Comparison

Samurai Showdown vs Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Unique samurai combat
  • Timed blocking and attacking
  • Endless action-packed levels
  • Become the ultimate samurai
Features
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Unique samurai fighting! Time your blocking and attacking perfectly to become the ultimate samurai! Endless action packed levels!

About

Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight

Embark on an epic samurai warrior journey to rescue your wife from Lord Gensho and his ninja forces. Battle through challenging levels, defeat diverse ninja warriors, and enhance your fighting skills to become a legendary assassin.

Highlights
  • Samurai assassin warrior gameplay
  • Rescue wife from Lord Gensho
  • Battle diverse ninja warriors
  • Challenging levels with increasing difficulty
  • Unlock and choose different swords
  • Realistic graphics and environments
  • Action-packed combat
Features
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--This is the story of a "samurai assassin warrior" to save his wife from the Lord Gensho. Lord Gensho is the supreme commander of all the medieval forces. The Epic battle starts from where you "the samurai assassin warrior" have to save your wife from lord Gensho and his ninja warriors.You have to go through the village where you meet different Ninja warriors. They will attack you with their swords and will try to kill you. Different ninja warriors have different abilities to smash you, but if you can take them on with a plan you will get through. Remember every level has its own difficulty and you will not complete any level until you kill all the ninjas. This will not only enhance your fighting skills but will make you a legendary samurai assassin warrior. You can also choose different swords which will help you can kill Tsushima and Shizuma these are the main soldiers of Lord Gensho.    Take the challenge! if you are brave enough to beat the lord of the medieval period and rescue your wife. Features : Different swords Realistic and beautiful environments graphics Full of action challenging levels

Screenshots

Samurai Showdown3 screens
Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight at 4.5 against Samurai Showdown's 3.8. Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 38%) and ratings volume (190 vs 26). Samurai Showdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Samurai Showdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight has 190 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 50% of Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samurai Showdown ships an update every 11 days, Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Samurai Showdown versus Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamurai ShowdownShadow Ninja Assassin Fight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (26 ratings)4.5 (190 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26190 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB209 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperThomas CooperSyed Mubashir Daud

Customer experience

Samurai Showdown

All ratings26 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative19.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral50.0%
Negative12.5%

Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight

All ratings185 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Samurai Showdown

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight

One-time10
  • sword1$0.99
  • sword2$0.99
  • sword3$0.99
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  • sword4$0.99
  • limited_time_offer1$1.99
  • No ads$1.99
  • limited_time_offer2$3.99
  • limited_time_offer3$4.99
  • coin4$5.99
  • limited_time_offer4$9.99

Questions

Is Samurai Showdown free?
Samurai Showdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight free?
Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Samurai Showdown or Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight?
Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight is rated higher. Samurai Showdown averages 3.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight averages 4.5 from 190 ratings.
Do Samurai Showdown or Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight have ads?
Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight shows ads; Samurai Showdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Samurai Showdown or Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight?
Samurai Showdown ships an update every 11 days, and Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight every 6 months. Most recently, Samurai Showdown was updated on November 3, 2026 and Shadow Ninja Assassin Fight on November 3, 2026.

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