Comparison

Monkey Ninja vs Fairy Fire

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

Fairy Fire

Engage in retro arcade action as you defend fairy pals from evil creatures in this fast-paced side-scroller. Collect power-ups and gems to upgrade your abilities and advance through waves of enemies or play in an endless arcade mode.

Highlights
  • Retro arcade action
  • Side-scrolling gameplay
  • Waves of evil creatures
  • Upgrade items and power-ups
  • Two game modes: floor-by-floor and endless
  • Collect gems for upgrades
Features
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Fairy Fire - Defender of the Fairies Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc. are your favorite tools? Then this great arcade clone is for you! Survive waves of evil creatures in this fantastic, fast paced side scroller. The plot: Defend your fairy pals against the evil! Fight through waves of evil creatures and finally meet the mother of evil and free the fairies - forever... Pick up the fairies and escort them to the warp-hole. Watch out for the snatchers, they are trying to abduct your fairy pals. Advance to the next wave by rescuing all fairies and eliminating all enemies by the end of the timer. Two game modes - Advance floor by floor by defeating the boss of each floor. - Arcade ‘endless’ mode. Collect gems to buy great upgrade items - get additional fire power with the ‘FairyFire’ upgrade ( also protects the fairy from dying ) - increase the number of collectable fairies with the ‘FairyCarry’ upgrade - speed up the wizard and make him fast like a flash - increase the shot frequency with the ‘FirePower’ upgrade - get a ‘GemMagnet’ to ease the pickup of gems Collectable upgrades: - Smart bomb ( black scroll ): kill all enemies on the screen - Invincible ( golden scroll ): kamikaze can be fun - Time Bender ( hourglass ): slow down the enemies for easy killing - Helper ( purple potion ): adds a protecting item to the wizard; it kills enemies - Extra Live ( green potion ) - Fire Power ( magic lamp ): adds serious ( flame thrower like ) fire power to the wizard

Screenshots

Monkey Ninja3 screens
Fairy Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Monkey Ninja at free against Fairy Fire's paid. Monkey Ninja also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and ratings volume (25 vs 3). Fairy Fire's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Monkey Ninja costs $0.99 and Fairy Fire $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fairy Fire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monkey Ninja has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Monkey Ninja's written reviews are positive against 50% of Fairy Fire's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Ninja ships an update every 18 months, Fairy Fire every 37 months. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Monkey Ninja versus Fairy Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey NinjaFairy Fire
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.7 (25 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 18 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB28 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperDonut GamesStefan Preuss

Customer experience

Monkey Ninja

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

Fairy Fire

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Fairy Fire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Monkey Ninja

No in-app purchases

None

Fairy Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monkey Ninja free?
Monkey Ninja costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fairy Fire free?
Fairy Fire costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monkey Ninja or Fairy Fire?
Fairy Fire is rated higher. Monkey Ninja averages 4.7 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Fairy Fire averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Monkey Ninja or Fairy Fire have ads?
Neither Monkey Ninja nor Fairy Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Ninja or Fairy Fire?
Monkey Ninja ships an update every 18 months, and Fairy Fire every 37 months. Most recently, Monkey Ninja was updated on November 13, 2026 and Fairy Fire on November 13, 2026.

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