Flip Ball vs Ninja Shinobin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flip Ball
Compete to collect coins in this retro arcade action game by pulling a spring to launch a ball. Navigate challenging stages, avoid falling into holes, and master realistic ball physics. Enjoy a fun and engaging experience with simple touch controls.
- Spring-based ball launching
- Coin collection challenges
- Realistic ball physics
- Paper and 3DCG stages
- Simple touch controls
- Avoid falling into holes
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This game is the 7th iPhone game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". Easy operation only of pulling a spring. Action game that competes without falling into a hole how many coins taken. Cute cat stage made of paper, realistic pre-rendering 3DCG stage, please get a coin. Operating with realistic ball physics of motion. [ How to play ] touch -> drag -> release The spring force to play ball, drag depends on the distance. [ Game Tips ] Do not drop the ball in the hole. And please collect coins. Arrive at the ball to the goal, restart from the top of the same course. Compete for the number of coins collected. Please Enjoy it!
Ninja Shinobin
Master your ninja skills in this challenging game. Use precise timing to hop on tumbling logs and keep up the pace in a brutal workout. Experience classic arcade-style gameplay.
- Log hopping gameplay
- Precise timing challenges
- Brutal workout difficulty
- Classic arcade feel
- Ninja skill honing
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“Today, I shall hone my skills at this waterfall.” A ninja’s work is never done! Keep up the pace in this brutal workout! Cassette Games: Volume 8 is here! - Use the L and R buttons to hop on to the tumbling logs!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ninja Shinobin at 5.0 against Flip Ball's 4.0. Ninja Shinobin also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Flip Ball's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 28 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ninja Shinobin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Flip Ball's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ninja Shinobin's.
Flip Ball ships an update every 4 months, Ninja Shinobin every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flip Ball | Ninja Shinobin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Masakazu Yonehara |
Customer experience
Flip Ball
Ninja Shinobin
In-app purchases
Flip Ball
No in-app purchases
Ninja Shinobin
No in-app purchases
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