Comparison

GoNinja vs Defense Battle

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

Head to head
About

GoNinja

Experience the ultimate ninja adventure, slicing through a massive demon samurai army with agile jumps and powerful special attacks. Unlock new abilities, game modes, and costumes as you earn points for your kills and mission completions. Enjoy stunning HD graphics and smooth animations.

Highlights
  • Fast and brutal ninja action
  • Automatic enemy attacks
  • Rooftop scaling and wall busting
  • Special abilities (Bomb, Hyper Invincible Run, Barrier Shield)
  • Unlockable game modes, abilities, and costumes
  • HD graphics and hand-drawn animations
Features
Read full description

What kind of ninja collects coins or slices fruit? Get ready for the first true Ninja experience on iOS! Avenge your Lord and slice your way through a Demon Samurai Army of 50,000 soldiers using your nimble jumping skills and special Ninja attacks & abilities! • Fast and Brutal Ninja Action! • Easy to pick up controls. You guide the ninja into enemies and he attacks automatically! • Scale rooftops to dispatch hard to reach enemies! • Bust through walls and rooftops to surprise enemies indoors! • Use special abilities: - Bomb - Blows up all enemies on the screen! - Hyper Invincible Run - Blast through enemies at super speeds for 4 seconds! - Barrier Shield - Deflects a fatal blow to your ninja. • Earn Ninja Points for more kills and for completing missions. • Use Ninja Points to unlock new Game Modes, Upgrade Abilities and Costumes. • Unlock Awesome Go Ninja Wallpapers for your mobile device. • Slick HD graphics and silky-smooth hand drawn animations by Street Fighter Artist Long Vo • Tons of Game Center achievements. "ninjas are meant to kill, not cuddle. Enter Go Ninja! by Hiptic Games to bring a ninja game back to the hardcore fans! ... a very crisp looking game with some real smooth running animation. This comes at no surprise coming from esteemed Street Fighter artist and art director for this game, Long Vo. Moving, jumping and slashing looks real smooth and fluid." 5/5 - Ultramegadeathray "Totally digging this Ninja game right now" - Freddie Wong of Rocketjump.com We love our fans! If you notice a bug, have a suggestion, or just want to get in touch, we'd love to hear from you! Email us at contact@hiptic.com! Check out the official GoNinja wiki at http://www.ign.com/wikis/go-ninja

About

Defense Battle

Defend your base from waves of attacking tanks and jeeps in this tower defense arcade game with RPG elements. Upgrade your turret, use special weapons like strikes and shields, and protect the base wall to become the best defender.

Highlights
  • Tower defense gameplay
  • RPG elements
  • Special weapon abilities (Strike, Stop, Shield)
  • Tower and weapon upgrades
  • Base defense
  • Daily play rewards
Features
Read full description

Defense Battle is the best tower defence arcade with RPG elements. You are the captain of a turret gun. Enemy tanks and jeeps are attacking your base, becoming more powerful with each level. Your task in the game is to defend the wall of the base. You control the tower, pointing the gun at enemies and shoot. You can also use special weapons: • Strike - super explosion that hits enemies. • Stop - energy explosion that stops and paralyzes enemies. • Shield - reflects projectiles of enemies and protects the wall of the base. For the defense of your bunker of base and the destruction of the enemies you gain coins. You can spend the coins to upgrade the tower gun, damage and rate of fire of the gun, to increase the base energy. Improve the ability of special weapons. This will allow you to destroy quickly a lots of enemies. Play the game every day and be the best defender!

Screenshots

GoNinja4 screens
Defense Battle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GoNinja at 4.5 against Defense Battle's 3.1. GoNinja also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (268 vs 8). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GoNinja sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Defense Battle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GoNinja holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GoNinja has 268 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of GoNinja's written reviews are positive against 67% of Defense Battle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GoNinja versus Defense Battle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoNinjaDefense Battle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (268 ratings) — better3.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews83.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings268 — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB127 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHipticJohn Smith

Customer experience

GoNinja

All ratings273 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral11.0%
Negative5.2%

Defense Battle

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

GoNinja

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Retry screen not always appearing
  • Infinite jump glitch
  • Upgrades/menus not closing properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety
  • Ability to play own music
  • Improved mission/achievement tracking
  • Multiplayer mode

Defense Battle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

GoNinja

One-time3
  • 8000np$0.99
  • 60,000 NP$4.99
  • 200,000 NP$9.99
5 purchases

Defense Battle

One-time5
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 10000 Coins$1.99
  • 35000 Coins$4.99
Show 2 more
  • 160000 Coins$19.99
  • 320000 Coins$29.99

Questions

Is GoNinja free?
GoNinja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Defense Battle free?
Defense Battle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, GoNinja or Defense Battle?
GoNinja is rated higher. GoNinja averages 4.5 out of 5 from 268 ratings, while Defense Battle averages 3.1 from 8 ratings.
Do GoNinja or Defense Battle have ads?
Defense Battle shows ads; GoNinja does not.
Which is updated more often, GoNinja or Defense Battle?
GoNinja ships an update monthly, and Defense Battle monthly. Most recently, GoNinja was updated on November 1, 2026 and Defense Battle on November 1, 2026.

Other comparisons