Comparison

Samurai Runs vs Glitch Flow

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

Head to head
About

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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Glitch Flow

Features
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One tap. The ball drops. Physics decides the rest. GLITCH FLOW is a neon ball-drop machine running inside a cyberpunk terminal. Balls ricochet down the pin field while the reward reel below never stops turning - and the +2000 top slot always sits one pin's width from a +50. When you miss it by a pin's width, the machine makes sure you feel it. That's why you drop the next ball. [ MODES ] > ARCADE - 90-second ranked runs Earn time extensions to keep a run alive. Chain a streak and trigger FEVER: every reward doubled. Scores post to the global leaderboard under your name#tag. > STAGE - a 25-stage campaign Five chapters. Each stage sets a coin target and a clock; the time you have left decides your stars. > DECISION - let the balls choose Lunch spot, whose turn it is, anything. Type the options, drop the ball, and let physics take the blame. (Unlocks at level 20.) [ INSIDE THE MACHINE ] - Special pins - power nodes, boost pins, black holes that swallow balls, deflectors that bend their path - Hot slots - hit a burning slot repeatedly and the multiplier climbs - Streak -> Fever - score within 2 seconds to keep the chain; at 7, the screen turns inside out - Perk tree - 23 perks across 6 branches. Spend the SP you earn and tune the machine your way - Prestige - reset at the cap and come back stronger. Filling the whole tree is a long game, on purpose [ THE LOOK ] CRT scanlines, glitch noise, a monospace terminal skin, and 7 color themes. Motion-sensitive? A Reduce Motion setting turns off every camera effect while keeping the game fully readable. Jack in. The machine is already running.

Screenshots

Samurai Runs4 screens
Glitch Flow2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Glitch Flow at none against Samurai Runs's shown. Glitch Flow also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Samurai Runs's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samurai Runs ships an update every 2 weeks, Glitch Flow every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Samurai Runs versus Glitch Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamurai RunsGlitch Flow
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size138 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKoichi IwasakiHYUNJUNG SEO

In-app purchases

None

Samurai Runs

No in-app purchases

None

Glitch Flow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samurai Runs free?
Samurai Runs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glitch Flow free?
Glitch Flow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Samurai Runs or Glitch Flow have ads?
Samurai Runs shows ads; Glitch Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, Samurai Runs or Glitch Flow?
Samurai Runs ships an update every 2 weeks, and Glitch Flow every 2 days. Most recently, Samurai Runs was updated on October 30, 2026 and Glitch Flow on October 30, 2026.

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