Nekosan vs Breakout Ninja
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nekosan
Guide a cat through challenging dungeons to retrieve stolen stars. Utilize one-finger controls for running, sliding, wall jumping, and flying across numerous levels. Embark on an adventure to reclaim what the mice have taken.
- Run, slide, wall jump, and fly mechanics
- Dozens of challenging levels
- One-finger control gameplay
- Retrieve stolen stars
- Infiltrate mouse dungeons
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Oh no… The mice stole all the stars :’( Only a cat can infiltrate their dungeons to get them back! Help Nekosan and his friends to run, slide, wall jump, and fly through dozens of devilish levels. And all of this with one finger! Are you up to the challenge? :3
Breakout Ninja
Engage in fast-paced action as a stealthy ninja, breaking out to destroy buildings and defeat enemies. Compete with friends in this stylish, one-button game.
- One-button gameplay
- Destroy buildings
- Beat bad guys
- Compete with friends
- Ninja theme
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A Ninja cannot be seen. If you see it, it's not a Ninja. Break out in Breakout Ninja and be the number one out-breaking Ninja! Compete against friends, destroy buildings and beat the bad guys! REVIEWS "Be water, my friend." -Bruce Lee "Download it if you're looking for another super solid one-button action game." -Touch Arcade "A one-touch runner with a style of its own." -Pocket Gamer Before downloading, please be aware that this game is super awesome and you'll really like it. Follow on https://www.facebook.com/parttimemonkey https://twitter.com/terikoinen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Breakout Ninja at none against Nekosan's shown. Breakout Ninja also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Nekosan sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Breakout Ninja sells 2 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 — 4.6 for Nekosan against 4.6 for Breakout Ninja. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 872 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 83% positive.
Nekosan ships an update every 2 months, Breakout Ninja every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nekosan | Breakout Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (872 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 872 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 1Button SARL | Part Time Monkey Oy |
Customer experience
Nekosan
Breakout Ninja
User reviews
Nekosan
From 872 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😻 Cute and adorable cat character
- 👍 Simple and intuitive one-tap controls
- 🕹️ Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Visually pleasing minimalist design
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear controls and lack of tutorial
- 💰 Frequent ads and intrusive monetization
- 🤯 Extremely difficult and frustrating levels
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues after updates
Breakout Ninja
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🕹️ Simple and addictive gameplay
- 🎵 Great soundtrack
- 👍 Challenging yet fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mute function doesn't work properly
- 💢 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
- 🔇 No option to disable sound
- 🤖 Laggy performance on some devices
Bugs and requests
Nekosan
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch after recent update
- Inability to exit video ads without watching them
- Progress not saved after exiting the game
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content updates
- Better tutorial and control explanation
- Option to remove ads for a one-time fee
- Restart button for quick retries
Breakout Ninja
Reported bugs
3 issues- Mute function not working
- Ads reappearing after completing levels
- Progress loss after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Pause button
- Customization options for the ninja
- Progression system with unlockables
- Multiplayer mode
In-app purchases
Nekosan
- Pack of 9 Lives$0.99
- Key$0.99
- Maurice$0.99
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- Skip a Stage$0.99
- Remove All Ads$2.99
Breakout Ninja
- Go Premium$1.99
- Shuriken!$1.99
