Monocular Enemy vs Janken Samurai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monocular Enemy
Embark on a retro 2D side-scrolling adventure as a robot fighting to save the world from monsters. Navigate traps, defeat enemies, and overcome bosses to restore peace. This free game offers a complete experience without waiting or billing elements, featuring auto-save functionality.
- 2D side-scrolling gameplay
- Robot protagonist
- Monster and boss battles
- Trap avoidance
- Auto-save functionality
- Free to play
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Monocular enemy is a 2D action game of side scrolling. A robot got up to save the world dominated by monsters. Defeat enemies, avoid traps, defeat the boss and regain peace to the world. This game has no boring waiting time or billing elements. You can play free of charge until the ending. It supports auto save. ■ Operation method Lkey: move left Rkey: move right Akey: Jump ■ Attack method Akey + Akey Pressing Akey while jumping attacks. Falling + Akey Pressing Akey while falling will attack. BGM: Pocket sound depeloper twitter: YUSEI MIYOSHI
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 ads: Janken Samurai at none against Monocular Enemy's shown. Janken Samurai also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Monocular Enemy's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 57%) and ratings volume (93 vs 13). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monocular Enemy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monocular Enemy has 93 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Monocular Enemy's written reviews are positive against 57% of Janken Samurai's.
Monocular Enemy ships an update every 15 months, Janken Samurai monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monocular Enemy | Janken Samurai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (93 ratings) — better | 4.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | YUSEI MIYOSHI | Good Good Games LLC |
Customer experience
Monocular Enemy
Janken Samurai
In-app purchases
Monocular Enemy
No in-app purchases
Janken Samurai
No in-app purchases
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