Comparison

Ollie Higher vs Samurai

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

Head to head
About

Ollie Higher

Features
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Ollie Higher is a skateboarding practice app built for skaters who want to improve. Upload a short trick video and get feedback on your posture, board movement, landing, and next practice point. Review key moments from your attempt, track your scores over time, and see how your tricks are progressing. Practice ollies and pop shuvits, save your results, and share your progress with other skaters in the community. Skateboarding is life. Keep pushing, keep recording, and keep getting better.

About

Samurai

Features
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"Wait, what was I supposed to do today?" β€” this app kills that moment of confusion the second you open it at the gym. β–  See today's workout the instant you open the app Set up a training cycle (2–12 weeks) once, and the app automatically calculates which week and day you're on. Open the app and today's exercises, target sets, and your last recorded weights are already there. Cycles loop back to Week 1 automatically, so progressive overload never stops. β–  Auto-generate 5x5, 5/3/1, PPL, and more Pick your training days and cycle length, and the app builds out a proven program for you β€” including target weights calculated from your own 1RM. Or build your own plan from scratch, exercise by exercise. β–  A free, fully on-device AI coach Apple's on-device AI turns your training data into plain-language coaching: target suggestions, weekly/monthly reports, rest-day check-ins, and a coach chat that answers set questions about your progress. Everything runs on your iPhone β€” nothing is sent to a server. β–  Fast logging with wheel pickers Enter weight, reps, and RIR with iOS-style drum-roll wheels β€” no typing needed. Voice input works too: just say "80 kilos, 8 reps" and the set fills in. Track failed reps and assisted reps, and personal records (1RM PRs) are detected automatically. β–  See your progress Monthly heatmaps, muscle-group volume comparisons, BIG3 1RM trends and a shareable year-end recap image. β–  Privacy & pricing All data stays on your device (SwiftData) β€” no account, no server sync. No ads, no in-app purchases. Every feature is free. β–  Compatibility Requires iOS 17+. The AI coach requires an Apple Intelligence–capable device (iOS 26+). Available in Japanese and English.

Screenshots

Ollie Higher4 screens
Samurai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Samurai at every 4 days against Ollie Higher's fortnightly. Ollie Higher's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ollie Higher ships an update fortnightly, Samurai every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Ollie Higher versus Samurai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOllie HigherSamurai
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size38 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSEONHO KIMHibiki Kakinuma

In-app purchases

None

Ollie Higher

No in-app purchases

None

Samurai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ollie Higher free?
Ollie Higher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Samurai free?
Samurai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ollie Higher or Samurai have ads?
Neither Ollie Higher nor Samurai shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ollie Higher or Samurai?
Ollie Higher ships an update fortnightly, and Samurai every 4 days. Most recently, Ollie Higher was updated on October 25, 2026 and Samurai on October 25, 2026.

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