StickHunter vs Smith Journey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StickHunter
Engage in thrilling full-screen combat with simple one-finger controls. Dodge enemies, shoot down metamorphic bosses with a variety of weapons, and enhance your abilities through an idle laboratory and talent upgrades. Unlock super elves to aid you on your adventure.
- Single finger control
- Hiding and shooting gameplay
- 10 insane weapons
- Combine skills for novelty
- Idle laboratory for buffs
- Upgrade talent for stronger abilities
- Unlock super elves
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-Simple contrl with single finger -Hiding and shooting and experience the thrill of killing with full screen -10 insane weapons to kill metamorphic boss -Combine skills to make adventures full of novelty -Idle laboratory, research magical Buff to strengthen your abilities! -Cultivate the strongest shooter with upgrade talent -Unlock super elves, no longer lonely on the adventure
Smith Journey
Engage in auto-battles against enemies, mine resources to upgrade weapons, and strategize to defeat formidable opponents. Forge the strongest armory and lead your forces to victory in this adventure.
- Auto-battles against enemies
- Mine valuable resources
- Merge and upgrade weapons
- Strategic combat
- Forge ultimate armory
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Get ready to battle incoming enemies, mine valuable resources, and upgrade your weapons to become unstoppable! Fight challenging enemies Engage in auto-battles with tough enemies and showcase your skills. Mine and collect rare materials Mine valuable resources to enhance your gear and strengthen your armory. Merge and upgrade weapons Merge weapons and strategize upgrades to create the ultimate armory. Defeat tough opponents Use smart strategies to take down even the most formidable enemies. Can you forge the strongest weapons and lead your army to victory? Download Smith Journey now and start your adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: StickHunter at 4.8 against Smith Journey's 3.1. StickHunter also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (429 vs 7). Smith Journey's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
StickHunter holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StickHunter has 429 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of StickHunter's written reviews are positive against 56% of Smith Journey's.
StickHunter ships an update every 8 days, Smith Journey every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | StickHunter | Smith Journey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (429 ratings) — better | 3.1 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 429 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chengdu Huanqiu Shidai Technology Co., Ltd. | mayaworks |
Customer experience
StickHunter
Smith Journey
In-app purchases
StickHunter
No in-app purchases
Smith Journey
No in-app purchases
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