Comparison

Samurai Mission vs TinyHero

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Samurai Mission

Features
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[ Story ] In the Edo period... It's peaceful days for a long while but one day, the monsters appeared in the town of Edo. Although they do not badness strikingly, most of the Edo people does not notice them. But... The monsters have increased sharply since that day, then the Edo filled by them mostly. A samurai... He tried to help child from a monster using the samurai sword, but he could not defeat it. But actually, he has an especially and very strange ability so he plucked up enough courage and used his ability to a monster, afterwards he has defeated it. When a person of magistrate's office watched it and told to Boss(Shogun). After that samurai was appointed to defeat the monsters from Shogun directly. [ How the game works ] This is a 2D action game. Rule is very simple. Player defeat all enemies every stage afterwards is finished this stage. Every stage has limitation of time. And player has life points(its means survivor). The life point decrease if player collide with an enemy. The game finish condition is which if player collide with an enemy or zero of time. Player throws a snowball towards the enemies and if its snowball hit in the enemies, then the enemies change to snowman. Player collide with the enemies available to defeat them when the enemies are snowman. [ Ranking ] The highest number of the stage its reached. [ Record ] You can confirm about your result such as time to completed the stage or your condition while playing. [Official Twitter] https://twitter.com/KOHCHAN_STUDIO This is our hash tag for Twitter. Please use them share your experience! Hash tag: #samurai #retrogame [ Official site] https://kohchanstudioinfo.wixsite.com/products

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TinyHero

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ちいさな ゆうしゃが、ピース村で目覚める。 闇のまおう ノクスに奪われた光を取り戻すため、 仲間とともに 世界に旅立つ ドット絵RPG。 【特徴】 • レトロ調ドット絵のクラシックRPG体験 • 6つのマップ:ピース村・世界マップ・西の森・光の塔・闇のほこら・闇のまおうのま 等 • 20種のモンスターとのターン制バトル • 仲間:まほうつかい アリス・けんし ガレン • 装備・アイテム・スキル・錬金・チェスト探索 • 美しい BGM とドット絵アート • セーブスロット3つ・強くて NEW GAME(NG+)対応 完全無料で 最後まで遊べる ボリュームたっぷりの本格RPG。 サクッと触れるけど、ちゃんと "ぼうけん" できる。

Screenshots

Samurai Mission3 screens
TinyHero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TinyHero at none against Samurai Mission's shown. TinyHero also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 50 months). Samurai Mission's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samurai Mission ships an update every 50 months, TinyHero every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Samurai Mission versus TinyHero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamurai MissionTinyHero
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 50 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB68 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKoichi IwasakiSANWA Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Samurai Mission

No in-app purchases

None

TinyHero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samurai Mission free?
Samurai Mission is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TinyHero free?
TinyHero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Samurai Mission or TinyHero have ads?
Samurai Mission shows ads; TinyHero does not.
Which is updated more often, Samurai Mission or TinyHero?
Samurai Mission ships an update every 50 months, and TinyHero every 2 days. Most recently, Samurai Mission was updated on October 11, 2026 and TinyHero on October 11, 2026.

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