Comparison

Clumsy Ninja vs Barber Chop

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

Head to head
About

Clumsy Ninja

Interact with a virtual ninja, training him to learn new skills and discover hidden items. Embark on quests, customize his appearance, and witness unique, intelligent reactions. Experience unforgettable moments with your digital companion.

Highlights
  • Train ninja for new tricks and moves
  • Unlock new belts and items
  • Embark on quests and explore locations
  • Customize ninja's appearance
  • Interactive items like trampolines and punch bags
  • Unique character reactions and intelligence
Features
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Meet Clumsy Ninja, the most hapless ninja ever to grace a touchscreen! Train him, throw him, tickle him, and even tie balloons to him. Everything you do will make Clumsy Ninja more skillful, and help him find his missing friend, Kira. Clumsy Ninja is the next generation of interactive characters! He can sense, feel, move, and react uniquely every time. Prepare to be amazed…oh, and please take good care of him! BELT UP Train your ninja to learn new tricks and super-special Ninja Moves! Impress his sensei and earn new Ninja Belts on your way to find Kira, or just have fun with over 70 unique interactive items, including trampolines, punch bags, ball guns, a chicken, and… a squirrel! ADVENTURE TIME You and your ninja will travel to new locations, play new games, meet new characters, complete quests, and unlock fun new items to play with. How many will you discover? CUSTOMIZE Customize Clumsy Ninja’s suits, belts, and headbands to match your style. Take photos of your ninja’s craziest stunts. Keep your eyes peeled: there are many surprises waiting for you! UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS Clumsy Ninja is a living virtual friend who thinks and acts with real intelligence - and a lot of clumsiness! You’ll experience unique moments with your ninja and his companions every time you play! FIRST ON TOUCH DEVICES! Clumsy Ninja is the first game on touch devices to ever use the EUPHORIA simulation technology – producing the most believable character you've ever seen. PLEASE NOTE! Clumsy Ninja is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money. You can toggle these purchases on/off in the ""Restrictions"" menu on your device. Optimized for: iPhone 4S and above, iPod 5, iPad 2 and above and iPad Mini and above. Requires iOS 5.1.1 or above. Clumsy Ninja is published by NaturalMotion Games Ltd

About

Barber Chop

This app offers a virtual hair salon and barber shop experience with a diverse cast of characters representing various ethnicities, genders, and abilities. Aspiring stylists can practice cutting, designing, and styling hair using realistic tools and share their creations.

Highlights
  • Diverse character selection
  • Realistic hair cutting tools
  • Hair design and styling
  • Share creations on social media
  • Undo and zoom functionality
  • Save designs to photo album
Features
Currently charting
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Future barbers and stylists enjoy our characters, which represent diverse hairstyles, beauty, and cultures!! Characters: A total of (28) characters from different background like BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), people with disabilities, and Pride/LGBTQAI+. A total of (3) holiday characters from different holidays like Christmas. • 1 Male with Vitiligo • 1 Female with Vitiligo • 1 Pride/LGBTQAI+ teenager • 1 Black Asian woman • 1 Black Asian man • 2 Black female teenagers • 4 Asian males • 3 Children (1 White child with disabilities, 1 Jewish child, 1 Black child) • 3 White man • 1 White Indigenous man • 1 White woman with disabilities (wheelchair) • 1 White man with disabilities (wheelchair) • 5 Black men • 1 Black women • 1 Black male Santa • 1 White male Santa • 1 White female Santa This game is for anybody with a creative mind. It’s also useful as a learning module for current and prospective hair stylists. All you need is your finger and your imagination. Turn on the volume on your device to hear the tools. You will feel like you’re right there in the barber shop or beauty hair salon. • The ultimate hair salon and barber shop for men and women. • Pick a character of your choice. • Rotate the image to cut and design hair on each side of the head. • Cut hair with precision using tools such as clippers, scissors, razors, and clip guards. The clip guards let you reduce the thickness of the hair, which is a technique known as a fade. • Create a design and share your work on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Features: • Added Design Feeds, check out cool designs by other players! • Undo button to undo the last action you did. As long as your finger stays on the screen, it will count as one action. • Zooming options for most characters, allowing more accurate cutting. • Adjustable clip guards to reduce hair thickness. • Razors for complete hair removal. You can shave the face or head bald. • Share button. • Music options to listen to while playing. • Camera button to let you save your work into your photo album. • Rotation button to rotate the head Get ready to experience a realistic game that allows you to show off your skills, be creative or become a better barber. There are different ethnicities, genders, cultural backgrounds to choose from. Each character has plenty of hair on their head to give you a limitless number of hairstyles to create. A timer that appears on the screen once you start to play will show you how long it took you to create your hairstyle. It will also be displayed on your saved photo. You and others will see how skilful you’re getting each time you play. Everything is free! https://barberchop.com/barberchopapp/barberchop-stars/terms-and-conditions.html

Screenshots

Clumsy Ninja4 screens
Barber Chop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clumsy Ninja at 4.8 against Barber Chop's 4.2. Clumsy Ninja also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 50%) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Clumsy Ninja sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Barber Chop sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clumsy Ninja holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clumsy Ninja has 409K ratings behind it against 8.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Clumsy Ninja's written reviews are positive against 50% of Barber Chop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clumsy Ninja ships an update every 2 months, Barber Chop every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Clumsy Ninja versus Barber Chop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClumsy NinjaBarber Chop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (409K ratings) — better4.2 (8.3K ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better49.8% of reviews
Number of ratings409K — better8.3K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#135#119 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB317 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaturalMotionLajeune and Associates, LLC

Customer experience

Clumsy Ninja

All ratings405,757 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews2,924 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.1%

Barber Chop

All ratings8,269 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews783 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral11.7%
Negative38.4%

User reviews

Clumsy Ninja

From 409K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💗 Nostalgic memories
  • 😂 Funny and entertaining
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay
  • 🎨 Cute character designs
  • 🎮 Offline playability

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Slow leveling/progression
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Confusing quest/mission requirements
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches

Barber Chop

From 8.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Realistic hair cutting experience
  • 💡 Ability to get creative with haircuts
  • 👍 Good for learning hair cutting skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and black screen issues
  • 🐛 Unrealistic hair physics and cutting mechanics
  • 🔍 Limited character and tool selection
  • 💸 Excessive ads and in-app purchases

Bugs and requests

Clumsy Ninja

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Ninja getting stuck on trampoline
  • Missions not registering as complete
  • Losing progress/game data after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add multiplayer or competitive modes
  • Improve reward system for leveling up
  • Allow progress/account restoration across devices
  • Expand storyline and character development

Barber Chop

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch for many users
  • Cutting tools don't work as expected
  • Saved haircuts not persisting between sessions
  • Frequent freezing and performance issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more hair styling tools like combs and brushes
  • Implement a more realistic hair cutting system
  • Expand character selection and customization options
  • Reduce ads and make more features freely available

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Clumsy Ninja

One-time10
  • Buy All Colours A$1.99
  • Bag of Gems$2.99
  • Holiday Box 1$2.99
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  • Bag of Coins$2.99
  • Box of Toys 1$2.99
  • Robot Pack$2.99
  • Holiday Box 1$3.99
  • Sack of Gems$4.99
  • Sack of Coins$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
10 purchases

Barber Chop

Subscriptions1
  • Become OG Member$5.991 Month
One-time9
  • Coin pack 1$0.99
  • Coin pack of 150$1.99
  • Selfie Tool$4.99
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  • Coin pack of 500$4.99
  • Wallpaper$6.99
  • Coloring Tool$7.99
  • VIP Lock$8.99
  • Coin pack of 1250$9.99
  • Remove Forced Ads$19.99

Questions

Is Clumsy Ninja free?
Clumsy Ninja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Barber Chop free?
Barber Chop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clumsy Ninja or Barber Chop?
Clumsy Ninja is rated higher. Clumsy Ninja averages 4.8 out of 5 from 409K ratings, while Barber Chop averages 4.2 from 8.3K ratings.
Do Clumsy Ninja or Barber Chop have ads?
Barber Chop shows ads; Clumsy Ninja does not.
Which is updated more often, Clumsy Ninja or Barber Chop?
Clumsy Ninja ships an update every 2 months, and Barber Chop every 5 weeks. Most recently, Clumsy Ninja was updated on November 5, 2026 and Barber Chop on November 5, 2026.
Which is more popular, Clumsy Ninja or Barber Chop?
Clumsy Ninja currently peaks at #135 in the App Store charts, and Barber Chop at #119. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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