Nifty Ninja vs Vicious Varmints
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nifty Ninja
Embark on an endless running adventure as a ninja, leaping over obstacles and aiming for the highest score. Test your reflexes and survival skills in this highly engaging game.
- Endless running gameplay
- Jump over throwing stars
- High score challenges
- Survival mechanics
- Addictive gameplay
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Run and jump over throwing stars! Get the high score and jump over buildings! STAY ALIVE ! The most addicting Ninja game EVER! Play Now!
Vicious Varmints
Defend your yard from hungry critters by quickly zapping them with a foam dart gun. You have limited time and ammo to stop them from eating your food. Protect your family's treasures from these fast-eating varmints.
- Zap critters with foam darts
- Limited time and ammo
- Protect food treasures
- Family-friendly gameplay
- Fast-paced action
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Ma, git me my foam dart gun. Them vicious critters is after our dang yard waffles! Vicious Varmints are on the loose again and after all your foodly treasures. The traps have been set and the Varmints have taken the bait. All that's left is for you to load up your non-lethal, 9v battery modified foam dart gun, and Zap 'em back to where they came from. Once they get on your glorious goodies, they git to work pretty quickly, eatin' their way to the center so they can run off with the rest. You have a limited amount of time and ammo to stop 'em. The whole family is countin' on you to keep them Vicious Varmints off the food. Good luck nephew!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nifty Ninja at none against Vicious Varmints's 2. Nifty Ninja also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Vicious Varmints's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Vicious Varmints sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nifty Ninja asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Nifty Ninja against 5.0 for Vicious Varmints. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nifty Ninja has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nifty Ninja ships an update every 21 months, Vicious Varmints every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nifty Ninja | Vicious Varmints |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calen McCann | Player1games Inc. |
Customer experience
Nifty Ninja
Vicious Varmints
In-app purchases
Nifty Ninja
No in-app purchases
Vicious Varmints
- Ten Credits$0.99
- Credit 25$1.99
Questions
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