Comparison

Clumsy Ninja vs Hard Time

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

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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

Hard Time

Simulate life as an inmate in a challenging prison environment. Manage your health, mental state, and attributes while interacting with other inmates and guards. Earn money, improve your skills, and try to survive.

Highlights
  • Create and customize inmate
  • Survive in a prison with 12 areas
  • Manage health and mental state
  • Improve character attributes (Strength, Agility, Intellect, Reputation)
  • Earn money through work or trade
  • Interact with 100+ inmates and civilians
  • Navigate prison laws and wardens
Features
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Create your own inmate and attempt to survive in a prison where every sentence is a "death" sentence! Rub shoulders with up to 100 fellow inmates in a sprawling facility of 12 unique areas, each filled with fully interactive furniture and props. Plus a life beyond the gates populated by real civilians, with wardens enforcing dozens of different laws to keep you as far away from it as possible. Each day, you will find your health and mental state slipping away. Both can be restored by sleeping - which is also a good way to pass time. You won't always be permitted to sleep, though, so consuming food and drink bridges the gap. These, along with many other activities such as reading or watching TV, can also help to improve your mental state. If you "lose your mind" you will temporarily lose control of your character - and will almost certainly get into trouble! Your character also has a set of attributes that you are challenged to improve: - STRENGTH indicates how much damage you can inflict or absorb. You can improve it by fighting or lifting weights. - AGILITY determines how fast you move. You can improve it by jogging in the yard or scoring baskets. - INTELLECT reflects your knowledge - including fighting skills such as counters. You can improve it by reading books. - REPUTATION is how much other prisoners respect you. It can be improved by accomplishing tasks or intimidating others. There are also opportunities to earn money - whether you work for it with a broom, trade items at a profit, or run with a gang. Having money increases your opportunities to grease the wheels and make your life inside easier. You may find that you need to go to the toilet from time to time, in which case you must race to the bathroom! Alternatively, you could find a toilet to sit on or grab some toilet paper to spare your blushes. Failing to do so will damage your reputation and mental state. I regret that there is more to this game than I could ever explain here, so I hope you enjoy figuring some things out for yourself! Upgrade to "VIP" to enjoy the full experience without ads - plus access to the editor that allows you to customize your character and every other. BASIC CONTROLS: (*Look out for tutorials within the actual game) A = Attack (on its own to kick, with a direction to punch) G = Grapple / Throw weapon R = Run P = Pick-Up / Drop T = Taunt (interact with handheld props) OTHER CONTROLS - Press ATTACK and RUN together to launch a powerful attack. - Press any button with any direction (or none) in a grapple to trigger different moves. - Press RUN and PICK-UP together to set fire to a small object (which can then be used to set fire to a large object). - Touch the clock to pause the game and bring up options to exit. - Touch any speech bubble to speed through conversations. PERFORMANCE - If you find your device struggles to display lots of characters, considering keeping the "Population" option low. - "Speed Up Frame Rate" sleeping will require good performance at the default frame rate. - Head to the "Display" options to tone down other features.

Screenshots

Clumsy Ninja4 screens
Hard Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Clumsy Ninja at 4.8 against Hard Time's 4.0. Clumsy Ninja also leads on ratings volume (406K vs 4.3K) and review sentiment (86% vs 71%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Hard Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clumsy Ninja has 406K ratings behind it against 4.3K, 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 71% of Hard Time's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clumsy Ninja ships an update every 2 months, Hard Time every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Clumsy Ninja versus Hard Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClumsy NinjaHard Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (406K ratings) — better4.0 (4.3K ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better70.7% of reviews
Number of ratings406K — better4.3K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#120 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB56 MB
Age rating4++17
DeveloperNaturalMotionMDickie Limited

Customer experience

Clumsy Ninja

All ratings405,757 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews2,914 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.1%

Hard Time

All ratings4,305 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral6.2%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews454 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative19.2%

User reviews

Clumsy Ninja

From 406K 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

Hard Time

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique prison simulation experience
  • 😊 Nostalgic and memorable
  • 🎮 Great mobile game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🤖 Annoying AI behavior
  • 💰 Monetization issues
  • 🕰️ Repetitive and grindy

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

Hard Time

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes after ads
  • Inconsistent character controls
  • Unrealistic physics and damage
  • Inability to complete certain tasks

Requested features

6 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Expanded map and exploration
  • More customization options
  • Improved warden/police functionality
  • Additional game modes
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  • Localization to other languages

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
1 purchases

Hard Time

One-time1
  • VIP Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is Clumsy Ninja free?
Clumsy Ninja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hard Time free?
Hard Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clumsy Ninja or Hard Time?
Clumsy Ninja is rated higher. Clumsy Ninja averages 4.8 out of 5 from 406K ratings, while Hard Time averages 4.0 from 4.3K ratings.
Do Clumsy Ninja or Hard Time have ads?
Neither Clumsy Ninja nor Hard Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clumsy Ninja or Hard Time?
Clumsy Ninja ships an update every 2 months, and Hard Time every 3 months. Most recently, Clumsy Ninja was updated on October 17, 2026 and Hard Time on October 16, 2026.

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