Samurai Shaver vs Dream Hopper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samurai Shaver
A unique rhythm game where you play as a samurai tasked with cleansing the land of unwanted body hair. Follow the beat and slice hairs in time with the music to complete your mission.
- Rhythm-based gameplay
- Samurai protagonist
- Unique hair-cutting mechanic
- Music synchronization
- Free soundtrack available
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Samurai Shaver is a rhythm game that follows the quest of a lonely samurai warrior. Your mission – to cleanse the land of unwanted body hair. Watch the rhythm and slice hairs to the beat! Samurai Shaver was developed by DDRKirby(ISQ) and Kat Jia, under the Cocoa Moss label. It was originally developed in 72 hours as an entry for round 40 of the Ludum Dare game jam. Download the soundtrack for free! Volume 1: https://goo.gl/ud4HwH Volume 2: https://goo.gl/bWvvKy
Dream Hopper
Explore a vibrant dreamscape by tapping to hop between hypnotic rhythms and revealing colorful visions. This zen-like experience offers a flow of discovery, bringing whimsical shapes into focus for a calming journey.
- Hypnotic rhythms
- Technicolor dreamlike visions
- Whimsical shapes
- Zen-like experience
- Flow and discovery
- Calming presence
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Calm your mind and enter a world of dreams. Hop along to the groove of hypnotic rhythms to reveal technicolor dreamlike visions. Bring the true meaning of whimsical shapes into vivid focus as you discover a dazzling dreamscape of memories. Dream Hopper is a zen-like experience of flow and discovery. Simply tap to hop from shape to shape and let your mind reveal a beautiful presence of calm.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Samurai Shaver at none against Dream Hopper's 8. Samurai Shaver also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Dream Hopper's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 16). On price, rating 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. Dream Hopper sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Samurai Shaver asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Samurai Shaver against 4.9 for Dream Hopper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dream Hopper has 5.8K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Samurai Shaver's written reviews are positive against 90% of Dream Hopper's.
Samurai Shaver ships an update every 8 months, Dream Hopper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samurai Shaver | Dream Hopper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | 4.9 (5.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 5.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 317 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DDRKirby(ISQ) LLC | Protostar |
Customer experience
Samurai Shaver
Dream Hopper
Bugs and requests
Samurai Shaver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dream Hopper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes or freezes on some devices
- Occasional issues with the daily challenge system
Requested features
4 requests- Add more dream variety and unlock new dreams faster
- Implement a 'casual mode' to replay completed dreams
- Improve the dream randomization to avoid repetition
- Introduce new characters, themes, and gameplay elements
In-app purchases
Samurai Shaver
No in-app purchases
Dream Hopper
- Small Gems$0.99
- Play Dream Circle$0.99
- Recharge Dream Dust$0.99
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- Force New Dream$1.99
- Medium Gems$2.99
- Large Gems$7.99
- Dream Master Bundle$7.99
- Huge Gems$19.99
