Comparison

Zombies vs Ninja vs Ninjas

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

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About

Zombies vs Ninja

Engage in a thrilling zombie-slaying adventure as a ninja. Strategically shoot shurikens and bombs to defend your homeland from hordes of zombies and powerful bosses. Earn coins, unlock new weapons, and collect daily surprises to aid your fight.

Highlights
  • Shoot shurikens and bombs
  • Defeat various zombie types
  • Battle zombie bosses
  • Unlock weapon power levels
  • Collect coins and daily surprises
  • Switch dart types during gameplay
Features
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Best zombie shooting game ever! One of the most popular Zombie games across the world! Ninja, deploy your strategies and shoot shurikens (darts) to kill the Zombie boss! Please note Zombies Vs. Ninja is completely free to download and play but contains some in-game items will require payment that cost real money. Zombie boss leads mob of zombies come to you to invade Ninja homeland. Yes, YOU, as a brave and agile ninja, have to shoot shurikens (darts) or bombs to destroy hundreds and thousands of different kinds of zombies before they break down your homeland! Tired of shooting birds? Get ready to shoot loads of fun-loving zombies to protect your territory! More cool features: - Various types of terrify and fun-loving zombies. Including Zombie boss and Zombie Prince George. - Selection of over 10 different power levels of darts (Japanese: shurikens) as your weapon. - You will have to conquer the Zombie boss when move to new level! - Kill Zombies with your quick finger! How to play: - You are going to battle with the enemies. But loads of zombies are invading to your homeland. - How to kill evil Zombies? You have to quickly tap the targeted zombies and the darts will kill them immediately! - Simply tap selection icon and you can rapidly switch to different power level of darts while playing game. - The more zombies you kill, the more coins you get! - Daily surprise is waiting for you to collect to kill the Zombie Boss. - Selection of Bomb packs : Need to combat non-stopping Zombies? Buy up more powerful bombs from the Store! Discover more fun-loving Bakumens' games on iTune Store.

About

Ninjas

Embark on an arcade-style adventure to reclaim a stolen scroll. Battle various enemies and overcome obstacles with unique ninja abilities and powerful weapons. Explore a vast world map and master legendary ninjutsu to defeat evil.

Highlights
  • Cartoon art style 2D belt scroll arcade action
  • Select from four elemental ninjas
  • Master legendary ninjutsu
  • Acquire legendary blades
  • Level system with stat allocation
  • Multiple difficulty game modes
Features
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Here comes an authentic cartoon art style 2D belt scroll arcade action! Can your fingers catch the speed of the ninja? A new operation system enables speedy, smooth action! A great adventure will start to take back a stolen scroll! Many obstacles, including evil ninjas, ninja dogs, monsters, demi-humans, zombies, traps, castles, dungeons, will prevent your adventure! Explore a broad world map and push into the castle of vice! Then, take back the scroll! ▪ Select among four ninjas! - Select one from ninjas of fire, water, thunder, and wind! You can use secret characters by achieving records!! Can you find iOS original characters!? ▪ Master legendary ninjutsu! - You can master ninjutsu by getting scrolls. Can you master the legendary last ninjutsu!? ▪ Get legendary blade! - It is not only ninjutsu that helps you! Get legendary blades with the power of shinobi! ▪ Level system - Allocate points obtained by increasing your level to Power, Strength and Ninriki. The higher your level, the stronger the blades you will have! ▪ Available game mode - You can select a game mode from Easy, Normal, and Hard. The more difficult the mode you complete, the higher the score you can achieve... ▪ Animation, graphics, and system - Smoother animation has been achieved by displaying 3D data in 2D. - Numerous effects have been used for ninjutsu, weapons, and monsters. - You can enjoy unique new combos shot from skill. Download now to shoot the ninjutsu!

Screenshots

Zombies vs Ninja4 screens
Ninjas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zombies vs Ninja at fortnightly against Ninjas's every 8 months. Ninjas's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 81%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Zombies vs Ninja sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Ninjas sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zombies vs Ninja ships an update fortnightly, Ninjas every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zombies vs Ninja versus Ninjas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombies vs NinjaNinjas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (546 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews91.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings546 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB256 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperBakumens IncDaigo Nakamura

Customer experience

Zombies vs Ninja

All ratings546 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative8.3%

Ninjas

Written reviews83 reviews
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.8%

User reviews

Zombies vs Ninja

From 546 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and addictive game
  • 🚀 Entertaining gameplay
  • 💡 Unique concept of ninjas vs. zombies
  • 👍 Great for passing time
  • 👍 Enjoyable for all ages

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Runs out of darts too quickly
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases required
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🤔 Repetitive gameplay

Ninjas

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • nostalgic childhood memories
  • 👍 fun and entertaining
  • ✨ simple yet challenging
  • 💎 hidden details
  • 🤩 epic and amazing

Room to improve

  • 🤷‍♂️ janky controls
  • 📈 huge difficulty spike
  • 🐛 problematic controls
  • 💰 grinding for gold
  • ⏳ takes forever to collect coins

Bugs and requests

Zombies vs Ninja

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Freezing during gameplay

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels and boss battles
  • Ability to earn more darts without purchases
  • Power-ups or upgrades
  • Difficulty settings
  • Multiplayer or co-op mode

Ninjas

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Cannot complete tutorial due to status point allocation
  • Game hangs on 'Touch HP status' prompt

Requested features

8 requests
  • Free 1000 coins
  • Update pls
  • Make a version two
  • Make a number 3
  • Change controls to joystick or option
Show 3 more
  • Easier way to get coins
  • Change movement like Maximus
  • More upgrades

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Zombies vs Ninja

One-time10
  • 500 Darts$0.99
  • 3 Bombs$0.99
  • 3 Keys$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 3 Ecstasy bombs$0.99
  • 1000 Darts$1.99
  • 2000 Darts$3.99
  • 4200 Darts$7.99
  • 33 Bombs$9.99
  • 33 Keys$9.99
  • 333 Bombs$99.99
5 purchases

Ninjas

One-time5
  • Revive$0.99
  • 10,000 G$0.99
  • 30,000 G$1.99
Show 2 more
  • 100,000 G$6.99
  • 300,000 G$14.99

Questions

Is Zombies vs Ninja free?
Zombies vs Ninja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ninjas free?
Ninjas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zombies vs Ninja or Ninjas have ads?
Both Zombies vs Ninja and Ninjas show ads.
Which is updated more often, Zombies vs Ninja or Ninjas?
Zombies vs Ninja ships an update fortnightly, and Ninjas every 8 months. Most recently, Zombies vs Ninja was updated on October 13, 2026 and Ninjas on October 15, 2026.

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