Comparison

Ninja Sprawl vs Dan The Man Platformer

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

Head to head
About

Ninja Sprawl

Features
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The original Ninja Sprawl first hit the App Store in February 2012. Fourteen years later it's back, rebuilt from the ground up: 912 tiny, deadly levels across 57 chapters, a ninja who can stick to anything, and a clock that never stops. RUN. JUMP. SPRAWL. Run, jump and wall-jump, then SPRAWL: spread out to glide, cling to walls and ceilings, brace across shafts, swing from rings and ride zip lines. Simple to pick up, endlessly deep once you start chasing time. LEARN AS YOU GO A quick practice run teaches the moves, and every new trick gets a short lesson the first time you meet it. 912 LEVELS. 57 CHAPTERS. The Dojo, Bamboo Grove, Edo Rooftops, Frozen Peaks, Clockwork Keep, Volcano Shrine, Neon City 2099, Robot Factory, Ghost Temple and Sky Fortress, then 47 more chapters: 28 that mix them in fresh ways, and 19 new places with their own look, from Sakura Gorge and Rice Terraces to Crystal Caverns, Sky Railway and the final climb through Shogun's Keep. New abilities too: Air Feathers for a second jump, Grip Seals to refill your grip, matching sigils that open gates, and Pulse Mines. Each world brings new tricks: crumbling floors, springs, teleporters, switches, saws, lasers, rockets, snipers, lava and more. BEAT THE CLOCK Every level has a clock. It drains while you play, every gold adds time, and when it hits zero, so do you. Die, and you're back at the start in under a second. CHASE THE S RANK Three stars on every level: finish it, grab every gold, beat par. Then race the dev's own time for an S rank. Your best run plays back as a ghost, and you can watch the dev's route when you're stuck. A HOLIDAY FOR EVERY SEASON Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day and Midsummer each bring a Holiday Run while they are on: eight rooms in a brand new holiday look, with bats, snow, fireworks and more drifting through the sky. Clear the run to win that holiday's hat for good, from a pumpkin cap to a Santa hat. A NEW GAUNTLET EVERY DAY Five levels in a row on one clock, the same five for everyone. Post your time on the daily Game Center leaderboard and race your friends. MARATHON A whole world on one draining clock. How far can you get? DRESS YOUR NINJA Bands, hats, tails, trails and ink in the Dojo, most of them earned by playing. CONTROLS YOUR WAY Big on-screen buttons you can resize, fade and swap for left-handed play. Keyboards and game controllers work too. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE English, Spanish, French, German and Brazilian Portuguese, with big, easy lesson text on every screen, from small phones to tablets and folding screens. Game Center leaderboards for the daily gauntlet, every world's Marathon, total stars and more, plus 18 achievements. No ads, no energy, no account. Your progress can be kept in your own iCloud, so a new phone or a reinstall picks up where you left off. Every level, world and mode unlocks as you play. Shuriken, earned by playing or bought, buy a continue when the clock runs out, a bigger hourglass, skips, the dev's route, early worlds and looks. They never buy a rank. The Ninja Pass and the Style Pack are optional one-time purchases. No Ads. No tracking. Just games.

About

Dan The Man Platformer

Embark on a retro-style arcade adventure with a compelling story, upgradeable skills, and an arsenal of weapons. Engage in a classic beat-em-up cooperative multiplayer mode, either with a friend or a quick match, to defeat hordes of enemies and epic bosses.

Highlights
  • Cooperative multiplayer mode
  • Retro arcade gameplay
  • Upgradeable fighting skills
  • Epic arsenal of weapons
  • Funny story
  • Boss fights
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MULTIPLAYER UPDATE Wait what?! That's right! MULTIPLAYER has finally come to Dan The Man! Our most requested feature of all time comes in the form of a classic "beat up a horde" style coop mode. Grab a friend and relive the glory days of retrocoop split screen... online! Don't have any friends? Dan the Man has you covered. Just search for a quick match and get an instant brawl buddy! We are sure you'll agree that two Dans are better than one, as you both co-operative take to down an Army of Soldiers, Robots, Bats, and even Epic Bosses to clean up the streets of fury. Just make sure you take all the coins! With more than 10 MILLION installs and growing each day, it’s easy to see why Dan the Man has been awarded as one of the “Best of Games for 2016” across the major mobile platforms! With a cracking funny story, awesome upgradeable fighting skills and an epic arsenal of weapons that will make even the most heroic of heroes envious, Dan The Man's arcade fight fest has enough enemies and boss fights to satisfy every hardcore gamer. What are you waiting for? Join the epicness! Be legendary! PLAY NOW! *** Catch up on the story before you play the game! Watch each stage of the web series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuNyw_z6mVdXCUK05PYmwYQ3Yozs9hsGs *** This game contains optional in-app purchases. You can disable this feature in the settings menu of your device. View our privacy policy at http://halfbrick.com/pp Views our terms of service at http://halfbrick.com/tos

Screenshots

Ninja Sprawl4 screens
Dan The Man Platformer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ninja Sprawl at none against Dan The Man Platformer's shown. Ninja Sprawl also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). Dan The Man Platformer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ninja Sprawl sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Dan The Man Platformer sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ninja Sprawl ships an update every 2 weeks, Dan The Man Platformer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ninja Sprawl versus Dan The Man Platformer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNinja SprawlDan The Man Platformer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (162K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—162K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB150 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAustralia's Computer Techs Pty LtdHalfbrick Studios

Bugs and requests

Ninja Sprawl

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Dan The Man Platformer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Checkpoint ads not loading
  • Weapons getting stuck in the environment
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save progress across devices
  • Offline mode without ads
  • More varied enemy types and boss fights
  • Separate story mode for hard difficulty

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Ninja Sprawl

One-time5
  • 120 Shuriken$0.99
  • Style Pack$1.99
  • 450 Shuriken$2.99
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  • Ninja Pass$4.99
  • 1,200 Shuriken$5.99
10 purchases

Dan The Man Platformer

One-time10
  • PREMIUM SPECIAL OFFER$0.99
  • 1,000 Gold Coins$0.99
  • Premium (remove ads)$2.99
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  • Starter Pack 1$3.99
  • Barry Steakfries$4.99
  • 5,500 Gold Coins$4.99
  • BARRY + PREMIUM$5.99
  • Winter Campaign$5.99
  • Fright Zone$5.99
  • 12,000 Gold Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Ninja Sprawl free?
Ninja Sprawl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dan The Man Platformer free?
Dan The Man Platformer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ninja Sprawl or Dan The Man Platformer have ads?
Dan The Man Platformer shows ads; Ninja Sprawl does not.
Which is updated more often, Ninja Sprawl or Dan The Man Platformer?
Ninja Sprawl ships an update every 2 weeks, and Dan The Man Platformer every 4 weeks. Most recently, Ninja Sprawl was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dan The Man Platformer on November 7, 2026.

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