Comparison

Sam The Samurai vs D.U.M.B. Ducks

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

Head to head
About

Sam The Samurai

Embark on a journey as a lone samurai through medieval Japan, collecting coins and overcoming obstacles. Navigate treacherous cliffs, outsmart sly ninjas, and master simple jump and slash controls to reach the end of each of the 25 levels.

Highlights
  • Medieval Japan setting
  • Collect coins for points
  • Simple jump and slash controls
  • Avoid ninja attacks
  • 25 challenging levels
  • Recruit new players
Features
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Take a tour in medieval Japan where samurais and ninjas collide. You play as Sam the lone Samurai who ventures the forest to collect coins and ultimately reach the far ends of the land. His journey is obstructed by cliffs and walls as well as quick and sly ninjas. Help Sam reach his goal and finish all 25 levels of the game. Your main objective is to get through the obstacles and safely reach the right end of each level. Playable levels are unlocked each time active players are in them, you are encouraged to recruit new players that would also enjoy this game. Your samurai character moves forward and can turn on walls. The controls are simple as you have the jump and slash options. You can jump over walls, cliffs and avoid ninja attacks; you can slash the enemies and boxes that obstruct your way. If you touch the enemy before slashing him, you can be stung and die. You can also die if you fall into the ditch so be very careful! The character gets 3 lives but can still continue in every unlocked level if he dies. Each level offers you coins to gather. Get as much coins as you can to earn points which are displayed on the level menu. Aside from points you may also collect stars that can be found on fixed places in each level. You can find one star per level.

About

D.U.M.B. Ducks

Embark on a retro platform adventure where hungry ducks, seeking snails underground, discover monsters. Battle beasts, destroy walls, and upgrade weapons with collected cash to escape military bases.

Highlights
  • Retro platformer gameplay
  • Battle giant snails and beasts
  • Upgrade weapons
  • Destroy walls
  • Collect cash
Features
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Stationed in deep underground military bases, the ducks were hungry. Rather than accept their given rations, they dug deeper into the earth in search of delicious snails. Instead they found the monsters of the abyss!   D.U.M.B. Ducks is an action-filled, retro platform game. Slaughter giant snails. Battle gigantic beasts. Buy better guns. Blow up walls. Collect fat stacks of cash.

Screenshots

Sam The Samurai4 screens
D.U.M.B. Ducks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sam The Samurai at Free against D.U.M.B. Ducks's $2.99. Sam The Samurai also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). D.U.M.B. Ducks's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.7). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sam The Samurai is free to download; D.U.M.B. Ducks costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

D.U.M.B. Ducks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sam The Samurai versus D.U.M.B. Ducks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSam The SamuraiD.U.M.B. Ducks
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 20 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB415 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTobias KamberCascadia Games LLC

Customer experience

Sam The Samurai

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

D.U.M.B. Ducks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sam The Samurai

No in-app purchases

None

D.U.M.B. Ducks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sam The Samurai free?
Sam The Samurai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is D.U.M.B. Ducks free?
D.U.M.B. Ducks costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sam The Samurai or D.U.M.B. Ducks?
D.U.M.B. Ducks is rated higher. Sam The Samurai averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while D.U.M.B. Ducks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sam The Samurai or D.U.M.B. Ducks have ads?
Neither Sam The Samurai nor D.U.M.B. Ducks shows ads.

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