Stick Fight vs Katana Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stick Fight
Engage in endless waves of ninja combat as a stick-man warrior. Test your brawl and survival skills against hordes of enemies. Upgrade your character with weapons and armor to conquer challenging boss battles and break your own records.
- Endless waves of ninja enemies
- Survival arena mode
- Simple yet powerful controls
- Unlockable weapons and outfits
- Boss battles with mysterious samurais
- Timed in-game rewards
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The hero of the casual stick-man games is returning. A fight game with endless waves of ninja enemies hordes that will test your brawl and survival skills. Become the ultimate stick-man warrior in this free funny game. Fight the endless hordes of stick-men to break your own records or until your perish in the survival arena. Simple yet powerful controls allow you to deliver powerful blows that will get you covered in the blood of your adversaries after each encounter. Fast reflexes and tactics will be necessary to conquer the victory. Stick-man fight all the way. Easy to learn, hard to master, this casual game encourages you to not to stick to the same tactics. If you´re gonna break your records you´ll have to fight stick-man after stick-man continuously and make use of your hard earned coins to get access to the belt especial missions. The belt missions are boss battles with a mysterious samurais that you have to overcome in order to get increased rewards and get more difficult fight levels. Will you stick to the stick fighter code and survive sitck figthing over to the top? Spend game earned coins on apparel and armors: in this ninja game you can unlock cosmetic appearances for your stick-man and take him to the fight game! Collect more than 70 weapons and outfits and become the cooler stick man. Timed rewards in the fight will help you on your way. Use them to overcome the challenge ahead.
Katana Runner
Embark on an addictive challenge with this game that's easy to pick up but difficult to master. Navigate through numerous levels, testing your skills and aiming for the highest score.
- Addictive gameplay
- Easy to learn
- Hard to master
- Beat all levels
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- Addictive Gameplay.. - Easy to play, hard to master. - Try to beat all the levels. Enjoy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Katana Runner at none against Stick Fight's 10. Katana Runner also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.6 vs 4.1). Stick Fight's advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 201). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Stick Fight sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Katana Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
Katana Runner holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stick Fight has 5.2K ratings behind it against 201, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Stick Fight's written reviews are positive against 67% of Katana Runner's.
Stick Fight ships an update every 5 weeks, Katana Runner every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stick Fight | Katana Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (5.2K ratings) | 4.6 (201 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.2K — better | 201 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oguz Tecimer | KobGames Studios |
Customer experience
Stick Fight
Katana Runner
Bugs and requests
Stick Fight
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent weapon/item unlocks
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- Difficulty settings
- Weapon/ability customization
- Multiplayer mode
- Endless/survival mode
Katana Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Stick Fight
- Claws of Draq'i$0.99
- Oblivion$0.99
- Crescent$0.99
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- Royal Spear$0.99
- Flaming Wrath$0.99
- Draqian Greatsword$0.99
- Order of the Sun$0.99
- Amorphous$0.99
- 1000 Coins$1.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
Katana Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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