Comparison

Sam The Samurai vs Trek 85

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

Trek 85

Pilot a retro spaceship through challenging missions and waves of enemies. Experience authentic old-school gameplay with black and white graphics and classic sound effects. Survive the harsh realities of space travel in this difficult, yet rewarding, adventure.

Highlights
  • Multiple missions
  • Waves of enemies
  • Cloaked enemies
  • Old-school gameplay
  • Black and white graphics
  • Touch screen support
  • External keyboard support
Features
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Due to the effects of flying too fast and too close to the sun, your spaceship has turned to 1980. Can you survive? There are multiple missions, waves of enemies - some cloaked, some even worse - and numerous other obstacles between you and your illustrious career as a starship caption. With authentic old-school gameplay, black and white graphics, pew-pew and boom sounds.. it's am escape to simpler times. Simpler - but harder - times. Support for touch screen and external keyboards.

Screenshots

Sam The Samurai4 screens
Trek 853 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trek 85 at 5.0 against Sam The Samurai's 3.7. Trek 85 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 20 months). Sam The Samurai's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trek 85 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sam The Samurai ships an update every 20 months, Trek 85 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Sam The Samurai versus Trek 85: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSam The SamuraiTrek 85
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB5 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTobias KamberJohn Kennedy

Customer experience

Sam The Samurai

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

Trek 85

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sam The Samurai

No in-app purchases

None

Trek 85

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sam The Samurai free?
Sam The Samurai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trek 85 free?
Trek 85 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sam The Samurai or Trek 85?
Trek 85 is rated higher. Sam The Samurai averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Trek 85 averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Sam The Samurai or Trek 85 have ads?
Neither Sam The Samurai nor Trek 85 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sam The Samurai or Trek 85?
Sam The Samurai ships an update every 20 months, and Trek 85 weekly. Most recently, Sam The Samurai was updated on November 1, 2026 and Trek 85 on October 31, 2026.

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