Mr Katana vs Samurai Slash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mr Katana
Slice through hordes of enemies with your katana to reach the finish line. Master one-touch controls to defeat thousands of opponents and become the ultimate samurai.
- One-touch controls
- Defeat thousands of enemies
- Slice with a katana
- Reach the finish line
- Master samurai movement
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Get to the finish line of the level through the crowd of your enemies. Cut everyone with your katana! Move your samurai and crumble everyone who gets in your way! Entire armies are against you. Master one-touch control and learn how to easily destroy thousands of enemies! Move fast, attack effectively and become a real Mr Katana!
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 review sentiment: Samurai Slash at 61% against Mr Katana's 0%. Samurai Slash also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (8.5K vs 7). Mr Katana's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mr Katana sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Samurai Slash sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Samurai Slash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samurai Slash has 8.5K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Mr Katana's written reviews are positive against 61% of Samurai Slash's.
Mr Katana ships an update every 3 weeks, Samurai Slash every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mr Katana | Samurai Slash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (8.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 60.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 8.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 355 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dimitri Liwenetz | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Mr Katana
Samurai Slash
Bugs and requests
Mr Katana
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
Mr Katana
- No ads$2.99
Samurai Slash
- Remove ads$2.99
