Comparison

Newtro vs Janken Samurai

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

Head to head
About

Newtro

Experience a minimalist, pixel-art brick breaker arcade game. Control bars with one hand to prevent balls from falling, destroy bricks, and complete levels within time limits and without losing lives. Offers a relaxing solo player experience with unique gameplay challenges.

Highlights
  • Minimalist pixel-art graphics
  • One-handed gameplay
  • Offline play
  • Multiple levels with varied gameplay
  • Time-based challenges
  • Achievement system
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Re discover the brick breaker like you never did ! Minimalist, made with some crispy pixels, this arcade game will test your skills without stress, enjoy ! Newtro - Brick Breaker is a non competitive, solo player mobile game. With the help of a finger, you will be able to control one or more bars simultaneously, not only to prevent the ball from going out, but to overcome the four challenges that all the levels will include. Once you have mastered the direction of the balls, you will have the opportunity to complete the levels in the allocated time and without losing a life. This will give you the chance to complete the difficult versions of each level. You have two ways to discover this arcade game: - Go through all the levels, explore the original gameplays and relax with Ludmila Postel's Sound Design! - Take the challenge and try to completely destroy the level wall! How to play the game? - The balls are launched after a first touch of the screen. - Destroy all the bricks. - Get 4 achievements from each level. Successes: - finish the level with at least one life - finish a level without losing a life. - finish a level within the time limit. - finish the level in difficult version Features : - Free to play - Many levels with varied gameplay - Easy to play, designed to be played with one hand - Offline, no conection required - Tablet not supported - Leaderboard not supported The game is initially released with 48 different levels but many updates are planned: - the addition of many more levels - the addition of graphic and musical themes - the addition of collectables in case of complete success of a level group

About

Janken Samurai

Engage in strategic combat across various ranks and a challenging Lethal mode. Explore an endless roguelike adventure with unique maps and a leveling system. Compete globally on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Ranked arena progression
  • Lethal combat mode
  • Online leaderboard competition
  • Endless roguelike quest mode
  • Unique maps and leveling system
Features
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Work your way through the ranks (1st Dan, 5th Dan, and 10th Dan) in the arena. Bring those skills to the life and death Lethal mode and compete on the online leaderboard against players from around the world. Take on Quest Mode! An endless roguelike mode with 6 unique maps and an all new leveling system. How many will fall to your blade?

Screenshots

Newtro4 screens
Janken Samurai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Janken Samurai at Free against Newtro's $1.99. Janken Samurai also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.5 vs 4.0). Newtro's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 13). On update cadence, 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

Janken Samurai is free to download; Newtro costs $1.99 up front. Newtro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Janken Samurai asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Janken Samurai holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Newtro's written reviews are positive against 57% of Janken Samurai's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Newtro ships an update fortnightly, Janken Samurai monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Newtro versus Janken Samurai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewtroJanken Samurai
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (45 ratings)4.5 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better13
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size234 MB172 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperEVB StudioGood Good Games LLC

Customer experience

Newtro

All ratings45 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

Janken Samurai

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral42.9%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Newtro

One-time3
  • Dark Knight Color Palette$0.99
  • GameBoy Color Theme$0.99
  • Ads remover$1.99
None

Janken Samurai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Newtro free?
Newtro costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Janken Samurai free?
Janken Samurai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Newtro or Janken Samurai?
Janken Samurai is rated higher. Newtro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Janken Samurai averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Newtro or Janken Samurai have ads?
Neither Newtro nor Janken Samurai shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Newtro or Janken Samurai?
Newtro ships an update fortnightly, and Janken Samurai monthly. Most recently, Newtro was updated on June 9, 2026 and Janken Samurai on September 10, 2026.

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