Samorost 1 vs Apple Knight 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samorost 1
Embark on a bite-sized space adventure from the early days of a beloved series. This classic experience has been revitalized with updated graphics, remastered sounds, and a new musical score.
- Original bite-sized adventure
- Remastered sounds
- Enhanced graphics
- New music by Floex
- Formerly released in 2003
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Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics and new music by Floex.
Apple Knight 2
Engage in fast-paced hack-and-slash combat in this action-packed platformer. Explore dungeons, battle enemies with a variety of weapons and abilities, and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your character with unique skins and unlock helpful pets to aid you in your adventures.
- Hack-and-slash combat
- Unlockable weapons and skins
- Special abilities and pets
- Story and Adventure modes
- Parrying and dodging mechanics
- Hidden secrets in levels
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A fast, fluid hack-and-slash platformer packed with intense combat! Experience fast-paced action in this thrilling platformer. Battle enemies, explore dungeons, and unlock weapons, unique skins, special abilities, and pets. Every level is packed with secrets, challenges, and fun combat. Game Features: - Weapons, Skins, Abilities, and Pets Choose from a wide variety of weapons, skins, abilities, and pets with a wide variety of stats and bonuses! Each weapon has a unique special ability. Pets assist you in combat. Skins offer various passive boosts. - Multiple Game Modes Explore the Story Mode or jump into a randomized Adventure Mode. - Combat Mechanics Parry enemy melee attacks with precision and deflect projectiles using your trusty sword. - Dodging & Dashing Master the art of dodging enemy melee and ranged attacks with swift dashes. - Hidden Secrets Discover 2 secret areas in every level, packed with treasures. - Special Abilities Unlock special abilities to defeat enemies from a distance. Each sword also comes with its own unique ability as well. - Fun enemy AI: Enemies can sense the player approaching from behind, yet they are foolish enough to run into spike pits.! - Controller Support Play now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Samorost 1 at none against Apple Knight 2's 15. Samorost 1 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Apple Knight 2's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 226). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Apple Knight 2 sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Samorost 1 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Apple Knight 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Apple Knight 2 has 3.5K ratings behind it against 226, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Samorost 1's written reviews are positive against 89% of Apple Knight 2's.
| Parameter | Samorost 1 | Apple Knight 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (226 ratings) | 4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.4% of reviews | 89.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 226 | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Amanita Design s.r.o. | Limitless LLC |
Customer experience
Samorost 1
Apple Knight 2
User reviews
Samorost 1
From 226 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Unique art style
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🎶 Wonderful music and sound design
- 🕹️ Engaging puzzles
- 🌍 Immersive world and atmosphere
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Very short gameplay
- 🤔 Unclear objectives at times
- 🤯 Confusing or illogical puzzles
- 🔍 Lack of guidance or instructions
Apple Knight 2
From 3.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great gameplay
- 🎨 Excellent graphics and visuals
- 🕹️ Intuitive controls
- 🕹️ Smooth combat mechanics
- 🕹️ Satisfying parry system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Revive ad not always working
- 🤑 Difficulty of progression without spending money
- 🤔 Removal of some features from the original game (e.g., female character, difficulty modes, endless mode)
- 🔇 Disappointing music compared to the original game
- 🤏 Small UI elements on smaller devices
Bugs and requests
Samorost 1
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes or freezes on certain devices
- Audio issues like sound cutting out
Requested features
5 requests- Longer gameplay duration
- More challenging puzzles
- Expanded story and world
- Controller support
- Free sequels or additional content
Apple Knight 2
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sound and music settings not working properly
- Coin count not displaying correctly after switching items
- Cloud save issues causing loss of progress and coins
- Parry mechanic not registering consistently
Requested features
6 requests- Bring back the female character option
- Reintroduce difficulty modes and endless mode
- Add a restart button to the menu
- Implement a world map feature
- Introduce class-based gameplay (e.g., knight, mage, archer)
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- Restore the weapon special abilities from the original game
In-app purchases
Samorost 1
No in-app purchases
Apple Knight 2
- Zombie$1.99
- Cursed Knight$1.99
- Box of Coins$2.99
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- Box of Crowns$2.99
- Skelly$2.99
- Knight$2.99
- Roma Invictus$3.99
- Redsteel Knight$3.99
- Unlock Premium$4.99
- Elite Ninja$4.99
- Crate of Coins$9.99
- Crate of Crowns$9.99
- Unlock All Skins$9.99
- Truckload of Coins!$19.99
- Truckload of Crowns!$19.99
Questions
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