Samurai Showdown vs Samurai Slash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samurai Showdown
Engage in unique samurai combat by mastering the timing of your blocks and attacks. Progress through endless action-packed levels to prove yourself as the ultimate warrior.
- Unique samurai combat
- Timed blocking and attacking
- Endless action-packed levels
- Become the ultimate samurai
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Unique samurai fighting! Time your blocking and attacking perfectly to become the ultimate samurai! Endless action packed levels!
Samurai Slash
Embark on an action-packed chase as the last samurai, dashing and slicing through enemies and bullets across diverse worlds. Upgrade your character, unlock legendary weapons, and conquer challenging bosses and levels to become the ultimate master.
- Dash and slice enemies
- Cut off bullets
- Explore 5+ worlds
- Face fearsome bosses
- Upgrade character
- Unlock legendary weapons
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You are the last samurai. Cut off the bullets and chop up the ennemies ! Dash & cut accross 5+ worlds Swipe and slash eveything. Face fearsome bosses & killer fruits Enjoy an Action packed chase through 40+ levels of crazy slashing action Uppgrade your character, fight your way to the top, unlock all legendary weapons, and become the Ultimate Samurai Master
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Samurai Slash at 4.7 against Samurai Showdown's 3.8. Samurai Slash also leads on ratings volume (8.5K vs 26) and review sentiment (61% vs 38%). Samurai Showdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Samurai Slash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Samurai Showdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Samurai Slash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samurai Slash has 8.5K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Samurai Showdown's written reviews are positive against 61% of Samurai Slash's.
Samurai Showdown ships an update every 11 days, Samurai Slash every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samurai Showdown | Samurai Slash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (26 ratings) | 4.7 (8.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 60.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 8.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 355 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thomas Cooper | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Slash
Bugs and requests
Samurai Showdown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Samurai Slash
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes at higher levels
- Enemies not spawning correctly
- Saved progress not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Optimize performance for older devices
- Add more visual customization options
In-app purchases
Samurai Showdown
No in-app purchases
Samurai Slash
- Remove ads$2.99
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