Comparison

Ninja TD Lite vs Overdrive Ninja Shadow

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

Head to head
About

Ninja TD Lite

Engage in a defense game featuring five distinct ninja types and five powerful ninja magic abilities. Strategically deploy ninjas and utilize their unique skills to repel waves of enemies and protect your territory.

Highlights
  • Five unique ninja types
  • Five ninja magic abilities
  • Strategic unit deployment
  • Enemy control and damage
  • Coin collection for upgrades
Features
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Ninja TD Lite is a Defense game. There are five types of ninja and five types of ninja magic you can use. NINJA: -Green Ninja: Inflict medium damage at medium range. -Purple Ninja: Slow the enemy but do little damage. -Blue Ninja: Special attack causes collateral damage to nearby enemies. -Red Ninja: Red ninjas will attack all enemies along its route. -Yellow Ninja: Yellow ninjas collect coins from dead enemies within range. Grade 3 ninjas can collect magic coins from enemy killed by other ninjas. NINJA MAGIC: -Green Ninja Magic: Whirls the enemy back to the beginning. -Purple Ninja Magic: This thunderbolt numbs enemies causing them to stop momentarily. -Blue Ninja Magic: Reveals the location of invisible enemies. -Red Ninja Magic: Bomb Ninjas explode at designated areas hurting nearby enemies. -Yellow Ninja Magic:Collects extra gold from nearby dead enemies. In full version, there are 30 stages in five villages you can challenge!!

About

Overdrive Ninja Shadow

Engage in a futuristic hack-and-slash action platformer as a cyborg soldier seeking revenge. Master unique weapon combos, overcome challenging enemies and traps, and upgrade your hero to save the world from a dark clan.

Highlights
  • Hack n slash combat
  • Action platformer gameplay
  • Variety of weapons with unique combos
  • Offline play
  • Hero customization and upgrades
  • Sci-fi graphics and effects
  • Giant boss battles
Features
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In the future, a strong, outstanding species is created from the combination of humans, technology and black metal. The government names them “shadow cyborg”, and allows every sector to have their own shadow security force (S.E.F), but all of theme have to be controlled by the Headquarter placed in Century city. Everything seems so perfect, til the day Headquarter is under attacked by a Dark Clan. CORE, a senior cyborg soldier discovers the plot too late. The Lord Commander of S.E.F is hacked, he slays his soldier and replace them by new shadow cyborg generation to take over the government. After the attack, CORE joins the rebel and heads to the city seeking revenge for his comrades and destroying the Dark Clan. Overdrive is a combination hack n slash and action platformer with many weapons available: sword, buster sword, spear, twin dagger...with unique built-in combos. Starting from the Dark Forest, you will face dangerous enemies and traps. In the fight, use your skill to avoid attack and make extraordinary combos. FEATURES of Overdrive - Ninja Shadow Revenge game: - Tutorial for newbie makes sure every player can know how to play - Playable OFFLINE - Smooth game control experience - Discover poweful combos in each weapon, make game full of fun and suprising. - Upgrade, customize & equip your hero with epic weapons & armor suits and more! - Ultra-stunning scifi graphic & effect - Giant boss with unique attack. FIGHTING of Overdrive game: - The screen’ll locked when enemies appear in the screen & you need to destroy numerous waves of enemies to continue going ahead. - Using avoiding skills to survive? Killing enemies madly? - Exploting traps & platforms to kill them? - There are many strategies to handle them. ADVENTURE & STORY: - Not only combat but also challenge your self to complete each level with many dangerous platforms. VARIOUS WEAPONS: - Using different weapons ( Sword, Buster Sword, Spear,...) with their perfect combos bring unforgetable hack and slash game experience. - Players can pick their best weapons and also upgrade weapons to unlock new stronger combos. GRAPHIC & SOUND: - Amazing scifi high quality graphic makes sure you will be suprised. - It’s 2 available modes to set suitable graphic for your phone. SO YOU GONNA BE THE HERO WHO SAVES THE WORLD? ENJOY NOW! Have any question or feedback to make the game better? Please let us know. Contact us via: Email: gms.mobilegame@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mobile-Adventure-Game-461699647363707/

Screenshots

Ninja TD Lite4 screens
Overdrive Ninja Shadow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Overdrive Ninja Shadow at 4.6 against Ninja TD Lite's 3.4. Overdrive Ninja Shadow also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 55%). Ninja TD Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Overdrive Ninja Shadow sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Ninja TD Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Overdrive Ninja Shadow holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ninja TD Lite has 1.7K ratings behind it against 265, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Ninja TD Lite's written reviews are positive against 70% of Overdrive Ninja Shadow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ninja TD Lite ships an update every 5 months, Overdrive Ninja Shadow monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Ninja TD Lite versus Overdrive Ninja Shadow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNinja TD LiteOverdrive Ninja Shadow
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (1.7K ratings)4.6 (265 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better265
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS2.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB144 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHsieh JasonGEM MOBILE SOFTWARE COMPANY

Customer experience

Ninja TD Lite

All ratings1,699 ratings
Positive52.1%
Neutral18.2%
Negative29.7%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative35.5%

Overdrive Ninja Shadow

All ratings262 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative15.7%

Bugs and requests

Ninja TD Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes on some devices
  • Difficulty progressing past certain levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Update the game to support newer devices
  • Add more variety in levels and enemy types
  • Improve the graphics and visual presentation

Overdrive Ninja Shadow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ninja TD Lite

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Overdrive Ninja Shadow

One-time11
  • Gem Pack 1$0.99
  • Starter Pack 3$0.99
  • Pack2$1.99
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  • Gem Pack 2$1.99
  • Starter Pack2$2.99
  • Pack3$4.99
  • Gem Pack 3$4.99
  • Starter Pack 1$7.99
  • Pack4$9.99
  • Gem Pack 4$9.99
  • Gem Pack 5$49.99

Questions

Is Ninja TD Lite free?
Ninja TD Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overdrive Ninja Shadow free?
Overdrive Ninja Shadow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ninja TD Lite or Overdrive Ninja Shadow?
Overdrive Ninja Shadow is rated higher. Ninja TD Lite averages 3.4 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Overdrive Ninja Shadow averages 4.6 from 265 ratings.
Do Ninja TD Lite or Overdrive Ninja Shadow have ads?
Overdrive Ninja Shadow shows ads; Ninja TD Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Ninja TD Lite or Overdrive Ninja Shadow?
Ninja TD Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Overdrive Ninja Shadow monthly. Most recently, Ninja TD Lite was updated on October 29, 2026 and Overdrive Ninja Shadow on October 24, 2026.

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