KendoClash2 vs Bugborne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KendoClash2
Engage in strategic battles by matching 3 or more Kote's, Men's, or Do's to deplete your opponent's energy. Protect yourself and regain health by matching 'Block' or health items. Design your character, acquire new equipment, and compete in tournaments.
- Match 3 or more items to attack or defend
- Design custom game characters
- Purchase new equipment
- Compete in dojo and tournament settings
- Adjust language and sound settings
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The battling matching game. Match 3 or more Kote’s, Men’s, or Do’s to deplete your opponents energy and score a point. You can also match 3 or more “Block’s” or health’s to protect yourself and regain lost energy. Kendo shiai rules apply the first person to score two points wins the game. You can design your own game character, purchase new equipment, and compete in a dojo or tournament setting. You can also change the language from Japanese to Korean or turn the sound off. Kendo ("way of the sword"), is a modern Japanese martial art, which descended from swordsmanship and uses bamboo swords and protective armour (bogu). Today, it is widely practiced in many other nations across the world. Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines martial arts practices and values with sport-like strenuous physical activity.
Bugborne
Experience intense, challenging combat with precise timing and discipline. This soulslike mobile game offers visceral knife fights and strategic dashes for skilled players.
- Intense soulslike combat
- Precise timing and discipline
- Visceral knife fights
- Strategic dashes
- Challenging gameplay
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Bugborne is a soulslike mobile game made by Lemmy LLC which features intense combat that tests your patience, timing and discipline. Built for only the highest echelon of gamers, Bugborne delivers on everything it promises.. visceral knife fights, precise dashes and much much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bugborne at 5.0 against KendoClash2's 4.5. KendoClash2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, review sentiment, 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. KendoClash2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Bugborne sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bugborne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
KendoClash2 ships an update daily, Bugborne every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KendoClash2 | Bugborne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 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 | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 262 MB | 311 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | toltoly | Lemmy |
Customer experience
KendoClash2
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In-app purchases
KendoClash2
- Pile of Diamonds$0.99
- Pouch of Diamonds$1.99
- Bag of Diamonds$4.99
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- Box of Diamonds$9.99
Bugborne
- Remove Ads$2.99
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