The Samurai Wars vs Straw Hat Samurai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Samurai Wars
Engage in tactical warfare with historical samurai portraits. Command troops, utilize unique skills, and employ diplomacy, ninja tactics, and political maneuvering to conquer Japan. Collect over 400 samurais and 200 treasures.
- Tactical troop command
- Unique samurai skills
- Diplomatic activities
- Ninja operations
- Political maneuvering
- Town development
- Collectable warlords and treasures
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◆The Samurai Wars◆ This is a tactical war game using actual portrait of samurai. Conquer whole Japan as Oda nobunaga who is famous samurai warlord with over 400 samurais! ◆Intuitive Battle◆ You can command your troop and use tactical skill by Flick/Tap! Defeat enemy by using each samurai's tactical skill! ◆Various Strategies◆ It is not easy to survive by just tactics in battlefield. Diplomatic activities like trading and alliance... Various Ninja's activities... Political activities in Imperial court and Shogunate... Development of town... Let's plan your own strategy! ◆A lot of Warlords, Treasure There are over 400 samurais and 200 treasure items. Can you collect all?
Straw Hat Samurai
Master sword arts in this skill-based arcade game set in ancient Japan. Defend your lands from invaders with fast strikes and unlock new samurai abilities. Experience an addicting adventure with beautiful graphics and a captivating soundtrack.
- Skill-based gameplay
- Fast-paced sword combat
- Hundreds of unique levels
- Unlockable samurai abilities
- Cartoon-style graphics
- Addictive arcade action
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This skill-based indie game will challenge you as true samurai! Destroy your opponents and become the greatest master of sword arts! Time to defend what belongs to you! Feel like a real samurai and enjoy the atmosphere of ancient Japan in this addicting action game! Hundreds of invaders have invaded your lands - take your sword and drive them away! Use your fast strikes to hit opponents faster than the wind. An amazing adventure with several paths of passing levels awaits you. Game features: - Many unique levels of varying difficulty - Addictive fast gameplay - Many enemies - Nice soundtrack - Beautiful graphics in a cartoon style - Full version of the game Test your reaction and calculus in this hardcore arcade game! Unlock new abilities of your samurai and go through the fields and forests in order to exterminate all the enemy army! Questions? Contact our tech support at icestonesup@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Samurai Wars at 4.1 against Straw Hat Samurai's 3.4. The Samurai Wars also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (53% vs 33%). Straw Hat Samurai's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Samurai Wars sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Straw Hat Samurai asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Samurai Wars holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Samurai Wars has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of The Samurai Wars's written reviews are positive against 33% of Straw Hat Samurai's.
The Samurai Wars ships an update fortnightly, Straw Hat Samurai every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Samurai Wars | Straw Hat Samurai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (63 ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Keita Nagafuchi | Absolutist Ltd |
Customer experience
The Samurai Wars
Straw Hat Samurai
In-app purchases
The Samurai Wars
- Stone 100$0.99
- Available Samurai +14 variants$3.99
- Scenario pack - Sekigahara$3.99
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- Remove ADs$6.99
- Stone 1000$8.99
- Stone 5000$39.99
- Stone 12000$89.99
Straw Hat Samurai
No in-app purchases
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