Comparison

Square Siege vs Sword.io

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

Head to head
About

Square Siege

A fast-paced arcade game where players must strategically crush falling squares to prevent them from filling the screen. The primary objective is to achieve the highest score possible by surviving the onslaught and clearing the play area.

Highlights
  • Crush falling squares
  • Prevent screen fill
  • High score focus
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Strategic survival
Features
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Crush squares into walls before they fill up the screen and smother you. Surviving is important, but getting a high score is the goal of the game.

About

Sword.io

Engage in thrilling 3D roguelike battles using a spinning sword. Harvest monsters, upgrade your hero with unique skills like lightning and lasers, and defeat diverse enemies and bosses. Compete globally on international leaderboards.

Highlights
  • 3D roguelike gameplay
  • Spinning sword combat
  • Monster harvesting
  • Hero skills (lightning, lasers)
  • Boss battles
  • International rankings
Features
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Do you want to harvest monsters with a spinning sword? This is a 3D Roguelike game! Each hero here has his own skills: lightning, rocket, storm, thunder, lasers and so on. There are many types of monsters, some with short-range attacks, some with long-range attacks, and a variety of bosses. Bosses also have spinning swords. Keep your distance from them and kill them by moving around. Remember to collect dropped diamonds to upgrade yourself. Killing the bosses will also drop various props, remember to collect them. The game also supports multiple international rankings, so you can compete with players and friends from all over the world.

Screenshots

Square Siege2 screens
Sword.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Square Siege at 5.0 against Sword.io's 4.2. Square Siege also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Sword.io's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 49 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sword.io sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Square Siege asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Square Siege holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Square Siege's written reviews are positive against 89% of Sword.io's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Square Siege ships an update every 49 months, Sword.io every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Square Siege versus Sword.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquare SiegeSword.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 49 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB208 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDiego Cathalifaud伟 王

Customer experience

Square Siege

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sword.io

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Square Siege

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sword.io

One-time4
  • Pack of 100 coins$0.99
  • Pack of 400 coins$2.99
  • Pack of 800 coins$4.99
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  • Pack of 1,800 coins$9.99

Questions

Is Square Siege free?
Square Siege is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sword.io free?
Sword.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Square Siege or Sword.io?
Square Siege is rated higher. Square Siege averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Sword.io averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Square Siege or Sword.io have ads?
Neither Square Siege nor Sword.io shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Square Siege or Sword.io?
Square Siege ships an update every 49 months, and Sword.io every 2 days. Most recently, Square Siege was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sword.io on November 4, 2026.

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