Sparkle HD vs Ninja Star Dojo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparkle HD
Embark on an epic marble shooter adventure to banish darkness and save the world. Match three or more orbs of the same color to make them disappear, earning power-ups and discovering magical amulets to overcome challenging levels. Explore diverse game modes and uncover hidden secrets.
- Match-3 orb clearing gameplay
- Discover 10+ powerful amulets
- Utilize over a dozen power-ups
- Multiple game modes (Quest, Challenges, Survival)
- Game Center Achievements
- Colorblind mode
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Pop the Orbs and Save the World on your iPad! Top 10 game in 22 countries! REVIEWS "Highly polished and easily recommended action puzzler." toucharcade.com "It's a blast." gamepro.com - 5/5 "Sparkle has wonderful details and exciting gameplay." appsafari.com - 5/5 "Sparkle has taken over the throne as best marble shooter in the App Store. MUST BUY." appadvice.com - 4.5/5 DESCRIPTION Get ready to save the Crowberry Woods in this marble shooter hit! Banish the Orbs of Darkness with your Orb Slinger by tapping where you want your orb to land. Match three same color orbs to make them disappear. Match more to earn amazing Powerups! Don't let the Orbs of Darkness fall into the abyss! Discover more than ten powerful Amulets like Firebolt throughout your journey. Use the Amulets to clear some of the trickier challenges. Embark on an extraordinary journey and reclaim your land! FEATURES - Enjoy hours and hours of top quality action puzzling - Travel through Crowberry Woods and discover more than 10 powerful Amulets - Use over a dozen powerups - Game Center Achievements - Magnificent soundtrack (check the trailer!) - Uncover the 12 secrets of the woods. Hint: Butterflies - Wide selection of different hand crafted levels - 3 game modes: Quest, Challenges, and Survival. - Includes colorblind mode. Check out the gameplay trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHQUI9R8mPI
Ninja Star Dojo
Engage in fast-paced action by selecting a ninja and launching stars to destroy approaching balls. Match colors for powerful combos and high scores across 25 challenging levels. Enjoy retina-quality graphics and custom soundtracks.
- 3 Ninja characters
- 25 action-packed levels
- Color matching combos
- Retina quality graphics
- Custom sound tracks
- Unlockable content through gameplay
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Ninja Star Dojo is a great pick up and play action game! Select one of 3 Ninjas and throw deadly ninja stars to blast away the balls as they approach your base. Match colors to create massive destructive combos for huge scores! Features: ** 25 Action packed and challenging levels ** Universal App supporting all recent iPhone, iPad and iPod touch models ** Beautiful retina quality graphics ** Top notch custom sound tracks ** 100% Free -- All items and levels can be easily unlocked through gameplay only. Check it out today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ninja Star Dojo at Free against Sparkle HD's $4.99. Ninja Star Dojo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Sparkle HD's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 119 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Ninja Star Dojo is free to download; Sparkle HD costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ninja Star Dojo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sparkle HD has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Sparkle HD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ninja Star Dojo's.
Sparkle HD ships an update every 11 months, Ninja Star Dojo every 119 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Sparkle HD | Ninja Star Dojo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 119 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 10tons Ltd | Brian TEETER |
Customer experience
Sparkle HD
Ninja Star Dojo
Bugs and requests
Sparkle HD
Reported bugs
9 issues- Multiple balls launching at once
- Game glitching during fast gameplay
- App crashes (particularly on day 11 and other levels)
- Premature ball clearing from board with certain power-ups
- Slingshot pulled off board prematurely
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- Random color loading without pattern
- Facebook amulet unlock not working despite sending emails
- iPad case compatibility issues with screen rotation
- Performance issues on iPad 3rd generation retina display
Requested features
11 requests- Multiple player profiles/save slots
- Level skip or restart button
- Additional campaign levels
- Screen rotation support
- Score tracking system
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- Leaderboards
- Same-device multiplayer
- Reset level button without losing lives
- Facebook amulet alternative unlock method
- Better visual distinction for black orbs
- More music and sound variety
Ninja Star Dojo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sparkle HD
No in-app purchases
Ninja Star Dojo
No in-app purchases
