Comparison

KendoDou? vs Spike It

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

Head to head
About

KendoDou?

Engage in a realistic 3D kendo simulation with physics-based sword combat. Practice attacks and defense against AI or challenge a friend in local multiplayer. Learn the art of kendo through interactive gameplay.

Highlights
  • 1 or 2-player 3D kendo simulation
  • Physics-based sword and player modeling
  • Three attack zones: head, wrist, body
  • Learning and defense room
  • AI opponent with adjustable difficulty
  • Local Wi-Fi multiplayer mode
Features
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KendoDou? is a 1- or 2-player 3D kendo game that uses physics to model the sword and players. There are three zones that are available for attack: head, wrist, and body (these are called "men", "kote", and "dou" attacks in Japanese). There is a room for learning about these attacks as well as defending yourself. The 1-player room allows you to fight against the computer (you can change the level and the types of attacks that they use). Pressing and dragging on the point of view screen will cause your sword (shinai) to rise and you can move it to defend yourself. Raising it above your head will reveal target buttons for doing different attacks. To do the attack, you need to drag down quickly to the target button and your attack will be initiated. The “men” head button is in the center, and there is a “kote” button for each wrist. The “dou” body button is revealed when your finger is in the top left or top right part of the screen. If you hit the target with sufficient force, you will see its outline light up and you will hear your "kiai" scream. When that happens, you need to either move forward into (or backwards away from) your opponent to complete your attack and a win ("ippon") has been registered. When you win, the judges raise a flag that corresponds to the small piece of cloth on the back of your player ("tasuki"). In the 2-player room, you can play against your friends. First connect both machines to the same wifi. Then one player selects player 1 and the other player selects player 2. Then both players should press the Bow button at the top left of the screen to start. The players will bow together and then once they are up, you can start. At the end of the match, player 1 can press the play button to reset the players on both machines. Then both players must press the Bow button to start the match. In Japanese, “kendo dou?” can mean “how about doing some kendo together?”(it is pronounced something like “kendo dough?”). “Dou” can also mean stomach/body or way (the “do” in kendo). This game is still in development, so please leave comments in the reviews to help me improve this game.

About

Spike It

Experience the traditional Japanese skill game of Kendama on your phone. Master a wide variety of tricks with realistic physics. Discover new challenges and spread the love for this unique game.

Highlights
  • Realistic Kendama physics
  • Wide variety of tricks
  • Traditional Japanese skill game
  • Discover new challenges
  • Made by players for players
Features
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Play Kendama, the traditional Japanese skill game now in you phone. Made by players to spread Kendama love. Tricks so far: spike, cups, earthturns, stalls, juggs, ken flips, 1 2 3 turns, lunars, lighthouses, tama grip flips, swaps, tosses, and some other tricks to discover.

Screenshots

KendoDou?4 screens
Spike It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spike It at none against KendoDou?'s 1. Spike It also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 58%) and update cadence (daily vs weekly). KendoDou?'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. KendoDou? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spike It asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KendoDou? holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spike It has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of KendoDou?'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Spike It's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KendoDou? ships an update weekly, Spike It daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
KendoDou? versus Spike It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKendoDou?Spike It
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings226 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB210 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperFranklin ChangNil Bellmunt

Customer experience

KendoDou?

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral11.5%
Negative30.8%

Spike It

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral11.9%
Negative2.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

KendoDou?

One-time1
  • Unlock Game$6.99
None

Spike It

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KendoDou? free?
KendoDou? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spike It free?
Spike It is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KendoDou? or Spike It?
KendoDou? is rated higher. KendoDou? averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Spike It averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do KendoDou? or Spike It have ads?
Neither KendoDou? nor Spike It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KendoDou? or Spike It?
KendoDou? ships an update weekly, and Spike It daily. Most recently, KendoDou? was updated on November 3, 2026 and Spike It on November 4, 2026.

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