Upblock vs Nocturnal Ninjas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upblock
Tap to stack blocks and build a neon tower. Perfect your timing to align sliding blocks, or lose overhangs. Earn gems to unlock boosters and stylish skins, and compete on leaderboards.
- Tap to stack blocks
- Perfect timing for alignment
- Unlock boosters (undo, stacker, slow-mo)
- Customize tower with skins
- Weekly and all-time leaderboards
- Earn gems for in-game items
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Tap to stack blocks and build a neon tower. In Upblock, every drop tests your timing: line up the sliding block to keep it whole, or lose the overhang as it is sliced away. Each smaller landing makes the next tap count even more. ONE TAP, ANOTHER FLOOR Drop each moving block onto the one below. Aim for a clean alignment, keep your tower wide and see how high you can climb. Short rounds make it easy to try again and chase your own high score. THREE BOOSTERS FOR THE NEXT DROP Undo takes back your last block, even after a miss. Stacker places perfect floors for you. Slow-mo slows the moving block to help you line it up. Each booster can be used once per game. 14 WAYS TO STYLE YOUR TOWER Choose from 8 classic skins and 6 animated neon skins: Neon, Electric, Hologram, Synthwave, Circuit and Plasma. Earn gems as you stack and spend them on boosters and skins. A FRESH WEEKLY CHALLENGE Compare scores on weekly and all-time leaderboards. Start another run, improve your timing and work towards a higher score. One tap. One more floor. Stack to the neon sky. Contains ads and optional in-app purchases.
Nocturnal Ninjas
An arcade-survival game where players navigate a dojo, battling enemies with quick movements and attacks. Test your reflexes and survival skills in this action-packed challenge.
- Joystick movement
- Attack and dash mechanics
- Enemy evasion
- Dojo survival gameplay
- Fast-paced action
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Tackle Nocturnal Ninjas, an arcade-survival game set inside a dojo. This action-packed survival game will test your limits! - Use the joystick to move around - Attack and dash through enemies - Be quick on your feet - Watch out for the dashing ninjas Download Nocturnal Ninjas and dominate the dojo!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Upblock at 4.7 against Nocturnal Ninjas's 3.5. Upblock also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). Nocturnal Ninjas's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Upblock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nocturnal Ninjas asks for nothing beyond the download.
Upblock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Upblock has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Upblock ships an update every 2 months, Nocturnal Ninjas every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upblock | Nocturnal Ninjas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maka Mobile | Adknown |
Customer experience
Upblock
Nocturnal Ninjas
In-app purchases
Upblock
- Remove Ads$4.99
Nocturnal Ninjas
No in-app purchases
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