Comparison

Monkey Ninja vs Plod

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

Head to head
About

Monkey Ninja

Test your reflexes and inner peace in challenging temple trials. Master unique monkey moves and overcome 100 trials with multiple rooms. Collect achievements and enjoy retro music in this action-packed game.

Highlights
  • 100 trials with 3 rooms each
  • Special monkey moves
  • Collectible achievements
  • Retro music
  • Game Center support
  • Controller support
Features
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Warning! Wimps are not allowed in Master Miyoghurt's temple of trials. Proceed only if you can handle extreme pressure without losing your inner peace. A true Monkey Ninja must learn to use, not abuse, the honorable Banana Move, Fly-kick and Somersault amongst others. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Honored Monkey trainee! DANGEROUS is the path in front of thee. Reflexes of a ninja, you must have! Fearlessness of your inner monkey, you must embrace! ALL MY 100 TEMPLE TRIALS, will you master and true MONKEY NINJA become? Yours, Master Miyoghurt * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * GAME FEATURES: - 100 TRIALS with 3 rooms each to survive - SPECIAL MONKEY MOVES such as "Snooze Or Lose" - Achievements to collect: Can you win the "Weapon Master" and "Banana Buffet" achievements? - Ninja-powered retro music - Game Center support - MFi controller support - ION Arcade controller support - Universal App (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) - And much more... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Enjoy another Donut Games release!

About

Plod

This game gamifies your daily steps by keeping a virtual hamster alive. Meet your step goals each week to ensure your hamster survives, or face the consequences. Explore unique hamster personalities and their witty dialogue.

Highlights
  • Virtual hamster survival based on steps
  • 500+ hand-written dialogue lines
  • Six unique hamster personality archetypes
  • Home-screen widget for quick glances
  • In-game graveyard to track past hamsters
  • Customizable daily step goals
Features
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There's a hamster on your phone. She counts your steps — that's her whole job, and she takes it seriously. You set a weekly goal. Walk enough and she stays trim. Fall behind and she rounds out. Miss the week entirely: she dies. There's a funeral. There's a tombstone with her name on it. It stays. The next hamster arrives, sees the graves, and carries on — hamsters are like that. — Every hamster is one of a kind — coat, markings, personality. Patches, spots, freckles, the occasional little heart. She talks. Hundreds and hundreds of hand-written lines — about your pace, the graves on the hill, the strange fact of being a hamster in a phone. Her eyes work. She follows your finger when you poke her, notices birds, fights off sleep on long days. Poke her and she squeaks. Widgets, small to large, so she can judge you gently from the home screen. Notifications are one dial — silent to daily companion. Quiet at night, quieter on won weeks, loud only when a Sunday needs you. Your first week is pro-rated and safe. If life happens, she can nap in her burrow — no guilt, no graves. — Steps come from Apple Health and stay on your phone. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no in-app purchases. Free. She would like to see what a full week looks like. Take her with you.

Screenshots

Monkey Ninja3 screens
Plod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plod at Free against Monkey Ninja's $0.99. Plod also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 18 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Monkey Ninja's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Plod is free to download; Monkey Ninja costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plod holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Monkey Ninja's written reviews are positive against 100% of Plod's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Ninja ships an update every 18 months, Plod weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Monkey Ninja versus Plod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey NinjaPlod
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (25 ratings)5.0 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDonut GamesWALKER WOLF BOCKLEY

Customer experience

Monkey Ninja

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews176 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative11.9%

Plod

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Monkey Ninja

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Level creator and custom level sharing
  • Difficulty settings or adjustable challenge

Plod

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Monkey Ninja

No in-app purchases

None

Plod

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monkey Ninja free?
Monkey Ninja costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plod free?
Plod is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monkey Ninja or Plod?
Plod is rated higher. Monkey Ninja averages 4.7 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Plod averages 5.0 from 22 ratings.
Do Monkey Ninja or Plod have ads?
Neither Monkey Ninja nor Plod shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Ninja or Plod?
Monkey Ninja ships an update every 18 months, and Plod weekly. Most recently, Monkey Ninja was updated on October 11, 2026 and Plod on September 23, 2026.

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