Comparison

It's Killing Time vs Swamp Castle

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

Head to head
About

It's Killing Time

Engage in an ultra-violent, text-based interactive novel where you become a hired assassin. Travel the globe, make critical choices that shape your story, and build your reputation as you navigate a dangerous world of murder-for-hire.

Highlights
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Become a hired assassin
  • Travel the world
  • Build reputation and wealth
  • Multiple character archetypes
Features
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Travel the world, meet interesting new people, and assassinate them for money! "It's Killing Time" is an ultra-violent 140,000-word interactive novel by Eric Bonholtzer, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Earn respect, reputation, and wealth as a hired assassin. You'll be dressed to kill, driving an exotic car with outlandish weapons in the trunk. But in the glamorous, fast-paced world of murder-for-hire, you can never know who to trust and who's gunning to take you out. Who will betray you? Whom will you betray? Will you be a spiritual hitman or hitwoman, a ruthless assassin, a total psychopath, or a righteous killer? The choice is yours.

About

Swamp Castle

Become a Lord managing your castle's economy, resolving peasant conflicts, and expanding your influence. Your text-based choices shape the narrative and determine your realm's fate through war, diplomacy, or stealth.

Highlights
  • Castle economy management
  • Peasant conflict resolution
  • Troop hiring and combat
  • Diplomacy and stealth options
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Text-based gameplay
Features
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You are a newly appointed Lord in charge of a small castle. Manage your castle's finances, hire troops, resolve conflicts among the peasants, and bring order to the realm. Expand your power through war, diplomacy, or stealth. Whether you rise or fall is up to you in Swamp Castle. "Swamp Castle" is an interactive novel by Philip Kempton where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based--102,000 words, without graphics or sound-effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. • Manage the economy of your province by controlling the tax rates. • Decisions you make impact the story and your ability to rule your subjects. • Fight against raiders and even other Lords. • Choose between decisions that could help your subjects or give you additional power.

Screenshots

It's Killing Time4 screens
Swamp Castle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Swamp Castle at Free against It's Killing Time's $4.99. Swamp Castle also leads on ratings volume (85 vs 15). It's Killing Time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Swamp Castle is free to download; It's Killing Time costs $4.99 up front. Swamp Castle sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. It's Killing Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

It's Killing Time holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swamp Castle has 85 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of It's Killing Time's written reviews are positive against 87% of Swamp Castle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

It's Killing Time ships an update every 13 months, Swamp Castle every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
It's Killing Time versus Swamp Castle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIt's Killing TimeSwamp Castle
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better4.6 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews91.5% of reviews — better86.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1585 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB30 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCHosted Games LLC

Customer experience

It's Killing Time

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.4%

Swamp Castle

All ratings85 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.9%

In-app purchases

None

It's Killing Time

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Swamp Castle

One-time2
  • Restart the Game Once$0.99
  • Remove Advertising$4.99

Questions

Is It's Killing Time free?
It's Killing Time costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swamp Castle free?
Swamp Castle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, It's Killing Time or Swamp Castle?
It's Killing Time is rated higher. It's Killing Time averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Swamp Castle averages 4.6 from 85 ratings.
Do It's Killing Time or Swamp Castle have ads?
Both It's Killing Time and Swamp Castle show ads.
Which is updated more often, It's Killing Time or Swamp Castle?
It's Killing Time ships an update every 13 months, and Swamp Castle every 18 months. Most recently, It's Killing Time was updated on October 24, 2026 and Swamp Castle on October 26, 2026.

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