Samurai Shaver vs Milthm
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
Milthm
Immerse yourself in a rhythm game with a "Dreams" and "Rain" theme. Enjoy dynamic tracks, a clean UI, and unique replay modes that adjust difficulty. Experience a blend of music, animation, and challenging gameplay.
- Clean UI design with rain theme
- Dream replay mode with adjustable difficulty
- Vivid chart design
- High-quality music tracks
- Wonderful Trial for automatic restart
- Fade out notes for increased challenge
- Downpour mode for chaotic gameplay
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Milthm is a non-commercial rhythm game powered by passion, featuring dynamic tracks and notes. The game is themed around "Dreams" and "Rain". 1. Clean and simple UI design The UI complements the theme of "rain", immersing players in the charming world of rain. 2. Unique and enjoyable dream replay mode The ripples of the dream enhance the game's challenge and fun. If you're frustrated with missing notes, you can choose "Wonderful Trial" to automatically restart on a miss or bad. If you want to increase the difficulty and challenge yourself, you can choose "Fade out" to make notes vanish when approaching. If you're in the mood for a chaotic game-play, you can choose "Downpour" to rain down a massive number of raindrop notes. 3. Enjoyful and vivid chart design Chart designs that combine the emotions of the music and the story, providing a visual and auditory feast. It's not just a game; it's a wholehearted experience where animation and music intertwine to bring you unprecedented joy. Whether you're a beginner or a rhythm game expert, you'll find endless fun in the game. 4. Amazing and high-quality music tracks The music tracks in the game convey different musical styles and emotions. The musical talent of the artists will create an immersive auditory experience. The in-game music will become your companion, leading you into its world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Milthm at every 2 weeks against Samurai Shaver's every 8 months. Milthm also leads on ratings volume (275 vs 16). Samurai Shaver's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Samurai Shaver against 4.9 for Milthm. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Milthm has 275 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 92% of Milthm's.
Samurai Shaver ships an update every 8 months, Milthm every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samurai Shaver | Milthm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (16 ratings) — better | 4.9 (275 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 275 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 176 MB | 1.1 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DDRKirby(ISQ) LLC | 志琰 陈 |
Customer experience
Samurai Shaver
Milthm
Bugs and requests
Samurai Shaver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Milthm
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on startup or black screen freeze
- Crashes when playing specific charts (e.g., mornflutter, Downpour)
- 404 cloudburst error preventing song playback
- Incompatibility with iPad Air 1 and older iOS versions
- Game freezes at splash screen
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- Occasional frame drops during gameplay
Requested features
6 requests- Cloud save/account synchronization
- Chinese mainland server launch
- Notch and Dynamic Island optimization settings
- Screen edge width adjustment for gameplay
- More lenient rating system (full combo instead of all perfect)
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- Expanded story chapters
In-app purchases
Samurai Shaver
No in-app purchases
Milthm
No in-app purchases









