Samurai DNA vs Samurai Showdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samurai DNA
Experience the legend of ultra-realistic samurai combat. Step into the role of a ghost-like warrior and engage in intense battles.
- Ultra-realistic graphics
- Samurai combat gameplay
- Ghost-like warrior character
- Legendary fighting experience
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Samurai appeared to become a ghost. Legend of the ultra-realistic samurai fighting game starts now.
Samurai Showdown
Engage in unique samurai combat by mastering the timing of your blocks and attacks. Progress through endless action-packed levels to prove yourself as the ultimate warrior.
- Unique samurai combat
- Timed blocking and attacking
- Endless action-packed levels
- Become the ultimate samurai
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Unique samurai fighting! Time your blocking and attacking perfectly to become the ultimate samurai! Endless action packed levels!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Samurai Showdown at none against Samurai DNA's shown. Samurai Showdown also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (26 vs 3). Samurai DNA's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 38%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Samurai DNA holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samurai Showdown has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Samurai DNA's written reviews are positive against 38% of Samurai Showdown's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samurai DNA | Samurai Showdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.8 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 11 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ERX | Thomas Cooper |
Customer experience
Samurai DNA
Samurai Showdown
In-app purchases
Samurai DNA
No in-app purchases
Samurai Showdown
No in-app purchases
Questions
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