The Swords vs Day Repeat Day
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Swords
Experience the life of a sword master in this action game. Immerse yourself in the art of swordsmanship with unique gameplay mechanics set against a backdrop of beautiful ink wash paintings and calligraphy. Enjoy a complete, ad-free, and in-app purchase-free martial arts adventure.
- Martial arts gameplay
- Unique mechanics
- Ink wash painting art style
- Calligraphy elements
- Magnificent combat scores
- No in-app purchases
- No advertisements
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The Swords is an action game of ancient martial arts. It tells the story of a sword master's life and his deep immersion in the art of swords. Amidst the ink wash painting is the light and shade of swords, which embodies the fighting and pursuit of a sword master. ◆ - IGF China 2015 - Best Mobile Game - Indie Stream Award 2015 - Special Recognition Award - Game on Weekend 2015 - Best Game - GMGC 2016 - Indie Pitch Arena Winner ◆ "Fast-paced but doesn’t feel frantic" - The New York Times "A one-of-a-kind game that really captures the feel of wuxia" - CNET "A short game with a simple title that hides a wealth of beauty." - PopMatters "An enjoyable slice-and-dicer" - Pocket Gamer "If you are looking for innovative gameplay and love swordplay, then this is a game that you must check out." - AppAdvice ◆ FEATURES - Martial arts game with the beauty of movements - Unique gameplay mechanic - Artistic expressions consisted of ink wash paintings and calligraphy - Magnificent combat game scores - A complete game without in-app purchases or advertisements ◆ Trailer - youtu.be/VXT2F9C-aXo Official website - sunheadgames.com/swords Follow us: Facebook - facebook.com/sunheadgames Twitter - twitter.com/sunheadgames
Day Repeat Day
Experience a life simulation through engaging match-3 puzzles. Navigate relationships, career choices, and existential questions in a satirical, interactive narrative. Discover the meaning of the daily grind and life's mysteries.
- Interactive life story
- Match-3 puzzle gameplay
- Relationship management
- Career progression
- Satirical narrative
- Existential themes
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Day Repeat Day is an interactive story and a match-3 game that takes you through the years in a life of an average person. You're hired to do a job. You try to manage your relationships. But you're never really sure where it's all leading to. It's a story about living, the daily grind and what it all means in the end, topped with a sprinkle of satire and mysteries. After doing a lot of action games, I wanted to do something much more intimate and personal and Day Repeat Day is what came of it. Press: - It takes some serious ingenuity to subvert a genre as entrenched as the mobile match-3 game, but somehow developer Kimmo Factor, probably most well-known for the awesome hack ‘n slash game Barbearian, has done exactly that - Game of the Week / Touch Arcade - It turns out to be much, much more than this, than either genre, a whole, complicated and unique creation, that speaks truth about life, about work, about hierarchies and about mistakes. It’s stunning. - Kotaku
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The clearest difference is update cadence: Day Repeat Day at weekly against The Swords's every 7 months. Day Repeat Day also leads on ratings volume (55 vs 13). The Swords's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
The Swords costs $1.99 and Day Repeat Day $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Day Repeat Day holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of The Swords's written reviews are positive against 70% of Day Repeat Day's.
The Swords ships an update every 7 months, Day Repeat Day weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Swords | Day Repeat Day |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 4.5 (55 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 560 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sunhead Games Limited | Kimmo Factor Oy |
Customer experience
The Swords
Day Repeat Day
In-app purchases
The Swords
No in-app purchases
Day Repeat Day
No in-app purchases
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