Hellrider 2 vs Janken Samurai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hellrider 2
Embark on a thrilling adventure as a resurrected hero, battling skeletons and a powerful king. Enjoy simple one-touch controls for exhilarating journeys across land, sea, and air, culminating in epic boss encounters.
- One-touch gameplay
- Land, sea, and air adventures
- Incredible boss fights
- Challenging the Skeleton King
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Angry skeletons put Hellrider in the tower! But beautiful assistant Kiwi freed him, and now he is ready to challenge the Skeleton King! Features: - Simple and pleasant to play by one touch! - Dizzying adventures on land, sea and air! - Incredible boss fights! Independent reviews: "Wow, he now has a gun!" (A child in a sandbox) "Oh my God, it's even cooler first part! 10/10!" (Some random guy)
Janken Samurai
Engage in strategic combat across various ranks and a challenging Lethal mode. Explore an endless roguelike adventure with unique maps and a leveling system. Compete globally on leaderboards.
- Ranked arena progression
- Lethal combat mode
- Online leaderboard competition
- Endless roguelike quest mode
- Unique maps and leveling system
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Work your way through the ranks (1st Dan, 5th Dan, and 10th Dan) in the arena. Bring those skills to the life and death Lethal mode and compete on the online leaderboard against players from around the world. Take on Quest Mode! An endless roguelike mode with 6 unique maps and an all new leveling system. How many will fall to your blade?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Janken Samurai at none against Hellrider 2's 1. Hellrider 2's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 57%) and ratings volume (237 vs 14). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Hellrider 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Janken Samurai asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hellrider 2 against 4.5 for Janken Samurai. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hellrider 2 has 237 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Hellrider 2's written reviews are positive against 57% of Janken Samurai's.
Hellrider 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, Janken Samurai monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hellrider 2 | Janken Samurai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (237 ratings) — better | 4.5 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Andrey Chernyshov | Good Good Games LLC |
Customer experience
Hellrider 2
Janken Samurai
Bugs and requests
Hellrider 2
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game crashes after one minute of play
- Audio cuts out after 3-4 ads
- Game freezes during audio playback
- Ad popup appears even after declining
- Performance lag during gameplay
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- Character turning direction issues
- Inconsistent checkpoint behavior
Requested features
11 requests- More arenas and maps
- Additional character skins
- Two-player multiplayer mode
- Online racing system
- Steam/PC version
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- Improved control scheme with dedicated buttons
- Skull-crushing combo mode from first game
- Easier difficulty settings
- More boss characters
- Increased energy/fuel capacity
- Reduced ad frequency
Janken Samurai
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hellrider 2
- Remove Ads$1.99
Janken Samurai
No in-app purchases
Questions
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