Comparison

PPKP vs Ninja Ranger

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

Head to head
About

PPKP

Become a hero and rebuild a city under attack by monsters. Smash cars for materials, train in martial arts, and upgrade your abilities in the lab to defeat your foes and restore order.

Highlights
  • Smash cars for building materials
  • Replenish strength and boost combos
  • Learn martial arts and upgrade dojo
  • Acquire power-ups and special goggles
  • Receive hints from city inhabitants
Features
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Suddenly the Monster Corps attacks and breaks the city. Be the hero who will revive the city while taking down monsters. - Scrapyard Get building materials by smashing old cars to pieces. - Restaurant Replenish your strength and boost your combo powers while gaining needed experience to level up. Don't worry about losing some fights; the restaurant is always open to satisfy your appetite. So go out and challenge those monsters again and again. - Dojo Ancient scrolls of martial arts are available for you to learn. Learning more martial arts allows you to upgrade the dojo and learn much more. Don't forget to check the hidden room for the forbidden techniques. - Laboratory Do you want upgrades? The laboratory has them. From special goggles that let's you see the monsters weaknesses, to power ups that will make you the best monster hunter, the laboratory has them all. Some power ups will gain experience if equipped at your house. - People Tapping on people in the city will give you some nice hints. Animals also deserve some of your tender taps.

About

Ninja Ranger

Embark on a pixelated adventure as a ninja superhero, battling evil across challenging levels. Master classic 2D platform action, wield diverse weapons, and upgrade your hero. Earn ninja evaluations and uncover a retro storyline.

Highlights
  • Classic 2D platform action gameplay
  • Variety of ninja weapons and sub-weapons
  • 7 challenging levels with unique terrain and bosses
  • Hero upgrade system for blood and energy
  • Ninja evaluation system with gold coin rewards
  • Retro 2D scroll story CG
Features
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Ninja Ranger tells the story of a legendary ninja--Ray, he punishes evil and save the world. In the game you will play a ninja superhero and fight against evil enemies. The game uses a realistic pixel style, bringing you back to the 8-bit, 16-bit pixel game era; the gameplay is also using the classic 2D platform action gameplay, this is an action game with a refreshing impact. If you are an action game player, please see the detailed description below. 1 Gameplay: Classic 2D platform action game, the super ninja hero can walk, jump, climb and attack the enemy on various terrain platforms; 2 Weapon system: Includes main weapons, such as samurai sword, chain sickle, hook claw, and ninjutsu sub-weapons, such as shuriken, wind blade, fire blade, amulet fire; 3 Level system: The game provides 7 levels, each level has different terrain features, enemies, and finally the difficult Boss; 4 Upgrade system: In addition to collecting and unlocking the main weapon and the ninjutsu sub-weapon, the game also has an upgrade scroll in the level to upgrade the hero's blood and energy slot; 5 Ninja Evaluation system: Each level challenge will give different levels of ninja evaluation according to the passing time, number of killings, number of injuries etc. Divided into three levels of master ninja, mid ninja and lesser ninja. The Ninja evaluationto corresponds to different gold coin rewards; 6 Storyline: The beginning and the end of the game provide a retro 2D scroll story CG, please enjoy it. Ninja Ranger is a challenging action game. If you are an action game enthusiast and want all the levels to be master ninja, I suggest you understand the characteristics of each main weapon and sub-weapon in the game. The following is a detailed introduction: 1 Samurai sword: The weapon that comes with the game at the beginning of the game, the attack frequency and attack range are relatively balanced, suitable for any battle scene; 2 Chain sickle: Need to unlock with gold coins, low attack frequency but long attack range, very suitable for battle scenes that need to maintain distance; 3 Hook claw: Need to unlock with gold coins, the attack frequency is super high, the attack range is short, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious, it is a weapon to spike the Boss; 4 Shuriken: The ninjutsu that comes with the game at the beginning of the game, throwing a shurikento forward; 5 Boomerang: Need a small amount of gold coins to unlock, throw a shuriken forward and it will return, can attack enemies at a certain distance from the front and rear; 6 Wind Blade: Need a small amount of gold coins to unlock, throw one blade in the up and down direction, attack the enemy from the up and down direction; 7 Fire blade up: You need to unlock with gold coins, throwing five scattered flames in the direction of the oblique upper, attacking enemies in a wide range; 8 Fire blade down: Similar to the Fire blade up, the different is oblique below direction; 9 Amulet fire: It takes a lot of gold coins to unlock. It is the ultimate ninjutsu. The fires can attack the enemy and the ninja will be invincible. Every soldier and Boss in the level, this is left to the player to explore. Come on, pick up the samurai sword and start your ninja trial. When you master every weapon and ninjutsu, you become a real master ninja!

Screenshots

PPKP4 screens
Ninja Ranger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PPKP at every 5 days against Ninja Ranger's every 9 months. PPKP also leads on ratings volume (23K vs 310) and review sentiment (95% vs 72%). Ninja Ranger's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PPKP sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Ninja Ranger sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PPKP holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PPKP has 23K ratings behind it against 310, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of PPKP's written reviews are positive against 72% of Ninja Ranger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PPKP ships an update every 5 days, Ninja Ranger every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PPKP versus Ninja Ranger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPPKPNinja Ranger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23K ratings) — better4.6 (310 ratings)
Positive reviews95.3% of reviews — better71.8% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better310
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB160 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperSHIMADA TOSHIHIRO立鹏 冯

Customer experience

PPKP

All ratings23,315 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews1,459 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.1%

Ninja Ranger

All ratings310 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral7.0%
Negative21.1%

Bugs and requests

PPKP

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional button/control responsiveness issues
  • Game freezing/crashing on certain levels

Requested features

4 requests
  • More ways to earn premium currency
  • Ability to save/restore progress across devices
  • Additional gameplay modes (boss rush, multiplayer, etc.)
  • More customization options for the protagonist

Ninja Ranger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PPKP

One-time3
  • 100Gem$0.99
  • 600Gem$4.99
  • 6000Gem$40.99
4 purchases

Ninja Ranger

One-time4
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • 1000 Coins$3.99
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  • 5000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is PPKP free?
PPKP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ninja Ranger free?
Ninja Ranger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PPKP or Ninja Ranger?
PPKP is rated higher. PPKP averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while Ninja Ranger averages 4.6 from 310 ratings.
Do PPKP or Ninja Ranger have ads?
Both PPKP and Ninja Ranger show ads.
Which is updated more often, PPKP or Ninja Ranger?
PPKP ships an update every 5 days, and Ninja Ranger every 9 months. Most recently, PPKP was updated on September 26, 2026 and Ninja Ranger on September 3, 2026.

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