Sunburn! vs Sky Samurai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunburn!
Guide a spaceship captain to reunite scattered crew members across dangerous planets. Utilize a jetpack to navigate gravity puzzles, avoid cosmic hazards, and reach the sun together. Experience a unique platforming adventure with charming characters.
- 50+ gravity-bending levels
- Navigate asteroid fields and comets
- Unite 14 unique crew members
- Track achievements
- Compete with friends on Game Center
- Discover dangerous planets and obstacles
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Your ship is gone. Your crew is scattered. One option remains. Gather your crew... and jump into the sun. Reunite your shipmates and hurtle toward the end in 50+ distinctly dangerous gravity puzzles! ◇ --- --- --- ◇ ◇ Juegos Rancheros: "A super promising debut." ◇ Gamezebo: “4.5/5 Far from iterating, Secret Crush has created a new genre standard.” ◇ 148apps: "4.5/5 "One of the weirdest and best platforming experiences to be had on iOS...A complete delight." ◇ Kaijupop: "3/4 Pops: Exceptional. A significant cut above the crowd." ◇ TouchArcade: "4/5 Well worth checking out." ◇ --- --- --- ◇ Features: ◇ Blast through 50+ challenging, gravity-bending levels ◇ Discover a variety of dangerous new planets and obstacles ◇ Use your jetpack to navigate asteroid fields and avoid deadly comets ◇ Unite and ignite 14 cute crew members, each with their own personality ◇ Track achievements and compete with your friends on Game Center ◇ Astronauts, catstronauts, and a dog named Moosetracks ◇ --- --- --- ◇ You control the captain of a spaceship that is suddenly struck by a comet and destroyed. With no way to get home, the ship's crew is forced to face reality. They're doomed to die. There's no way out. But no matter what their fate may be, one thing is decided for certain. No one dies alone. It's your job to navigate through the universe as the captain and reunite your crew. Hop, blast, and drift your way from planet to planet using your trusty jetpack. Reunite the crew, making sure not to run out of oxygen and leave them to drift in the void. Beware of molten planets, speeding comets, and deadly gravity wells. And when everyone in the sector is reunited, make your way to sun. ◇ --- --- --- ◇ Praise for Sunburn! ◇ Gamezebo: “4.5/5 Far from iterating, Secret Crush has created a new genre standard.” ◇ 148apps: "4.5/5 "One of the weirdest and best platforming experiences to be had on iOS...A complete delight." ◇ Kaijupop: "3/4 Pops: Exceptional. A significant cut above the crowd." ◇ TouchArcade: "4/5 Well worth checking out." ◇ App Store Editor's Choice "Best New Games" Nov. 20-27 2014 ◇ FastCoDesign "Best Game Design of 2014" Selection ◇ Red Bull Games "Best Games of 2014" Selection ◇ Killscreen Playlist Selection ◇ MAGFest13 Indie Videogame Showcase Official Selection, 2015 ◇ Official Selection, Gamercamp Interactive & Games Festival, 2014 ◇ NYC Media Lab Annual Summit Selection, 2014 ◇ World Science Festival Innovation Square Selection, 2013 ◇ --- --- --- ◇ Sunburn! is the debut game from Secret Crush -- a three person studio founded by three alumni of the prestigious NYU Game Center MFA game design program. Originally a student project, the game was then specially selected for three months of full-time development as part of the NYU Game Center incubator in New York City.
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.
- Pool-based gameplay
- Robot samurai protagonist
- Dystopian city escape
- Energy-stealing mechanics
- Strategic shot banking
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sky Samurai at 5.0 against Sunburn!'s 4.7. Sky Samurai also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Sunburn!'s advantage is ratings volume (292 vs 8). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Sunburn! costs $2.99 and Sky Samurai $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sky Samurai holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunburn! has 292 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Sunburn!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Sky Samurai's.
| Parameter | Sunburn! | Sky Samurai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (292 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 292 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Secret Crush | Branson Anderson |
Customer experience
Sunburn!
Sky Samurai
Bugs and requests
Sunburn!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels not saving progress
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Level editor and custom level sharing
- More levels and content updates
- Improved zoom and camera controls
Sky Samurai
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sunburn!
No in-app purchases
Sky Samurai
No in-app purchases









