Pocket Ninjas vs Guts Out
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!
Guts Out
Engage in a physics-based sandbox game featuring controllable ragdolls and a variety of vehicles. Unleash an arsenal of weapons and explosives to interact with destructible environments and diverse items.
- Controllable ragdolls
- Drivable vehicles
- Diverse weapons
- Explosives
- Destructible objects
- Ragdoll interaction
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Physics based sandbox game with ragdolls. Features: Controllable ragdolls Drivable vehicles - scooters, skateboards Various weapons - speargun, lasers, pulse gun, grenade launchers, and more. Explosives - grenades, land mines, mortars, big bomb Diverse items to smash, slash, slice, and obliterate ragdolls, crush bones, and spill guts Destructible objects Blood splatters everywhere
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pocket Ninjas at Free against Guts Out's $2.99. Pocket Ninjas also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.1 vs 13.0). Guts Out's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and chart position (#194 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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
Pocket Ninjas is free to download; Guts Out costs $2.99 up front. Pocket Ninjas sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Guts Out sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Guts Out holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 457 and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Pocket Ninjas's written reviews are positive against 93% of Guts Out's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Ninjas | Guts Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (457 ratings) | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 457 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #194 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Paper Robot LLC | VISIO BOREALIS MB |
Customer experience
Pocket Ninjas
Guts Out
User reviews
Pocket Ninjas
From 457 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Appealing graphics and visuals
- 🎶 Enjoyable background music
- 🔥 Satisfying blood and gore effects
- 🛠️ Variety of upgradable weapons and armor
Room to improve
- 🔍 Difficulty earning in-game currency
- 🔧 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 💰 Frequent ads and in-app purchases
- 🕹️ Inconsistent hit detection and responsiveness
- 🧠 Repetitive and monotonous gameplay
Guts Out
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 👍 Good graphics
- 👍 No ads
- 👍 Easy to play
- 👍 Entertaining gore
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional lag issues
- 🐛 Weak ragdoll physics
- 🔍 Limited levels/content
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
Guts Out
Reported bugs
2 issues- Forced 5-star rating
- Levels not loading properly
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and maps
- Improved ragdoll physics
- Slow motion mode
- Additional weapons and traps
- Realistic blood/gore effects
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
Guts Out
- Ragdoll pack$1.99
- Boom pack$1.99
- Weapons pack$1.99
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- No ads$1.99
- Giga pack$4.99
Questions
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