Emoji Samurai vs Stack Jump
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emoji Samurai
Slice and dice a variety of emojis with precise samurai sword skills. Complete missions, collect power-ups, and avoid bombs. Compete globally in three distinct game modes.
- Precise samurai slicing
- Complete challenging missions
- Collect emoji and power-ups
- Avoid bombs
- Global leaderboards
- Three game modes: Arcade, Time Attack, Hunter
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Ever looked a smug emoji in the eye and thought "I want to slice you.."? Now's your chance! Introducing Emoji Samurai, the fun and safe way to slice and dice your favorite (or most hated!) emojis into hundreds of tiny little pieces. All the classics are here: pile of poo, face with tears of joy, even "face with stuck-out tongue and winking eye". Gameplay features: - Complete challenging missions to add more emoji and power-ups to your collection - Precise samurai slicing of pesky emoji (any ninja would be envious) - Special emoji power-ups trigger a variety of fun game-play features. Keep the slice meter green to charge and release a power-up emoji to max your score! - Keep an eye out for new emoji packs and new special power-ups in the samurai store, including limited edition emoji - Tons of popular emoji, you'll never guess which one pops up next! - Cheat death by avoiding bombs - Compete in the global leaderboards in a variety of challenges - Three game modes: Arcade, Time Attack and Hunter -- Arcade: Slice your way through the emoji horde to claim your position amongst the elite nobility of the samurai -- Time Attack: Slice as many emoji as you can before the timer runs out -- Hunter: Hone your warrior skills by slicing a specific target amongst the masses Many emoji were sliced in the development of this game. Tell your friends: Join the samurai and defeat the emoji horde!
Stack Jump
Build the tallest tower by stacking blocks as high as you can. Compete for your highscore in an endless mode, conquer 36 challenges, and unlock 20 unique characters.
- Stack blocks to build towers
- Endless mode for highscores
- 36 challenges to complete
- Unlock 20 characters
- Improve highscore
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How high can you climb? Jump to stack blocks and build the biggest tower imaginable! Improve your highscore in endless mode, complete the 36 challenges and unlock all 20 characters!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stack Jump at 4.6 against Emoji Samurai's 3.1. Stack Jump also leads on ratings volume (299K vs 9). Emoji Samurai's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (76% vs 48%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Emoji Samurai sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Stack Jump sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stack Jump holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stack Jump has 299K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Emoji Samurai's written reviews are positive against 48% of Stack Jump's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Emoji Samurai ships an update every 3 weeks, Stack Jump every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Emoji Samurai | Stack Jump |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (299K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better | 47.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 299K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | +12 |
| Developer | Stuart Rowlands | Voodoo |
Customer experience
Emoji Samurai
Stack Jump
Bugs and requests
Emoji Samurai
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stack Jump
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Blocks not registering perfect jumps
- Second chance feature not working as expected
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Reduce ads or offer paid ad-free version
- Improve stability and fix bugs
- Add more challenge modes and levels
- Introduce leaderboards and social features
In-app purchases
Emoji Samurai
- Remove adverts$0.99
- Ice Pack$0.99
- Animal pack$0.99
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- Fruit pack$0.99
- Ocean Pack$0.99
- Get it all!$0.99
Stack Jump
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
Is Emoji Samurai free?
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Do Emoji Samurai or Stack Jump have ads?
Which is updated more often, Emoji Samurai or Stack Jump?
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