Spartan Runner. vs Cube Samurai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spartan Runner.
Embark on an action-packed 2D adventure where you equip a Spartan with a shotgun to battle an alien invasion. Explore over 40 missions, customize your character, and upgrade weapons. Compete with friends on the global leaderboard.
- Old-school 2D graphics
- Over 40 missions
- Spartan customization
- Weapon upgrades
- Rewards and achievements
- Weekly challenges
- Global leaderboard
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Here comes a new fun action running game that will keep you entertained for weeks! Equip your Spartan with his shotgun to go on a wild ride in his endless quest to stop the Alien invasion. FEATURES: * Discover old-school 2D graphics * Over 40 missions to complete * Customise your Spartan with emblematic Helmets * Splatter everything on your way with awesome vehicles * Upgrade your favourite weapons to make them devastating * Earn rewards and achievements from each game * New challenges every week * Test your reflexes with easy-to-learn controls * Battle against your friends in the world leaderboard Download Spartan Runner now for a new action packed adventure!
Cube Samurai
Embark on an endless running adventure across exotic planets to defeat the Conetrooper threat. Jump, slash, and slam your way through challenges, collect power-ups, and upgrade your samurai to become a legend.
- Endless running gameplay
- Explore exotic planets
- Epic boss fights
- Unlockable outfits and accessories
- New power-ups
- Purchasable upgrades
- Mission system for rewards
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The Cube Samurai is back in an all new endless runner! This time they're out to eliminate the Conetrooper threat once and for all. Run, Jump, Slash and Slam your way across distant planets to become the hero our universe needs. Features: - Many exciting and exotic planets to explore. - All new epic boss fights that test your reflexes. - A large selection of stylish outfits and accessories for the Cube Samurai. - New power-ups to grab along your journey. Flame Sword anyone? - Purchasable upgrades to make you a true legendary Samurai. - New missions to earn some extra cash that helps you in the long run! Are you ready to give the Conetroopers a RUN for their money!?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Spartan Runner. at 1.3K against Cube Samurai's 1. Spartan Runner. also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Cube Samurai's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, ads, 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. Spartan Runner. sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Cube Samurai sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cube Samurai holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spartan Runner. has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Spartan Runner.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Cube Samurai's.
Spartan Runner. ships an update every 6 weeks, Cube Samurai every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spartan Runner. | Cube Samurai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | William Bourdon | Red Meat Games, Inc. |
Customer experience
Spartan Runner.
Cube Samurai
Bugs and requests
Spartan Runner.
Reported bugs
5 issues- Level 16 the add always freezes up and I have restarted the level 3 times
- Mission 21 is impossible to get all 12 marines
- The banshee levels could be fixed and the automatic weapons should kill elites in two or three shots, not one. The automatic weapons could be given more ammo to counter this. Also brutes, hunters and elites should deal more damage than jackals and there should be energy sword elites and maybe gravity hammer brutes later in the run that can kill you in one hit
- All of the characters in the game are copyrighted so kiss money goodbye, fake halo game
- The enemy sprites need to be added instead of just blobs cause the blobs just get in the way of the experience of the game it's supposed to feel like halo yes well the enemy's you can't tell what they are you can't tell if it's forerunners or Covinet or Prometheus you can't tell
Requested features
6 requests- Make a RTS halo game!
- Put this spartan into super Mario bros?
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Playable Eleates (Elites) where you can customize their armor and stuff and get like different suits with an alien weapon
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- More customization options and select which part to be colored
Cube Samurai
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spartan Runner.
- Credits pack 1$1.99
- Credits pack 2$2.99
- Ads removal$2.99
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- Credits pack 3$4.99
- Credits pack 4$8.99
- Credits pack 5$49.99
Cube Samurai
- Some Coins$0.99
- Some Gems$0.99
- Many Coins$3.99
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- Many Gems$3.99
- Lots of Coins$6.99
- Lots of Gems$54.99
Questions
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