Sloth Climb vs Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sloth Climb
Guide a small sloth up a tree by tapping the screen to make it jump between branches. Avoid obstacles like birds and collect stars and fruit to achieve high scores and escape a pursuing predator.
- Tap-based climbing gameplay
- Avoid birds and obstacles
- Collect stars and fruit
- Compete for high scores
- Simple controls
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Sloth Climb A little sloth was doing his business on the ground one day but all of a sudden, a growl from an approaching carnivore was heard. Now with your power of the ‘TAP’ you will help the young sloth climb. The little sloth must continually climb while avoiding the mindless birds that get in its way and might as well collect a few stars and fruit that the sloth passes by, can never have too many stars and fruit in one’s journey. Climb to new heights to avoid the pursuit of the very hungry beast and reclaim the iron throne of the biggest scores among all the sloths. Controls Simply time your tap on the screen with the little sloths continuously moving aim, heading towards the tree on the other side. Continue bouncing up between the two trees to gain height.
Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner
Embark on a shinobi adventure in this arcade game where you dash, slash, and slice through hundreds of challenging levels. Cut down enemies, slow time to dodge bullets, and unlock powerful swords to become the ultimate blade master.
- Dash, slash, and slice enemies
- Hundreds of challenging levels
- Slow down time to dodge bullets
- Unlock deadly swords
- Use super perks like poisons and lasers
- Battle stickman shinobi, gun masters, and bosses
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Sharpen your blade, sword master! It’s time to embark on the real shinobi adventure! Welcome to Sword Play! – a fun arcade game where all you have to do is dash, slash & slice! Dash through the hundreds of challenging levels and cut all your targets in pieces who dare to stop you! Could you prove you're a true hit master? Slow the time and chop flying bullets, slice explosive barrels in half and beat giant suricens back to your stickman enemies! The gameplay is super simple. All you need is swiping through the phone screen to cut the dummies into halves. HORDES OF ENEMIES Face tricky stickman shinobi, gun masters and powerful bosses! You must float like a butterfly unless you want to be cut yourself. Don’t let any samurai make a scratch! DEADLY SWORDS Complete samurai missions to unlock the most dangerous swords in the world! Your arsenal includes Infinity Blade, Lusting Katana, Sabre of Darkness, Beat Blade, Arthur’s Excalibur, and other epic bladed weapons. Crush them all with the superpower of your swords! SUPER PERKS A smart shadow ninja takes every chance to defeat their enemies! Don’t hesitate to use poisons, tomahawks and even lasers to bring down all the stickman opponents in a slicing level. Neither money nor lineage can make a slicing hero! Grab a sword and show your ragdoll enemies who is the real blade master! Download one of the most stylish 3d blade sword games now and slice them all!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sloth Climb at 100% against Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner's 68%. Sloth Climb also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (467K vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Sloth Climb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sloth Climb holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner has 467K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sloth Climb's written reviews are positive against 68% of Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner's.
Sloth Climb ships an update every 39 months, Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sloth Climb | Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (467K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 67.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 467K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #186 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | david cherrin | AI Games FZ |
Customer experience
Sloth Climb
Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner
Bugs and requests
Sloth Climb
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sword tracking issues
- Game crashes or freezes
- Inconsistencies between ads and actual gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and challenges
- Increased difficulty options
- Additional swords, trails, and customization
- Ragdoll physics and improved enemy reactions
- Minibosses or boss battles
In-app purchases
Sloth Climb
- Ads No More$0.99
Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner
- NO ADS$3.99
Questions
Is Sloth Climb free?
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