Slashrun vs Apple Knight 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slashrun
Embark on a ninja adventure, running and leaping through a futuristic city. Slash enemies with a light blade, dodge obstacles, and restore light to a shadowed world. Customize your character with unlockable gear and compete with players worldwide in this unique action game.
- Revolutionary run, jump, and slash mechanic
- Unlock 50+ light blades and armors
- Immersive futuristic city environment
- Global leaderboards and achievement sharing
- Endless, unique world generation
- Cyberpunk ninja combat
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Play the first RUN & SLASH game ever! Run through streets. Leap across buildings. Dodge obstacles. Slash apart foes in your path— with just a slide of your finger on the screen. You are Ninja Ash, armed with the radiant blade Blaze. Rescue Earth from the shadow that has consumed all the world’s light— all, except yours. Defeat the shadow’s minions to release light and restore the beautiful cyberpunk landscape of San Pacifica. • A revolutionary game mechanic never seen before: run, jump, and slash right through your enemies. • Unlock 50+ light blades & armors to customize your experience. • Immerse yourself in a splendid, shining futuristic city. • Compete with friends and fellow ninjas scattered across the globe, then share your achievements! • Discover an endless world! Each run is unique! • Backed by a community of players on Kickstarter. Slash the darkness! Compatible on iPhone, iPad, and iPod with iOS 11 or later. Optional in-game purchases available. You can turn off the payment feature by disabling in-app purchases in your device's settings. Follow us for news and updates at www.facebook.com/advenworks.
Apple Knight 2
Engage in fast-paced hack-and-slash combat in this action-packed platformer. Explore dungeons, battle enemies with a variety of weapons and abilities, and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your character with unique skins and unlock helpful pets to aid you in your adventures.
- Hack-and-slash combat
- Unlockable weapons and skins
- Special abilities and pets
- Story and Adventure modes
- Parrying and dodging mechanics
- Hidden secrets in levels
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A fast, fluid hack-and-slash platformer packed with intense combat! Experience fast-paced action in this thrilling platformer. Battle enemies, explore dungeons, and unlock weapons, unique skins, special abilities, and pets. Every level is packed with secrets, challenges, and fun combat. Game Features: - Weapons, Skins, Abilities, and Pets Choose from a wide variety of weapons, skins, abilities, and pets with a wide variety of stats and bonuses! Each weapon has a unique special ability. Pets assist you in combat. Skins offer various passive boosts. - Multiple Game Modes Explore the Story Mode or jump into a randomized Adventure Mode. - Combat Mechanics Parry enemy melee attacks with precision and deflect projectiles using your trusty sword. - Dodging & Dashing Master the art of dodging enemy melee and ranged attacks with swift dashes. - Hidden Secrets Discover 2 secret areas in every level, packed with treasures. - Special Abilities Unlock special abilities to defeat enemies from a distance. Each sword also comes with its own unique ability as well. - Fun enemy AI: Enemies can sense the player approaching from behind, yet they are foolish enough to run into spike pits.! - Controller Support Play now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Slashrun at none against Apple Knight 2's shown. Slashrun also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Apple Knight 2's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 55%) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 82). 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. Slashrun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Apple Knight 2 sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Apple Knight 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apple Knight 2 has 3.4K ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Slashrun's written reviews are positive against 89% of Apple Knight 2's.
Slashrun ships an update every 5 days, Apple Knight 2 every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slashrun | Apple Knight 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (82 ratings) | 4.8 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 89.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 82 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 8 days |
| 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Advenworks Ltd. | Limitless LLC |
Customer experience
Slashrun
Apple Knight 2
Bugs and requests
Slashrun
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Apple Knight 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sound and music settings not working properly
- Coin count not displaying correctly after switching items
- Cloud save issues causing loss of progress and coins
- Parry mechanic not registering consistently
Requested features
6 requests- Bring back the female character option
- Reintroduce difficulty modes and endless mode
- Add a restart button to the menu
- Implement a world map feature
- Introduce class-based gameplay (e.g., knight, mage, archer)
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- Restore the weapon special abilities from the original game
In-app purchases
Slashrun
- Remove Ads$2.99
Apple Knight 2
- Zombie$1.99
- Cursed Knight$1.99
- Box of Coins$2.99
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- Box of Crowns$2.99
- Skelly$2.99
- Knight$2.99
- Roma Invictus$3.99
- Redsteel Knight$3.99
- Unlock Premium$4.99
- Elite Ninja$4.99
- Crate of Coins$9.99
- Crate of Crowns$9.99
- Unlock All Skins$9.99
- Truckload of Coins!$19.99
- Truckload of Crowns!$19.99









