Sprint RPG vs Janken Samurai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sprint RPG
Embark on a fast-paced rogue-lite adventure through a perilous dungeon. Engage in quick combat, memorize enemy patterns, and collect treasures and monsters. This one-handed game offers endless replayability with various modes and stylish customization options.
- Fast-paced rogue-lite combat
- Memorize enemy patterns
- Collect monsters and relics
- Stylish character customization
- One-handed gameplay
- Endless mode for high scores
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The dusty Bone Dungeon awaits, full of treasure and peril... Pick up your mighty sword, Embrace your trusted shield, Put your high heels on... and RUN! Smite enemies at record speed in this Rogue-lite game of fast-paced combat and memory. Defeat the Bone King and his skeletal monster horde and make your bid for freedom. Features: ◆ Race against the clock in your wooden clogs or soft slippers. ◆ Hack, slash, fish-slap or fly swat enemies with epic weapons. ◆ Memorise enemy patterns and outwit the smartest of foes. ◆ Collect all the monsters in your bestiary handbook. ◆ Fill your shelves with priceless lost relics. ◆ Dress to impress and dazzle your enemies with that stylish disco wig! ◆ Test your bravery and gain the highest score in endless mode. ◆ One-handed gameplay (You'll need a free hand to pull your hair out!) -Important Information- This game contains third party advertising and cross promotion from other Nitrome games, both which can be removed via a one time In App Purchase.
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 rating: Janken Samurai at 4.5 against Sprint RPG's 4.0. Janken Samurai also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Sprint RPG's advantage is ratings volume (320 vs 15) and review sentiment (69% vs 57%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Sprint RPG sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Janken Samurai asks for nothing beyond the download.
Janken Samurai holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sprint RPG has 320 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Sprint RPG's written reviews are positive against 57% of Janken Samurai's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sprint RPG ships an update fortnightly, Janken Samurai monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Sprint RPG | Janken Samurai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (320 ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 320 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 32 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Good Good Games LLC |
Customer experience
Sprint RPG
Janken Samurai
Bugs and requests
Sprint RPG
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing and crashing at the end of levels
- Buttons not registering inputs consistently
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels and content
- Improve depth perception and visual cues
- Implement a less punishing level progression system
- Introduce meaningful upgrades and power-ups
- Optimize controls and responsiveness
Janken Samurai
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sprint RPG
- Coin Pack 1$0.99
- Coin Pack 2$1.99
- Premium - Remove Ads$2.99
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- Coin Pack 3$2.99
- Coin Pack 4$3.99
Janken Samurai
No in-app purchases
Questions
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