Trench Runner vs Big Swords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trench Runner
Navigate a dangerous trench, destroying enemy turrets to survive. The objective is to last as long as possible in this challenging survival game. Prepare for an inevitable end.
- Destroy turrets
- Survival gameplay
- High score chasing
- Trench environment
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Destroy turrets and stay alive as long as possible. In the end, everybody dies. Eventually..
Big Swords
Engage in hilarious battles using oversized swords. Grow your weapon by cutting opponents, and be the last one standing in this action-packed game. Anything can become a weapon in this arena.
- Giant sword combat
- Weapon growth mechanic
- Last person standing gameplay
- Versatile weapon usage
- Multiplayer io battles
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A game of fighting each other with big swords. Anything can be used as a weapon. The more things you cut, the longer your weapon will be. You can cut everything. Fight until the last person.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Big Swords at 4.9 against Trench Runner's 3.0. Big Swords also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Big Swords holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Swords has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Trench Runner ships an update every 21 months, Big Swords every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trench Runner | Big Swords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | kerem yokuva | SleeeeepFly Studios |
Customer experience
Trench Runner
Big Swords
In-app purchases
Trench Runner
No in-app purchases
Big Swords
No in-app purchases
