Comparison

Sky Samurai vs Outliver

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

Head to head
About

Sky Samurai

Experience a unique blend of pool mechanics and action as a robot samurai escaping a dystopian city. Strategically bank shots to steal energy and survive your programmed malfunction. Navigate a dangerous metropolis to secure your freedom.

Highlights
  • Pool-based gameplay
  • Robot samurai protagonist
  • Dystopian city escape
  • Energy-stealing mechanics
  • Strategic shot banking
Features
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Sky Samurai plays like pool, but you're a robot samurai escaping a dystopian metropolis. Something went wrong with your programming, you'll have to make a run for it. They've cut off your energy supply—the only way to keep going is to bank your shots and steal what you need.

About

Outliver

Experience a dark fusion of survival-horror, Souls-like combat, and African mythology. Play as a soldier trapped in a supernatural realm, battling ferocious enemies and solving riddles to find your way home.

Highlights
  • Souls-like combat
  • African mythology setting
  • Story-driven shooter
  • Explore supernatural realm
  • Solve riddles
  • Character upgrades
  • Night vision goggles
Features
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A dark history comes calling in this intense fusion of survival-horror gameplay, Souls-like combat, and African mythology. Explore an atmospheric, story-driven shooter where you play as Bolanle Gboyega, a soldier on the run from insurgents who mysteriously finds herself in the Realm of Tribulations, a haunting supernatural realm steeped in ancient power. Her only way home lies in undergoing an ancient ritual… or so she believes. KEY FEATURES: - Universal Purchase: Buy once and play across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. - Touchscreen and controller support. - Explore and uncover the mystery of the Realm of Tribulations. - Engage ferocious enemies in intense battles. - Meet various characters in voiced dialog sequences. - Solve riddles to advance your trials. - Use powerful charms to aid in combat. - Upgrade your characters features and equipment. - Utilize night vision googles when it gets dark. - Navigate the Realm through teleportation portals. - Premium Package: offline, no ads, no In-app purchases

Screenshots

Sky Samurai4 screens
Outliver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sky Samurai at 8 against Outliver's 1. Sky Samurai also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Sky Samurai costs $0.99 and Outliver $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sky Samurai against 5.0 for Outliver. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sky Samurai has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sky Samurai versus Outliver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSky SamuraiOutliver
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB910 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperBranson AndersonGBRO'S SOFTWARE AND GAMES LTD

Customer experience

Sky Samurai

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Outliver

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sky Samurai

No in-app purchases

None

Outliver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sky Samurai free?
Sky Samurai costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outliver free?
Outliver costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sky Samurai or Outliver?
Sky Samurai and Outliver are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sky Samurai or Outliver have ads?
Neither Sky Samurai nor Outliver shows ads.

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