Comparison

Shadow Fight 4 vs Samurai Flash

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Fight 4

Engage in thrilling 3D multiplayer combat as a shadow hero. Assemble a team of three unique warriors, upgrade their abilities, and battle players worldwide or offline against AI. Customize your fighters with cool skins and emotes to dominate the arena.

Highlights
  • 3D multiplayer combat
  • Team of 3 heroes
  • Hero collection and upgrades
  • Unique hero abilities
  • Offline AI battles
  • Cosmetic customization
  • Online PvP tournaments
Features
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BECOME THE SHADOW FIGHT HERO IN A NEW MULTIPLAYER FIGHTING GAME! Fight against other players in a free online 3D fighting game. Compete in 2 player PVP combats or brawl for fun with friends. Welcome to the ninja realm! FIGHT NOW! Best Mobile Game of 2020 (DevGAMM Awards) Shadow Fight games have been downloaded more than 500 million times Cool 3D graphics Top-level 3D graphics and realistic animations come together to provide you with the best-looking epic fighting action. Easy controls Control your hero like in best classical fighting games and get a console-level battle experience on your mobile device. Fun multiplayer battles - Make a team of 3 heroes and battle in online multiplayer mode. You score a victory in a fight, only if you can defeat all of the opponent's heroes in an epic battle. Or fight offline against advanced, machine-learning bots! Epic heroes - Build a team of the best warriors, samurai, and ninja. Collect and upgrade all the heroes — Each one has unique abilities that you can change and adjust to your style. Hero talents - Level up and unlock cool ninja talents. Choose the top talents that suit your playstyle, change them, and experiment to boost your battle winrate. Decide which style is the most fun! Fight the immortals! Fight Pass - A new season starts each month — get free chests and coins for winning! A subscription gets you access to the premium cosmetic items, and lets you collect free bonus cards without ads. Brawl with friends - Find out who the top Shadow Fight player is: challenge a friend to a PvP duel. Send an invitation or join a friend who's already playing — you can do some serious practice or just beat each other up! Cosmetic items and customizations - Cool hero skins — win with style - Emotes and taunts — send them to your opponent during a fight to show your superiority or thank them for a good game - Epic stances and ninja moves — celebrate your victory with cool 3D action animations Become the top fighter - Arena is easy to learn, but to become a true master in multiplayer mode, you'll need to watch tutorial videos, practice with friends, and be part of our active community. Online PvP tournaments - Enter tournaments for rewards and cool new experiences. Top place will bring you fantastic prizes, but a few losses, and you're out. Enter another tournament to fight for the win again! Communication - Chat with other players on Discord, in our Facebook group, or on Reddit. Be the first to get all the latest news and learn the secrets of other players. Invite your friends and have fun! — If you like Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Street Fighter, UFC or WWE and other action or boxing games, then you're sure to love SF Arena. — I've wanted to play a PvP or boxing games on mobile ever since Shadow Fight 2 came out. Arena made that dream come true. — This is an action for everyone. If you're feeling up to it, you can brawl for rating, and when you need a break, you can play offline and just fight with shadows of immortals for fun. — You would feel like an epic ninja straight from Naruto. And also it's free! Discord — https://discord.com/invite/shadowfight Reddit — https://www.reddit.com/r/ShadowFightArena/ Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/shadowfightarena Twitter — https://twitter.com/SFArenaGame VK — https://vk.com/shadowarena Tech Support: https://nekki.helpshift.com/ IMPORTANT: You will need a stable internet connection to play online PvP. To ensure SF Arena works optimally on mobile, use Wi-Fi Download new 3D fighting game SF Arena for free and brawl with friends on mobile!

About

Samurai Flash

Become a Samurai Flash and experience superhero-like action. Dodge and slice enemies, defeat bosses, and utilize slow motion to your advantage. Build a village and attack players worldwide.

Highlights
  • Time-based movement mechanics
  • Dodge and slice enemies
  • Boss battles
  • Slow motion combat
  • Village building
  • Player vs. Player attacks
Features
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Time moves when you move ! You want to know what it feels like to be a Super Hero ? Join us and become a Samurai Flash ! -Dodge and slice your enemies to reach the next level -Defeat bosses and show your skills -Make the most of your speed and appreciate the slow motion of your enemies -Build your own village to attack players around the world

Screenshots

Shadow Fight 44 screens
Samurai Flash4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shadow Fight 4 and Samurai Flash both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Samurai Flash's written reviews are positive against 36% of Shadow Fight 4's. Samurai Flash also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Shadow Fight 4's advantage is chart position (#140 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shadow Fight 4 sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Samurai Flash sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Shadow Fight 4 against 4.7 for Samurai Flash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47K and 29K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Shadow Fight 4's written reviews are positive against 73% of Samurai Flash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Fight 4 ships an update every 2 months, Samurai Flash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Shadow Fight 4 versus Samurai Flash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow Fight 4Samurai Flash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (47K ratings) — better4.7 (29K ratings)
Positive reviews36.5% of reviews73.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47K — better29K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#140 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB313 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNekki LimitedSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD

Customer experience

Shadow Fight 4

All ratings46,693 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews1,138 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral12.4%
Negative51.1%

Samurai Flash

All ratings29,010 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews740 reviews
Positive73.4%
Neutral9.9%
Negative16.8%

User reviews

Shadow Fight 4

From 47K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent graphics and gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of characters and fighting styles
  • 🎮 Competitive PvP experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connection issues and server disconnects
  • ⚖️ Unbalanced matchmaking and character power levels
  • 💰 Heavily pay-to-win progression system
  • 🤖 Overpowered AI opponents

Samurai Flash

From 29K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Smooth performance
  • 💡 Unique time-slowing mechanic

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive levels and enemies
  • 📢 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches

Bugs and requests

Shadow Fight 4

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent fight results and loss of trophies
  • Glitches and animation issues during fights
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add offline/training mode
  • Improve rewards and progression for free-to-play players
  • Implement better character balancing and matchmaking
  • Add more social features like clans and chat

Samurai Flash

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Skin unlocks not working properly
  • Progress reset after app crashes
  • Melee enemies unable to damage player

Requested features

4 requests
  • More challenging boss fights
  • Ability to customize character and weapons
  • Additional game modes and level variety
  • Improved audio and visual effects

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Shadow Fight 4

Subscriptions1
  • Fight Pass$9.991 Month
One-time16
  • Handful of Gems$0.99
  • Special Offer$0.99
  • Special Offer$1.99
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  • Dojo Pack II$2.99
  • Fireguard Offer$2.99
  • Pile of Gems$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
  • Bag of Gems$9.99
  • Fight Pass$9.99
  • Dojo Pack III$9.99
  • Dojo Pack V$14.99
  • Dojo Pack VI$19.99
  • Coffer of Gems$24.99
  • Chest of Gems$49.99
  • Mountain of Gems$99.99
5 purchases

Samurai Flash

One-time5
  • No Ads$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • Bundle 01$2.99
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  • Bundle 02$4.99
  • Bundle 03$19.99

Questions

Is Shadow Fight 4 free?
Shadow Fight 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Samurai Flash free?
Samurai Flash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Fight 4 or Samurai Flash?
Shadow Fight 4 is rated higher. Shadow Fight 4 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47K ratings, while Samurai Flash averages 4.7 from 29K ratings.
Do Shadow Fight 4 or Samurai Flash have ads?
Both Shadow Fight 4 and Samurai Flash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Fight 4 or Samurai Flash?
Shadow Fight 4 ships an update every 2 months, and Samurai Flash every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shadow Fight 4 was updated on September 24, 2026 and Samurai Flash on September 21, 2026.

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