Pen Cup Race vs Samurai Flash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pen Cup Race
Engage in a classic pen cup throwing challenge with innovative controls. Explore diverse rooms and levels, aiming to become the world's top thrower. This game offers an easy-to-learn yet challenging experience.
- Classic pen cup throwing gameplay
- Ultimate fun challenge mode
- Experience different rooms
- Become the #1 thrower
- Innovative controls
- Easy to play, hard to master
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Classic pen cup throwing game in an ultimate fun challenge mode! Experience different rooms, challenges, become the #1 thrower in the world! Easy to play, hard to master, taste the very innovative controls.
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.
- Time-based movement mechanics
- Dodge and slice enemies
- Boss battles
- Slow motion combat
- Village building
- Player vs. Player attacks
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pen Cup Race at none against Samurai Flash's 5. Pen Cup Race also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Samurai Flash's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (29K vs 1). On price, ads 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 Flash sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pen Cup Race asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pen Cup Race holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samurai Flash has 29K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pen Cup Race's written reviews are positive against 73% of Samurai Flash's.
Pen Cup Race ships an update every 16 months, Samurai Flash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pen Cup Race | Samurai Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (29K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 29K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 313 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Daghan Demirci | SUPERSONIC STUDIOS LTD |
Customer experience
Pen Cup Race
Samurai Flash
Bugs and requests
Pen Cup Race
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Pen Cup Race
No in-app purchases
Samurai Flash
- 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
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