Comparison

Janken Samurai vs Horizontal Crocodile

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

Head to head
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?

About

Horizontal Crocodile

Features
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Horizontal Crocodile is a fast, funny arcade game about one very long crocodile with a very big appetite. Slide the D-pad to move, gobble snacks, grow longer, and avoid running into walls, socks, or yourself. Grab disco power-ups for bonus points, use warps to survive longer, and climb the Top Chompers leaderboard. Players can optionally email a screenshot of their score for the Top Chompers promotion. No account or login is required. Features: - Simple arcade controls - Hand-drawn pixel art - Snack-chomping score runs - Disco time bonus mode - Top Chompers leaderboard - Optional score screenshot submission

Screenshots

Janken Samurai4 screens
Horizontal Crocodile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Horizontal Crocodile at every 11 days against Janken Samurai's monthly. Janken Samurai's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Janken Samurai ships an update monthly, Horizontal Crocodile every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Janken Samurai versus Horizontal Crocodile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJanken SamuraiHorizontal Crocodile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB24 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGood Good Games LLCBrian Won

In-app purchases

None

Janken Samurai

No in-app purchases

None

Horizontal Crocodile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Janken Samurai free?
Janken Samurai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Horizontal Crocodile free?
Horizontal Crocodile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Janken Samurai or Horizontal Crocodile have ads?
Neither Janken Samurai nor Horizontal Crocodile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Janken Samurai or Horizontal Crocodile?
Janken Samurai ships an update monthly, and Horizontal Crocodile every 11 days. Most recently, Janken Samurai was updated on November 3, 2026 and Horizontal Crocodile on October 31, 2026.

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