Comparison

LEGO® Ninjago™ vs Snapgrid Remix

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

Head to head
About

LEGO® Ninjago™

Help the Ninjas regain their memories and powers from the villain Ronin and his army. Battle through iconic locations, use cool vehicles, and unleash Spinjitzu powers to defeat enemies and solve puzzles.

Highlights
  • Explore iconic Ninjago locales
  • Uncover secrets of Obsidian Weapons
  • Battle classic villains
  • Drive and fly cool vehicles
  • Unleash Spinjitzu Power
  • Improved touch screen controls
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There is a new threat in Ninjago, and he goes by the name of Ronin. With help from his army of dark samurai, Ronin steals the Ninjas’ memories using an ancient weapon called the Obsidian Glaive. In LEGO® Ninjago™: Shadow of Ronin™, it is up to players to help the Ninjas regain their memories and reclaim their powers before Ronin completes his plan and releases an even greater evil on Ninjago. Players will battle through iconic locales from the TV series, including the Ice Temple, the Toxic Bogs, and a mysterious new island, as well as visit the mountain village of Spinjago, where the Ninjas are currently training with Grand Sensei Dareth and Sensei Wu. GAME FEATURES: -Explore Ninjago: Battle through iconic locales from the LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu TV series, including the Ice Temple, the Toxic Bogs and Chen’s Island. -The Obsidian Weapons: Uncover the secret behind these ancient yet powerful tools. -Classic Villains: Defend Ninjago from well-known enemies, including the Serpentine, Nindroids and more. -Cool Vehicles: Drive, fly, stomp and slide your way through levels with an exciting array of bikes, jets, mechs and even dragons! -Spinjitzu Power: Unleash an elemental tornado to smash your way through enemies and solve puzzles. -Improved Controls: Switch between “Virtual D-pad” and “Casual” controls with improved touch screen controls for an even better brick bashing fun!

About

Snapgrid Remix

Engage in a fast-paced block puzzle game where you clear rows and columns to build combo streaks. Daily and weekly activities offer new challenges and rewards, including a unique boss battle and community events. Customize your experience with optional themes and power-ups.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced block placement
  • Row and column clearing
  • Combo streak building
  • Daily and weekly activities
  • Boss battles
  • Unlockable themes
  • Optional reminders
Features
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Snapgrid Remix turns the classic block-puzzle loop into fast, score-chasing runs. Place three shapes at a time on an 8x8 board, clear rows and columns, and build combo streaks before the grid fills up. Neon Tides layers optional daily and weekly activities around the unchanged standard game. TODAY opens the Activity Hub with an automatic daily token gift, a shared UTC Daily Remix, and three rotating quests. Complete any two quests to earn a calendar stamp, earn a weekly reward from four stamped days without losing progress after a missed day, challenge the presentation-only Null Kraken boss, join Saturday Grid Glow Community Day, and unlock the cosmetic Neon Tides theme from seven cumulative season stamps. After completing a first Daily Remix, players may opt into one user-controlled local reminder. Standard PLAY remains the default. Board size, pieces, placement, scoring, line clears, Color Crush, Blitz, Clean Sweep, earned NUKE behavior, drag controls, Duel Sprint, purchases, ads, Remix Kits, and Premium entitlements are preserved. Snapgrid Remix is free to play with ads. Premium Monthly is optional and unlocks ad-free play plus the premium neon board theme. Token packs are optional consumable in-app purchases used only inside Snapgrid Remix. No app account is required. Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

LEGO® Ninjago™4 screens
Snapgrid Remix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Snapgrid Remix at 100% against LEGO® Ninjago™'s 51%. Snapgrid Remix also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.3). LEGO® Ninjago™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Snapgrid Remix is free to download; LEGO® Ninjago™ costs $4.99 up front. Snapgrid Remix sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. LEGO® Ninjago™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snapgrid Remix holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEGO® Ninjago™ has 5.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of LEGO® Ninjago™'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Snapgrid Remix's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEGO® Ninjago™ ships an update every 21 months, Snapgrid Remix weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
LEGO® Ninjago™ versus Snapgrid Remix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEGO® Ninjago™Snapgrid Remix
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (5.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#79 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB18 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWarner Bros.DIGITAL SYNC, LLC, THE

Customer experience

LEGO® Ninjago™

All ratings5,317 ratings
Positive56.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative39.3%
Written reviews583 reviews
Positive50.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative43.7%

Snapgrid Remix

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LEGO® Ninjago™

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Cutscenes not working
  • Levels freezing or not progressing
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Customizable characters
  • Multilingual support
  • Improved vehicle controls
  • Continuation of the story

Snapgrid Remix

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEGO® Ninjago™

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Snapgrid Remix

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • 1,000 Tokens$0.99
  • Premium Pass$2.99
  • 10,000 Tokens$4.99

Questions

Is LEGO® Ninjago™ free?
LEGO® Ninjago™ costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snapgrid Remix free?
Snapgrid Remix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LEGO® Ninjago™ or Snapgrid Remix?
Snapgrid Remix is rated higher. LEGO® Ninjago™ averages 3.3 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while Snapgrid Remix averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LEGO® Ninjago™ or Snapgrid Remix have ads?
Snapgrid Remix shows ads; LEGO® Ninjago™ does not.
Which is updated more often, LEGO® Ninjago™ or Snapgrid Remix?
LEGO® Ninjago™ ships an update every 21 months, and Snapgrid Remix weekly. Most recently, LEGO® Ninjago™ was updated on October 21, 2026 and Snapgrid Remix on October 9, 2026.

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