Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Tap-based climbing gameplay
  • Avoid birds and obstacles
  • Collect stars and fruit
  • Compete for high scores
  • Simple controls
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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!

Screenshots

Sloth Climb4 screens
Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sloth Climb versus Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSloth ClimbSword Play! Ninja Slice Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (467K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better67.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1467K — better
Update frequencyEvery 39 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#186 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB216 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developerdavid cherrinAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Sloth Climb

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner

All ratings456,799 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews1,462 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral8.6%
Negative23.9%

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

1 purchases

Sloth Climb

One-time1
  • Ads No More$0.99
1 purchases

Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner

One-time1
  • NO ADS$3.99

Questions

Is Sloth Climb free?
Sloth Climb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner free?
Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sloth Climb or Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner?
Sloth Climb is rated higher. Sloth Climb averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner averages 4.7 from 467K ratings.
Do Sloth Climb or Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner have ads?
Both Sloth Climb and Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sloth Climb or Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner?
Sloth Climb ships an update every 39 months, and Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner monthly. Most recently, Sloth Climb was updated on November 2, 2026 and Sword Play! Ninja Slice Runner on November 9, 2026.

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