Comparison

Bacon Ninja vs Desktop Nard

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

Head to head
About

Bacon Ninja

Engage in intense bacon-slinging action as a mysterious ninja. Battle hordes across over 20 challenging levels, utilizing special bacon attacks and power-ups. Outsmart sneaky attackers with decoys and armor to protect your bacon.

Highlights
  • Over 20 levels of action
  • Special bacon-slinging attacks
  • Unlockable levels with unique features
  • Ranking and scoring system
  • Challenging increasing difficulty
  • Enemy decoys and armor
Features
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That legendary bacon wielding mysterious figure, the Bacon Ninja, has been called back into action. Drive back the hordes using your innate bacon slinging talents. The game features over 20 levels of increasingly intense bacon slinging action, with such special items as super Ninja Bacon throw and tri-blade bacon attack. But watch out, the attackers are sneaky, and they will use decoys and special armor in their relentless attacks to stop you from bringing home the, um, bacon. The game starts the action at a normal pace but increases with each level, making it a truly challenging experience. Each unlocked level has its own feature, ranking and score, letting each practicing Bacon Ninja perfect their individual accomplishments. How strong is your bacon slinging? Find out today how many levels you can withstand as the Bacon Ninja!

About

Desktop Nard

An idle game where dice with unique stats and skills roll across your screen, automatically farming monsters. Collect loot, unlock skill trees, and explore new worlds to enhance your build and discover synergies.

Highlights
  • Itemized dice with unique stats and skills
  • Automated monster farming
  • Endless loot hunting for various items
  • Prestige system with skill trees
  • Map exploration for new rewards
  • Synergy-based build progression
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A loot-based idle game where dice roll across your screen, triggering skills on monsters, farming them for you. -Itemized Dice: Every dice is a piece of loot with unique stats and skills. -Endless Loot Hunting: Monsters drop dice, gemstones, scrolls, combo rings, relics, and automator gears each pushing your build further and unlocking new synergies. -Prestige & Skill Trees: Rebirth to unlock 4 skill trees that significantly transform your game and provide powerful bonuses. -Maps: Enter a new world with powerful rewards. -And many more systems.

Screenshots

Bacon Ninja3 screens
Desktop Nard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Desktop Nard at 60% against Bacon Ninja's 0%. Desktop Nard also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Bacon Ninja's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Desktop Nard sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bacon Ninja asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Desktop Nard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Bacon Ninja's written reviews are positive against 60% of Desktop Nard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bacon Ninja ships an update every 2 months, Desktop Nard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bacon Ninja versus Desktop Nard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBacon NinjaDesktop Nard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings)4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings610 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB319 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGreg ChaffinsAbdullah Alhijaily

Customer experience

Bacon Ninja

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Desktop Nard

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bacon Ninja

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Desktop Nard

One-time1
  • Premium Edition$4.99

Questions

Is Bacon Ninja free?
Bacon Ninja is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desktop Nard free?
Desktop Nard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bacon Ninja or Desktop Nard?
Desktop Nard is rated higher. Bacon Ninja averages 3.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Desktop Nard averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Bacon Ninja or Desktop Nard have ads?
Neither Bacon Ninja nor Desktop Nard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bacon Ninja or Desktop Nard?
Bacon Ninja ships an update every 2 months, and Desktop Nard every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bacon Ninja was updated on October 27, 2026 and Desktop Nard on October 24, 2026.

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