Comparison

Energy Blast 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

Energy Blast

Destroy planets and meteorites in this addictive arcade game. Earn money to upgrade your skills and energy blasts, unlock new skins, and aim for higher scores. Collect revenue even when offline.

Highlights
  • Destroy planets and meteorites
  • Upgrade skills and energy blasts
  • Unlock new skins and actions
  • Offline revenue collection
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Colorful design
Features
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Destroy planets with Energy Blast and reach an unprecedented outer space! Tap at the center of the marker to shoot Energy Blast. Destroy as many meteorites and planets as you can, using the attack button. You can earn the amount of money corresponding to the score you’ve gained Use your money to upgrade skills, strengthen Energy Blast and break the high scores. Level up to release more skins and types of action. How far can you reach with your Energy Blast? Energy Blast features: ・ A simple and addictive game that can make you feel satisfied when destroying planets. ・ You would never get bored with various upgrades like player’s skins and types of action. ・ Colorful design and cool actions. ・Revenue can be collected even when it’s offline, making it impossible to stop playing. Developed by DCG Entertainment, Inc.

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

Energy Blast4 screens
Samurai Flash4 screens

Verdict

The call

Energy Blast and Samurai Flash both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Samurai Flash's written reviews are positive against 35% of Energy Blast's. Samurai Flash also leads on ratings volume (29K vs 6.9K). Energy Blast's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Samurai Flash sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Energy Blast asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Energy Blast against 4.7 for Samurai Flash. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.9K and 29K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Energy Blast's written reviews are positive against 73% of Samurai Flash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Energy Blast ships an update fortnightly, Samurai Flash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Energy Blast versus Samurai Flash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnergy BlastSamurai Flash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.9K ratings)4.7 (29K ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews73.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.9K29K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB313 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTokyo Smart Games LLCSUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD

Customer experience

Energy Blast

All ratings6,898 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews249 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral10.8%
Negative54.6%

Samurai Flash

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

User reviews

Energy Blast

From 6.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting anime-inspired visuals
  • 🚀 Quick progression and upgrades

Room to improve

  • 🔥 Excessive and intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches causing crashes or freezes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤔 Inconsistent or confusing upgrade mechanics

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

Energy Blast

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Offline earnings not properly credited
  • Stamina and upgrade levels randomly reset
  • Ads getting stuck or freezing the game

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize energy blast colors
  • Option to pay to remove ads
  • More content and game modes
  • Improved offline progress tracking

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

None

Energy Blast

No in-app purchases

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 Energy Blast free?
Energy Blast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Samurai Flash free?
Samurai Flash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Energy Blast or Samurai Flash?
Samurai Flash is rated higher. Energy Blast averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.9K ratings, while Samurai Flash averages 4.7 from 29K ratings.
Do Energy Blast or Samurai Flash have ads?
Both Energy Blast and Samurai Flash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Energy Blast or Samurai Flash?
Energy Blast ships an update fortnightly, and Samurai Flash every 3 weeks. Most recently, Energy Blast was updated on October 16, 2026 and Samurai Flash on October 19, 2026.

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