Comparison

Swipe the birds vs Vicious Varmints

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

Head to head
About

Swipe the birds

Features
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Swipe the Birds is a arcade game about swiping birds. Beat 12 leaderboards and 24 achievements. The game offers two main game modes: - Direction: you have to drag the yellow and green birds in the direction the bird is looking. Blue and pink birds have to be dragged in the opposite direction. - Colors: you have to drag the birds to the field with the matching color. Drag left or right, depending on the direction the bird is looking. Each game mode offers three sub modes: - Arcade: The birds are disappearing fast. Drag them before they disappear. - Race: Drag 30 birds as fast as you can. - Time Attack: You have 30 seconds to drag as many birds as you can. Each game mode can be played with 2 colors or 4 colors (hard!). Try to beat your highscore!

About

Vicious Varmints

Defend your yard from hungry critters by quickly zapping them with a foam dart gun. You have limited time and ammo to stop them from eating your food. Protect your family's treasures from these fast-eating varmints.

Highlights
  • Zap critters with foam darts
  • Limited time and ammo
  • Protect food treasures
  • Family-friendly gameplay
  • Fast-paced action
Features
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Ma, git me my foam dart gun. Them vicious critters is after our dang yard waffles! Vicious Varmints are on the loose again and after all your foodly treasures. The traps have been set and the Varmints have taken the bait. All that's left is for you to load up your non-lethal, 9v battery modified foam dart gun, and Zap 'em back to where they came from. Once they get on your glorious goodies, they git to work pretty quickly, eatin' their way to the center so they can run off with the rest. You have a limited amount of time and ammo to stop 'em. The whole family is countin' on you to keep them Vicious Varmints off the food. Good luck nephew!

Screenshots

Swipe the birds4 screens
Vicious Varmints4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vicious Varmints at every 4 months against Swipe the birds's every 18 months. Vicious Varmints also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Swipe the birds sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Vicious Varmints sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swipe the birds ships an update every 18 months, Vicious Varmints every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Swipe the birds versus Vicious Varmints: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipe the birdsVicious Varmints
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter SteffenPlayer1games Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Swipe the birds

One-time1
  • No ads$0.99
2 purchases

Vicious Varmints

One-time2
  • Ten Credits$0.99
  • Credit 25$1.99

Questions

Is Swipe the birds free?
Swipe the birds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vicious Varmints free?
Vicious Varmints is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swipe the birds or Vicious Varmints have ads?
Both Swipe the birds and Vicious Varmints show ads.
Which is updated more often, Swipe the birds or Vicious Varmints?
Swipe the birds ships an update every 18 months, and Vicious Varmints every 4 months. Most recently, Swipe the birds was updated on November 1, 2026 and Vicious Varmints on November 2, 2026.

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