Pocket Ninjas vs Ninja Ranger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Ninjas
Engage in fast-paced ninja combat by swiping to attack enemies and dodge projectiles. Climb leaderboards by defeating waves of intruders and customize your ninja with new gear and abilities.
- Swipe-to-attack combat
- Dodge projectiles
- Leaderboard climbing
- Ninja customization
- Unlockable weapons and abilities
- Waves of enemies
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The most ninja action possible........without having to go to the trouble of actually being a ninja. Swipe your finger across the screen to hack and slash your enemies while dodging shurikens, ditching Geisha, and ducking bad Sushi! You can climb to the top of the leader board by slicing and dicing through waves and waves of intruders and collecting points with the tip of your sword! Customize your Pocket Ninja with new looks, weapons, and abilities!
Ninja Ranger
Embark on a pixelated adventure as a ninja superhero, battling evil across challenging levels. Master classic 2D platform action, wield diverse weapons, and upgrade your hero. Earn ninja evaluations and uncover a retro storyline.
- Classic 2D platform action gameplay
- Variety of ninja weapons and sub-weapons
- 7 challenging levels with unique terrain and bosses
- Hero upgrade system for blood and energy
- Ninja evaluation system with gold coin rewards
- Retro 2D scroll story CG
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Ninja Ranger tells the story of a legendary ninja--Ray, he punishes evil and save the world. In the game you will play a ninja superhero and fight against evil enemies. The game uses a realistic pixel style, bringing you back to the 8-bit, 16-bit pixel game era; the gameplay is also using the classic 2D platform action gameplay, this is an action game with a refreshing impact. If you are an action game player, please see the detailed description below. 1 Gameplay: Classic 2D platform action game, the super ninja hero can walk, jump, climb and attack the enemy on various terrain platforms; 2 Weapon system: Includes main weapons, such as samurai sword, chain sickle, hook claw, and ninjutsu sub-weapons, such as shuriken, wind blade, fire blade, amulet fire; 3 Level system: The game provides 7 levels, each level has different terrain features, enemies, and finally the difficult Boss; 4 Upgrade system: In addition to collecting and unlocking the main weapon and the ninjutsu sub-weapon, the game also has an upgrade scroll in the level to upgrade the hero's blood and energy slot; 5 Ninja Evaluation system: Each level challenge will give different levels of ninja evaluation according to the passing time, number of killings, number of injuries etc. Divided into three levels of master ninja, mid ninja and lesser ninja. The Ninja evaluationto corresponds to different gold coin rewards; 6 Storyline: The beginning and the end of the game provide a retro 2D scroll story CG, please enjoy it. Ninja Ranger is a challenging action game. If you are an action game enthusiast and want all the levels to be master ninja, I suggest you understand the characteristics of each main weapon and sub-weapon in the game. The following is a detailed introduction: 1 Samurai sword: The weapon that comes with the game at the beginning of the game, the attack frequency and attack range are relatively balanced, suitable for any battle scene; 2 Chain sickle: Need to unlock with gold coins, low attack frequency but long attack range, very suitable for battle scenes that need to maintain distance; 3 Hook claw: Need to unlock with gold coins, the attack frequency is super high, the attack range is short, the advantages and disadvantages are obvious, it is a weapon to spike the Boss; 4 Shuriken: The ninjutsu that comes with the game at the beginning of the game, throwing a shurikento forward; 5 Boomerang: Need a small amount of gold coins to unlock, throw a shuriken forward and it will return, can attack enemies at a certain distance from the front and rear; 6 Wind Blade: Need a small amount of gold coins to unlock, throw one blade in the up and down direction, attack the enemy from the up and down direction; 7 Fire blade up: You need to unlock with gold coins, throwing five scattered flames in the direction of the oblique upper, attacking enemies in a wide range; 8 Fire blade down: Similar to the Fire blade up, the different is oblique below direction; 9 Amulet fire: It takes a lot of gold coins to unlock. It is the ultimate ninjutsu. The fires can attack the enemy and the ninja will be invincible. Every soldier and Boss in the level, this is left to the player to explore. Come on, pick up the samurai sword and start your ninja trial. When you master every weapon and ninjutsu, you become a real master ninja!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pocket Ninjas at none against Ninja Ranger's shown. Pocket Ninjas also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (89% vs 72%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Pocket Ninjas sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Ninja Ranger sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pocket Ninjas against 4.6 for Ninja Ranger. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 457 and 346 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Pocket Ninjas's written reviews are positive against 72% of Ninja Ranger's.
Pocket Ninjas ships an update fortnightly, Ninja Ranger every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Ninjas | Ninja Ranger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (457 ratings) | 4.6 (346 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better | 71.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | 346 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 160 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Paper Robot LLC | 立鹏 冯 |
Customer experience
Pocket Ninjas
Ninja Ranger
Bugs and requests
Pocket Ninjas
Reported bugs
4 issues- Levels sometimes glitch out, causing enemies to disappear
- In-app purchases not always properly credited
- Game occasionally freezes or crashes during play
- Achievements and leaderboards not always syncing correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Multiplayer mode to compete against other players
- More diverse enemy types and gameplay modes
- Ability to customize ninja appearance and abilities
- Option to disable ads or purchase ad-free version
- Improved performance and stability on older devices
Ninja Ranger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Ninjas
- 1,000 Coins$0.99
- Golden Idol$0.99
- Remove Advertising$0.99
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- 2,500 Coins$1.99
- 5,000 Coins$2.99
- 10,000 Coins$3.99
- 20,000 Coins$5.99
- 60,000 coins$7.99
- God Mode Idol$9.99
Ninja Ranger
- 200 Coins$0.99
- Remove ads$1.99
- 1000 Coins$3.99
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- 5000 Coins$9.99
Questions
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