Cat Samurai vs Surf Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cat Samurai
Embark on a survival action adventure as a feline warrior. Equip yourself with weapons and items to battle relentless waves of enemies. Gain experience and currency to enhance your samurai's abilities and unlock new power-ups.
- Fight hordes of enemies
- Stock up on weapons and items
- Gather experience and currency
- Power up and unlock samurais
- Defeat bosses for rewards
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You are a cat samurai, stock up on weapons and items and fight hordes of enemies! Gather experience and currency to power up and unlock your samurais! Defeats wave of enemies to lure out their boss, take them out for big rewards! facebook.com/fullfatgames www.fullfat.com
Surf Runner
Experience a fast-paced pixel-art surfing adventure with endless waves. Perform tricks, dodge obstacles, collect coins, and unlock new skins while chasing high scores. This retro arcade game offers quick, challenging runs.
- Endless wave riding
- Pixel-art graphics
- Perform tricks and airs
- Dodge obstacles
- Collect coins
- Unlock surfer skins
- High score chasing
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Ride the endless wave in Surf Runner, a fast-paced pixel-art surfing game that’s easy to pick up and hard to put down. Throw sick airs, get barreled, dodge dangerous obstacles, collect coins, unlock epic surfer skins, and chase a new high score! Every endless run gets faster and more challenging, testing your timing and reflexes as you fight to stay on the wave. With classic retro arcade gameplay, vibrant pixel-art graphics, and quick, action-packed runs, Surf Runner delivers a colorful surfing adventure you’ll want to play again and again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Surf Runner at 5.0 against Cat Samurai's 4.0. Surf Runner also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 1). Cat Samurai's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Surf Runner sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Cat Samurai asks for nothing beyond the download.
Surf Runner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Surf Runner has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cat Samurai ships an update daily, Surf Runner every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cat Samurai | Surf Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | FA APP DEVELOPERS LLC |
Customer experience
Cat Samurai
Surf Runner
In-app purchases
Cat Samurai
No in-app purchases
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