Comparison

Ninja Tobu vs Underwatch

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

Head to head
About

Ninja Tobu

Engage in a fast-paced action game where you jump, dodge, and attack through endless ninja battles. Master powerful moves and defeat enemies in challenging levels with stunning graphics. Become the ultimate ninja warrior.

Highlights
  • Tap to jump
  • Swipe to attack
  • Endless levels
  • Stunning graphics
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Ancient Japan setting
Features
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Step into the world of Ninja Tobu and test your skills in this fast-paced action game. Jump, dodge, and slice your way through endless levels of ninja battles as you strive to become the ultimate ninja master. You simply tap to power your jump, swipe to soar through the air and perform powerful attacks to defeat your enemies. Featuring stunning graphics and addictive gameplay, Ninja Tobu transports you to a world of ancient Japan, where you will face off enemies in challenging and fierce levels. With new levels added regularly, the excitement never ends. Download Ninja Tobu now and start your journey to become the ultimate ninja warrior.

About

Underwatch

Awaken in a lab cage and choose to escape a monotonous existence. Navigate a world of light and shadow, evading surveillance cameras while trusting an unknown ally. Uncover a surprising story in this challenging arcade-style game.

Highlights
  • Escape the lab
  • Avoid surveillance cameras
  • Light and shadow gameplay
  • Tricky levels
  • Surprising story
  • Arcade elements
Features
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You wake up - all you knew so far were the blurred outlines you perceived through the milky glass of your cage. But suddenly your door is open. What do you do? Do you want to go on living a dreary life as a lab rat or do you dare to escape? But someone is aware of your escape. But is the one who sends you help in these seemingly hopeless situations really your friend? Find out, because you have no choice but to trust him. Can you manage to escape from the lab? Good luck - you'll need it. --- --- --- Underwatch: A game of light and shadow - escape from the lab without getting caught by the surveillance cameras! With thrilling arcade elements, tricky levels and a surprising story, the game offers varied entertainment. Underwatch was created as a project from Codevember 2019. A small team of former students of the University of Tübingen and other people for artwork, music and more developed and designed this project together. You can find more information about the background story here: https://codevember.org/

Screenshots

Ninja Tobu4 screens
Underwatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Underwatch at none against Ninja Tobu's 14. Underwatch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (79% vs 65%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Ninja Tobu sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Underwatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Ninja Tobu against 4.0 for Underwatch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 260 and 282 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Ninja Tobu's written reviews are positive against 79% of Underwatch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ninja Tobu versus Underwatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNinja TobuUnderwatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (260 ratings) — better4.0 (282 ratings)
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews79.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings260282 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB118 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperCerebralFixMathias Schlenker

Customer experience

Ninja Tobu

All ratings260 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral4.6%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative27.4%

Underwatch

All ratings284 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative19.4%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative11.2%

User reviews

Ninja Tobu

From 260 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Addictive and fun
  • 🎨 Excellent art style
  • 🕹️ Challenging but rewarding

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🕹️ Overly difficult challenges
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🕰️ Long loading times

Underwatch

From 282 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth graphics
  • 🚀 Challenging gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting concept and story
  • 🎶 Great music and atmosphere

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Clunky/unresponsive controls
  • 🔀 Repetitive level design
  • 🕰️ Short game length
  • 🤔 Unclear/missing plot elements

Bugs and requests

Ninja Tobu

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Level 66 not loading
  • Character getting stuck in walls
  • Daily rewards not working
  • Progress loss after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More characters and customization options
  • Additional game modes and levels
  • Ability to save and restore progress
  • Leaderboard and social features

Underwatch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Getting stuck on objects
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Glitchy camera behavior

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety and complexity
  • Ability to save progress
  • Additional gameplay mechanics
  • Expanded story and lore

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Ninja Tobu

One-time14
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 300 Coins$1.99
  • Animal Spirit Set$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Reaper Set$1.99
  • Shinobi Training (Discipline)$1.99
  • Cyborg Set$2.99
  • Warlock Set$2.99
  • Magus Set$2.99
  • Festive Set$2.99
  • 750 Coins$3.99
  • Starter Pack$3.99
  • Survivalist$3.99
  • 2000 Coins$9.99
  • Dragon God Set$14.99
None

Underwatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ninja Tobu free?
Ninja Tobu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Underwatch free?
Underwatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ninja Tobu or Underwatch?
Ninja Tobu is rated higher. Ninja Tobu averages 4.1 out of 5 from 260 ratings, while Underwatch averages 4.0 from 282 ratings.
Do Ninja Tobu or Underwatch have ads?
Ninja Tobu shows ads; Underwatch does not.
Which is updated more often, Ninja Tobu or Underwatch?
Ninja Tobu ships an update every 3 weeks, and Underwatch every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ninja Tobu was updated on October 21, 2026 and Underwatch on October 21, 2026.

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