NinjAwesome vs Overdrive Ninja Shadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NinjAwesome
Engage in a fast-paced ninja adventure with skillful swipes to navigate traps and collect coins. Battle enemies, use shuriken, and complete various ninja missions. Upgrade powers and unlock new abilities to master the art of the ninja.
- Skillful swipe controls
- Hurdle perilous traps
- Snatch bouncing coins
- Slash wicked enemies
- Snipe foes with shuriken
- Upgrade Ninja Powers
- Master Secret Missions
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NinjAwesome - the best ninja game ever! Use skillful swipes to hurdle perilous traps and snatch mischievous bouncing coins! Rush through the pixellated plants, swiftly slashing wicked enemies, sniping foes with shuriken as you leap! Complete the tests of the ninja - Assassination, Infiltration, Sabotage, Espionage, and Wandering - to satisfy your destiny! - Upgrade your mystical Ninja Powers! - Collect many Deadly Shuriken! - Master 5 types of Secret Missions! - Compete in the zen-like Endless Mode! Download NinjAwesome now to join the ancient and sacred order of the ninja!
Overdrive Ninja Shadow
Engage in a futuristic hack-and-slash action platformer as a cyborg soldier seeking revenge. Master unique weapon combos, overcome challenging enemies and traps, and upgrade your hero to save the world from a dark clan.
- Hack n slash combat
- Action platformer gameplay
- Variety of weapons with unique combos
- Offline play
- Hero customization and upgrades
- Sci-fi graphics and effects
- Giant boss battles
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In the future, a strong, outstanding species is created from the combination of humans, technology and black metal. The government names them “shadow cyborg”, and allows every sector to have their own shadow security force (S.E.F), but all of theme have to be controlled by the Headquarter placed in Century city. Everything seems so perfect, til the day Headquarter is under attacked by a Dark Clan. CORE, a senior cyborg soldier discovers the plot too late. The Lord Commander of S.E.F is hacked, he slays his soldier and replace them by new shadow cyborg generation to take over the government. After the attack, CORE joins the rebel and heads to the city seeking revenge for his comrades and destroying the Dark Clan. Overdrive is a combination hack n slash and action platformer with many weapons available: sword, buster sword, spear, twin dagger...with unique built-in combos. Starting from the Dark Forest, you will face dangerous enemies and traps. In the fight, use your skill to avoid attack and make extraordinary combos. FEATURES of Overdrive - Ninja Shadow Revenge game: - Tutorial for newbie makes sure every player can know how to play - Playable OFFLINE - Smooth game control experience - Discover poweful combos in each weapon, make game full of fun and suprising. - Upgrade, customize & equip your hero with epic weapons & armor suits and more! - Ultra-stunning scifi graphic & effect - Giant boss with unique attack. FIGHTING of Overdrive game: - The screen’ll locked when enemies appear in the screen & you need to destroy numerous waves of enemies to continue going ahead. - Using avoiding skills to survive? Killing enemies madly? - Exploting traps & platforms to kill them? - There are many strategies to handle them. ADVENTURE & STORY: - Not only combat but also challenge your self to complete each level with many dangerous platforms. VARIOUS WEAPONS: - Using different weapons ( Sword, Buster Sword, Spear,...) with their perfect combos bring unforgetable hack and slash game experience. - Players can pick their best weapons and also upgrade weapons to unlock new stronger combos. GRAPHIC & SOUND: - Amazing scifi high quality graphic makes sure you will be suprised. - It’s 2 available modes to set suitable graphic for your phone. SO YOU GONNA BE THE HERO WHO SAVES THE WORLD? ENJOY NOW! Have any question or feedback to make the game better? Please let us know. Contact us via: Email: gms.mobilegame@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mobile-Adventure-Game-461699647363707/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Overdrive Ninja Shadow at monthly against NinjAwesome's every 11 months. NinjAwesome's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 70%) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 265). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. NinjAwesome sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Overdrive Ninja Shadow sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for NinjAwesome against 4.6 for Overdrive Ninja Shadow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 265 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of NinjAwesome's written reviews are positive against 70% of Overdrive Ninja Shadow's.
NinjAwesome ships an update every 11 months, Overdrive Ninja Shadow monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | NinjAwesome | Overdrive Ninja Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (265 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 70.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 265 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | GameResort LLC | GEM MOBILE SOFTWARE COMPANY |
Customer experience
NinjAwesome
Overdrive Ninja Shadow
Bugs and requests
NinjAwesome
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on startup for some users
- Inability to avoid damage after being hit
- Platforms and obstacles not registering properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more levels and content
- Implement boss battles
- Allow customization of ninja appearance
- Add controller support
- Improve progression system
Overdrive Ninja Shadow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NinjAwesome
- Bag of NinJems$1.99
- Barrel of NinJems$4.99
- Treasure of NinJems$19.99
Overdrive Ninja Shadow
- Gem Pack 1$0.99
- Starter Pack 3$0.99
- Pack2$1.99
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- Gem Pack 2$1.99
- Starter Pack2$2.99
- Pack3$4.99
- Gem Pack 3$4.99
- Starter Pack 1$7.99
- Pack4$9.99
- Gem Pack 4$9.99
- Gem Pack 5$49.99
Questions
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