Brave Samurai vs Samurai Runs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brave Samurai
Embark on an adventure as a brave samurai tasked with reaching your overlord. Navigate treacherous paths filled with traps and obstacles set by cunning enemies. Utilize your skills to overcome challenges and succeed in your mission.
- Run, jump, and kick mechanics
- Smash enemies and obstacles
- Overcome traps and challenges
- Assist your overlord
- Engaging action gameplay
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The brave samurai is in a rush to help his overlord. No one dares to cross a sword with him. But cunning and cowardly enemies have prepared many traps and obstacles in his path. Help the brave samurai overcome them.
Samurai Runs
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You are a samurai. Your boss's princess was taken away monsters of Japanses. You need to chase the monster's boss(Tengu). and rescue her. You should avoid or beat monsters using stones who monsters coming from above towards samurai. To run and pick stones up on the road, let's go to the last stage. * Running and throwing stone are autmatically.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Samurai Runs at Free against Brave Samurai's $0.99. Samurai Runs also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.4). Brave Samurai's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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
Samurai Runs is free to download; Brave Samurai costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Brave Samurai ships an update every 8 days, Samurai Runs every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Brave Samurai | Samurai Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veniamin Gribkov | Koichi Iwasaki |
In-app purchases
Brave Samurai
No in-app purchases
Samurai Runs
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Brave Samurai free?
Is Samurai Runs free?
Do Brave Samurai or Samurai Runs have ads?
Which is updated more often, Brave Samurai or Samurai Runs?
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