Swordigo vs Ninja Arashi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swordigo
Embark on an epic adventure in a magical realm filled with challenges. Explore dungeons, battle monsters, and gain experience to level up your character. Discover powerful weapons, items, and spells to aid you in your quest.
- Explore a magical realm
- Gain experience and level up
- Find powerful weapons and spells
- Dynamic lighting system
- Optimized touch controls
- Game Center achievements
- iCloud save syncing
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Run, jump and slash your way through a vast world of challenges and embark on an epic adventure! “Swordigo is a love letter to the platforming and adventure games of the past.” — SlideToPlay, 4/4 “There’s never a dull movement as you hop between platforms and slash your sword against a plethora of enemies.” — Apple’n’Apps, 4.5/5 “Honestly, if you only buy one game this week, you should choose Swordigo.” — AppAdvice A GREAT ADVENTURE • Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters. • Gain experience and level up your character. MAGIC AND SWORDS • Find powerful weapons, items and spells to defeat your enemies. DYNAMIC LIGHTING • Venture into gloomy caves and dungeons illuminated by the atmospheric dynamic lighting system. OPTIMIZED GAMEPLAY • Precise touch controls designed specifically for iOS. • Customize the controls to your preference. LATEST iOS FEATURES • Game Center achievements. • Use iCloud to sync saves between the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. • Retina display support for both the iPhone and the iPad.
Ninja Arashi
Embark on an epic platforming adventure as a legendary ninja seeking to rescue your kidnapped son. Battle through corrupted lands, overcome deadly traps and enemies, and upgrade your skills to defeat the devil Orochi. Experience thrilling gameplay with high-quality graphics and challenging levels.
- Intense platformer gameplay
- RPG elements with skill upgrades
- Rescue kidnapped son from Orochi
- Superior acrobatic and deadly weapons
- 3 maps with 45 levels
- High-quality graphics
- Purchase costumes
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Ninja Arashi is an intense platformer with mixed RPG elements. In this game, you play as arashi, a former legendary ninja who fights his way through the corrupted world to save his kidnapped son from the hand of the devil Orochi. With superior acrobatic and deadly weapons, arashi is ready to face menacing traps and enemies who have sworn to protect Orochi. Ninja Arashi features simple yet addicting gameplay, giving you thrilling moments and an unexpected experience. You can upgrade abilities using gold and diamond collected from enemies and the environment in order to keep tracks with the difficulty of the game. Manuever through traps, lay waste on enemies who try to stop you and rescue your son. FEATURES: - 3 different maps with 45 levels to play - Easy to control movement - Discover the beauty of high quality graphics - Upgrade your character's skills - Purchase costumes - Challenge yourself with tough battles - Become a master ninja !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ninja Arashi at none against Swordigo's 3. Ninja Arashi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Swordigo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Ninja Arashi asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Swordigo against 4.6 for Ninja Arashi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8K and 3.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Swordigo's written reviews are positive against 88% of Ninja Arashi's.
Swordigo ships an update every 5 months, Ninja Arashi every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Swordigo | Ninja Arashi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8K ratings) — better | 4.6 (3.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews — better | 88.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8K — better | 3.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Touch Foo | Hung Nguyen Van |
Customer experience
Swordigo
Ninja Arashi
User reviews
Swordigo
From 8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Charming graphics
- 🕹️ Smooth controls
- 🕰️ Nostalgic retro feel
- 🏆 Challenging but rewarding
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Occasional control issues
- 🔁 Repetitive boss battles
- 🕰️ Short game length
- 📢 Intrusive ads at times
Ninja Arashi
From 3.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 💎 Challenging but rewarding
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🎶 Excellent music and sound effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 🔍 Difficulty in spotting traps
- 🔍 Difficulty in timing jumps
- 🔍 Difficulty in later levels
- 🔍 Impossible boss fight
Bugs and requests
Swordigo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Glitches with key items
- Crashes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Swordigo 2 or sequel
- More levels and content
- Difficulty settings
- Expanded story and lore
Ninja Arashi
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing and frame rate issues
- Controls not responsive at times
- Character getting stuck in certain spots
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
8 requests- More boss fights
- Ability to disable ads
- Level builder
- Multiplayer mode
- More upgrades and customization options
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- Ability to replay story
- Optimization for larger screens
- Controller support
In-app purchases
Swordigo
- Remove Advertisement$1.99
- Guiding Compass$2.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
Ninja Arashi
No in-app purchases
Questions
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