Samurai Showdown vs Rex
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!
Rex
Match three prehistoric creatures to evolve them into a more powerful form. Then, use your evolved dinosaurs to battle against another team in this strategic puzzle game.
- Match-3 evolution mechanic
- Dinosaur-themed gameplay
- Team-based battles
- Strategic puzzle elements
- Prehistoric creature evolution
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Match 3 dinosaurs to create one and challenge an other team!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rex at 100% against Samurai Showdown's 38%. Samurai Showdown's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) 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. Rex sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Samurai Showdown asks for nothing beyond the download.
Samurai Showdown holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Samurai Showdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rex's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Samurai Showdown ships an update every 11 days, Rex every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samurai Showdown | Rex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (26 ratings) — better | 3.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 3 months |
| 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 | 197 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Cooper | Yso Corp |
Customer experience
Samurai Showdown
Rex
In-app purchases
Samurai Showdown
No in-app purchases
Rex
- Speed Pack$1.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- MegaBrachio$3.99
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- MegaSarco$3.99
- MegaSpino$3.99
- MegaRex$3.99
- Speed Pack Plus$3.99
- Pack MegaSarco$5.99
- Pack MegaSpino$5.99
- Pack MegaRex$5.99
- Master Pack$17.99
Questions
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