! The more levels you complete the more coins you will be able to earn and customize your superhero. And if you do really well and able to finish every level, you will become an ultimate champion of the city! Swing Man Features: - Incredible super abilities - Fantastically enthralling gameplay - Complete unique levels as a swing boy - Check your super hero reflection with missile! - Collect coins and customize your character! TERMS OF USE https://playense.com/toksave-eula/ PRIVACY POLICY https://playense.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Artful Intelligence4 screens
Swing Man4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Artful Intelligence at 5.0 against Swing Man's 4.4. Artful Intelligence also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Swing Man's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 114 months) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Swing Man sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Artful Intelligence asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artful Intelligence holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swing Man has 3.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Artful Intelligence's written reviews are positive against 76% of Swing Man's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artful Intelligence ships an update every 114 months, Swing Man every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Artful Intelligence versus Swing Man: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtful IntelligenceSwing Man
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.4 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.7% of reviews
Number of ratings33.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 114 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB434 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperAndrew RauscherPlayense

Customer experience

Artful Intelligence

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Swing Man

All ratings3,366 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative16.2%

Bugs and requests

Artful Intelligence

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Swing Man

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't put on certain clothes
  • Losing even when not losing
  • Peter can't walk in-game

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and maps
  • Ability to freely swing like Spider-Man
  • Outfit customization

In-app purchases

None

Artful Intelligence

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Swing Man

Subscriptions1
  • VIP Member$9.997 Days
One-time4
  • 1000 Coin Pack$3.99
  • 5000 Coin Pack$7.99
  • 10000 Coin Pack$11.99
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  • Remove ads$19.99

Questions

Is Artful Intelligence free?
Artful Intelligence is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swing Man free?
Swing Man is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Artful Intelligence or Swing Man?
Artful Intelligence is rated higher. Artful Intelligence averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Swing Man averages 4.4 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Artful Intelligence or Swing Man have ads?
Neither Artful Intelligence nor Swing Man shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artful Intelligence or Swing Man?
Artful Intelligence ships an update every 114 months, and Swing Man every 3 weeks. Most recently, Artful Intelligence was updated on October 17, 2026 and Swing Man on October 29, 2026.

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